Tini Molyneux

1 week ago | teaonews.co.nz | Tini Molyneux

​Te Hui Ahurei ā Tūhoe, the biennial festival celebrating Tūhoe culture and identity, expects a bumper crowd of over 15,000 to converge on the small eastern Bay of Plenty region of Te Waimana this coming Easter Weekend. The Ahurei brings together kapa haka, sports, and debates, as well as a chance for the iwi to wānanga some of the big issues of the day. Since its inception in 1971, the festival has had its fair share of ups and downs, including a Covid-period interruption.

2 weeks ago | teaonews.co.nz | Tini Molyneux

Te Pāti Māori is refocusing its efforts on general seats to broaden its influence and better represent a wider demographic in Parliament. Rawiri Waititi told Te Ao Māori News the move signalled a call from non-Māori who want to vote for someone from Te Pāti Māori on the general roll.

1 month ago | teaonews.co.nz | Tini Molyneux

An Auckland iwi health and social services provider highlights its importance in the community following a spike in Oranga Tamariki reports on children’s welfare. “We’re hopeful, even in the reports of concern we are seeing in the spike shows actually our value in the community,” said Zoe Witika-Hawke, E Tipu E Rea Whānau services chief executive.

1 month ago | teaonews.co.nz | Tini Molyneux

Hei tā te hea o Te Matatini, hei Tā Herewini Parata, nā te whanake ake nei o te whakataetae ka uaua ake tā etahi rohe kawe i te kaupapa. Ko tōna wā kāinga, ko Te Tai Rāwhiti hoki tētahi o aua rohe. “Ahakoa te tokomaha o ngā marae kei roto o Te Tai Rāwhiti heoi anō, kaore e kapi katoa ngā tāngata e hiahia ana kia tae mai ki Te Matatini, kaore taea e Te Tai Rāwhiti. Ahakoa te kōingo, te hiahia kia tu”.

1 month ago | teaonews.co.nz | Tini Molyneux

Labour MP Peeni Henare has called the Prime Minister disconnected after Christopher Luxon repeatedly suggested that parents unhappy with school meals should “make a marmite sandwich and put an apple in a bag.”“That continues to show our Prime Minister’s disconnect with people. I think he hasn’t read the room,” Henare said. “I grew up on a marmite sandwich and an apple.