Ethan Oneroa

Nov 15, 2024 | 1news.co.nz | Ethan Oneroa

From the death of a war veteran to the uprising of a new generation of fighters, Te Karere digital reporter/producer Ethan Oneroa takes a look back at what has been an emotional, passion-filled week for Māori. Earlier this week we farewelled the last Māori Battalion soldier, B Company veteran Tā Robert "Bom" Gillies.

Jul 3, 2024 | 1news.co.nz | Ethan Oneroa

At only 17 years old, Ishtar Mackey-Huriwai (Ngāti Porou) has been selected to represent Aotearoa New Zealand in Muay Thai, which was announced as a "demo sport" in this year’s Olympic Games in Paris. Ishtar says it’s a goal she’s been striving towards since she was a little girl. "I’ve been competing at the IFMA [International Federation of Muaythai Associations] world champs since I was 9, and I’m 17 now… so the pathway for competing at the Olympics is through the IFMA.

Feb 16, 2024 | 1news.co.nz | Ethan Oneroa

A researcher from the University of Auckland has spent eight years locating a ‘whānau of carvings’ that were sent offshore over 200 years ago. Eighteen taonga left the Bay of Islands in three shipments and Professor Deidre Brown (Ngāpuhi, Ngāti Kahu) has been on a quest to track down a group of eight whakairo (carvings) from one of the shipments. So far she has found seven. She said the carvings were collected by a missionary named Thomas Kendall of the Christian Mission Society and sent to London.

Nov 8, 2023 | 1news.co.nz | Ethan Oneroa

A group of Māori performance and visual artists are showcasing traditional Māori arts and crafts at an indigenous arts festival in the US. The American Indigenous Arts Celebration — held as part of Native American Heritage month — celebrates the art, music, food, and dance of the local Seminole Tribe and Indigenous people. The festivities are held at the Ah-Tah-Thi-Ki Museum on the Big Cypress Seminole Reservation, in Florida, and is hosted by the Seminole.

Aug 2, 2023 | 1news.co.nz | Ethan Oneroa |Taroi Black

A Māori curator wants a repatriated kahu kiwi cloak that has spent around 160 years in Australia to be stored at Auckland Museum to ensure its preserved state, but it's set to be auctioned off. It's the first time the cloak has returned to New Zealand since its owners moved to Australia some 160 years ago. The cloak was registered by Auckland War Memorial Museum under the Protected Objects Act, which means the taonga can only be sold in Aotearoa.