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Whakapapa, tikanga, whanau – that’s what Maori rugby is all about

PARTY TIME: Maori rugby will celebrate its 100th Anniversary this year. IMAGE: Daily Telegraph. Maori rugby celebrates its 100th Anniversary this year. LEE STACE looks at what our national game means...

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Sculptor Brett Keno finds his Maori culture and sets it in stone

PIKORUA Matau sculpture is a blend of a fish hook and twist. ON A miserable wet winter evening last year a convoy of cars pulls into Brett Keno’s driveway –  he’s been expecting them. The cars line the...

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Majority of people think no risk of haka being over-used

THREE out of five Wellingtonians believe the haka is not being over-used, according to a Newswire poll. Of 652 who responded to the random phone poll – prompted by comments from Springboks coach Peter...

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Desire for culture prompts many Māori to reconnect

Many Māori feel disconnected from their culture and are keen to find ways to reconnect with it. KATIE MCALISTER finds out how it might be done: THE renaissance in Māori culture over recent decades has...

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Passing on the passion for te Reo Māori

Te Reo Māori: Ingrid Alve, Kaitlyn Lee, Hannah Jeffries, Brittney Silk, Vikki Haylock, Anna Macrae   A NEW course in te Reo Māori is starting up in Wellington giving the public the chance to engage...

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Kiwis return from Oz for job and health security

  Green dots show where story subjects have returned from JOBS AND HEALTH are two common reasons Kiwis cite for returning home from Australia. Kiwis who have not become Australian citizens do not have...

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Sharing Maori culture through the song and dance of kapa haka

All sorts of people practise kapa haka KAPA HAKA is allowing people to share a stage with one another and share their culture with the world. Kapa haka, or Maori performing arts, is the tradition of...

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Hawaiian group feel right at home in NZ

Michael Lanakila Casupang (center) with former hula students after their performance at Te Papa Marae. A HAWAIIAN dance group visiting New Zealand has noticed a definite resemblance between their...

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