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  • 4 weeks ago | teaonews.co.nz | Kelvin McDonald

    Artist Dr Fiona Pardington (Kāi Tahu, Kāti Mamoe, Ngāti Kahungunu) is celebrating a magical week, filled with tears of joy. Currently, in New York, the celebrated photographer has confessed to feeling more than a little emotional about her latest honour. Pardington, who is Aotearoa’s representative at the 2026 Venice Biennale, was appointed an Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit for services to photography in today’s King’s Birthday Honours.

  • 4 weeks ago | teaonews.co.nz | Kelvin McDonald

    This year’s Te Matatini Festival set a new standard for cultural celebration and community impact, according to a newly released report on the national kapa haka competition held in Taranaki in February. Staged in Ngāmotu New Plymouth, Te Matatini o Te Kāhui Maunga delivered a $24 million boost to the region’s economy and attracted the most diverse audience in its history, the report found.

  • 1 month ago | teaonews.co.nz | Kelvin McDonald

    Auckland couple Karalee Tangiau (Ngāti Whātua ki Kaipara) and Quincy Tangiau (Rarotonga, Niue, Papua New Guinea) are confident the construction company they built from the ground up can meet the demands of supplying Air New Zealand.

  • 1 month ago | teaonews.co.nz | Kelvin McDonald

    A hidden gem in central Tāmaki Makaurau is gaining fresh attention, as locals and visitors are encouraged to discover the striking murals—celebrating the history and stories of Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei—tucked away in a lesser-known laneway within Te Tōangaroa, the city’s first urban tangata whenua precinct. Dockside Lane, located across from the Woolworths supermarket on the corner of Quay and Tangihua Streets, features a range of stunning artworks.

  • 1 month ago | teaonews.co.nz | Kelvin McDonald

    Waikato business Deep Dive Division has won Māori Company of the Year at the NZ Hi-Tech Awards in Wellington on Friday. “We’re really proud to be the only Māori and Pacific commercial and scientific dive company in Aotearoa,” said Courtney Karalus (Ngāti Hauā, Waikato Tainui), accepting the award.

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