Read recent articles below from around our Ngāpuhi Iwi community. Find out what our members and whānau have been achieving, celebrating, and participating in around Aotearoa.

5 March 2020

Judge Hana Ellis: Celebrating Mana Wāhine

Judge Hana Ellis (Ngāpuhi, Ngāti Porou) was sworn in on Wednesday 4th March 2020 at Manukau District Court. Judge Ellis has been appointed a District Court Judge with Family Court jurisdiction, to be based in Whangārei.  Judge Ellis commenced her career as a barrister sole in 1993 undertaking District and […]
19 February 2020

Kaimoana Ake Tonu Atu

Nga mihi o te tau hou kia koutou, ara, kia tatou katoa. Attached is a letter from the Hon Stuart Nash, Minister of Fisheries. To all Kaimoana Regulation customary permit issuers, as from the date yet to be specified in New Zealand Gazette, we will no longer issue customary permits […]
14 February 2020

Ngā mihi nui ki a Kahurangi Noeleen Taurua

Ngā mihi nui ki a Kahurangi Noeleen Taurua mo tāna mahi whiwhi i te tūranga tino teitei i roto i te ao hākinakina. He uri a ia nō ngā rangatira rongonui o Ngāpuhi. Ka whakamiharo te ao ki a ia mō tāna kaha ki te hopu i ngā tikanga me […]
4 February 2020

Mangungu Day 2020: Wednesday 12 February 2020

Te Mana o Mangungu Hokianga Trust and Ngā Uri Whakatipu o Hokianga are celebrating Ngā Rangatira i hainatia i Te Tiriti o Waitangi at Mangungu, Hokianga on 12 February 1840 at Mangungu Mission Station, 107 Motukiore Road, Hokianga.
30 January 2020

Three new District Court judges for Northland

Three of the 21 soon-to-become District Court judges will sit in Northland. One is Whangārei-based Coroner Brandt Shortland, who will be sworn in next month with jury jurisdiction to be based in Kaikohe District Court.
30 January 2020

Northland’s working poor struggle to make ends meet

All it took was a couple of “bad financial decisions” for Janeane’s world to come crumbling down.
30 January 2020

Te Rere o Te Reo Māori

Nau Epiha discusses the flow of the language and what it means to know how to speak and understand te reo o ngā mātua tūpuna.
30 January 2020

NZ Golf reviews use of Māori cultural components

New Zealand Golf has reviewed its use of tikanga Māori in the NZ Open after a cloak, initially labelled as a korowai, caused a stir last year.
30 January 2020

Up to 1000 paddlers expected as great waka marks 80th birthday

Up to 1000 kaihoe (paddlers) will help mark the 80th birthday of the great waka Ngātokimatawhaorua at Waitangi this year.
30 January 2020

Coronavirus could come at ‘catastrophic cost’ to New Zealand’s economy

A new coronavirus has infected more than 4500 people worldwide and while it hasn’t reached New Zealand’s shores yet, the knock-on effects are already being felt in our economy.
30 January 2020

Te Hau Ora O Ngāpuhi Fact Sheet: Coronavirus and how to protect yourself

What is the Coronavirus? Coronavirus (CoV) are a large family of viruses that cause respiratory tract illness ranging from the common cold to more severe diseases such as Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS).
30 January 2020

Free digital tech course NGEN to launch in Whangārei

A free course launching this month will equip Northland youth with digital skills while also strengthening their identity through aspects of te ao Māori.

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