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1 week ago | teaonews.co.nz | Maioha Panapa

Rotorua Museum Te Whare Taonga o Te Arawa is calling for photographs and stories of soldiers who served in B Company of the 28th Māori Battalion during World War ll. This initiative aims to fill the museum with stories told, developed and delivered by families of soldiers that served in the New Zealand army during World War ll. Rotorua Museum director, Stewart Brown said the museum is especially eager in connecting with whānau who can provide images, letters, or anecdotes about their tūpuna.

2 weeks ago | teaonews.co.nz | Maioha Panapa

Tanui Group Holdings has signed an agreement with a global investment firm to develop the Ruakura Superhub. The partnership is with Australian-based investment firm, Brookfield, which has a base of more than USD$1trillion in assets. The joint venture will acquire four logistics buildings for the Superhub. Tukoroirangi Morgan, the chair of Tainui governance board Te Arataura, said the decision to partner with Brookfield has been a six-month process to signal “Māori are open for global business”.

2 weeks ago | teaonews.co.nz | Maioha Panapa

Air New Zealand has revealed its new cabin crew uniform, emphasising they ensure the latest designs honour Māori heritage without crossing into cultural appropriation. Designed in collaboration with renowned Māori tāmoko artist, Te Ringatu Netana (Ngāpuhi, Ngāti Wai, Te Arawa) and Emilia Wickstead (Nō te Moana nui ā Kiwa) said the partnership has crafted a uniform that fuses Air New Zealand values with the beauty of Aotearoa.

2 weeks ago | teaonews.co.nz | Maioha Panapa

A group of University of Waikato’s Kapa Haka alumni has come together to record a series of songs aimed at enriching the university’s reo Māori resources. This initiative, launched by the alumni, marks a significant step in the ongoing commitment of this group in promoting te reo Māori and all its values. Established in 1978, Te Whare Wananga o Waikato kapa haka competed regularly at regional and national level.

2 weeks ago | teaonews.co.nz | Maioha Panapa

Autism is a superpower, not a disorder. That’s according to a Waikato-based couple, who are raising a son with autism. “Ka tino hakapono ahau he taonga tuku iho nā ngā atua, nā o mātou tūpuna tēnei momo āhuatanga o te takiwātanga,” te kī a Jessica Hita. (I’ll be very honest, takiwātanga is a treasure that has been gifted by the atua, by our ancestors for this type of autism,” says Jessica Hita.