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.
Ngāpuhi south of the Bombays Last week a small team succeeded in executing a well planned demonstration of Ngāpuhitanga. The plan was to test the waters at the Waka Ama Nationals in Karapiro. You’ve all heard about it no doubt, a whānau event with all ages competing for the ultimate […]
2020 National Māori Surfing Titles Ruia! Ruia! Opea! Opea! Tahia! Tahia! Whiria! Whiria! Kia hemo ake te ka koakoa Kia herea te kawau koroki E tatangi mai ana i roto i tana pukaro whaikoro He kuaka marangaranga Kotahi te manu i tau ki te tahuna Tau atu! Tau atu! Tau […]
Thesis to be presented at Indigenous Health Conference Kia ora, My name is Lizzie Strickett and I am Ngāpuhi. A few years ago when embarking on my Masters in Māori Public Health, I was fortunate enough to have been given support by the Rūnanga in my first year of study. […]
Scholarship gives extra kaha to continue “Tēnā tātou te iwi o Ngāpuhi. Please accept this thank you as a token of appreciation from my whānau and I for the generous scholarship awarded towards my education. Being a student residing overseas, I am faced with the responsibility of making a minimum […]
2018 Ngāpuhi Scholarship recipient committed to best health outcomes for Māori Please accept this letter as a thank you to Te Rūnanga-Ā-Iwi O Ngāpuhi for awarding me the scholarship of $1000 for 2018. I feel very blessed to have received the scholarship – it has enhanced my commitment to helping […]
Ngāpuhi academic teaches engineering in China Kia ora, I have now been teaching in China, Shijiazhuang, for the past month and have been loving the experience. I just wanted to let the Rūnanga know how much I appreciate their support. I feel very blessed to have the backing of whānau […]
Dispute Resolution Law a highlight for Ngāpuhi Scholarship Student Thank you so much for the Ngāpuhi Education Scholarship I received for 2017. It was a great help to me. My third year of studying law and social sciences was definitely a step up from the two previous years, and I […]
Ngāpuhi Scholarship Recipient graduates with First Class Honours Ngā mihi to Te Rūnanga-Ā-Iwi O Ngāpuhi. I graduated at the University of Waikato Marae on 11 December with a Masters of Education, First Class Honours. The title of my thesis is ‘In what ways do the perceptions of connectedness of Māorl […]
Proud Ngāpuhi basketball combo E te Rūnanga-Ā-Iwi O Ngāpuhi, ka nui a māua mihi ki a koutou. My son Malachi and I are very grateful for your sponsorship and making it possible for both of us to represent New Zealand at the 2017 Basketball Pacific Jamboree in Australia. There was […]
Ngā Moko a Rāhiri E te Rūnanga-Ā-Iwi O Ngāpuhi, ka nui ngā mihi ki a koutou katoa. On behalf of Ngā Moko a Rāhiri, we would like to thank the Rūnanga for sponsoring us with the white Ngāpuhi t-shirts that we wear with pride at all our functions and events. […]
R Tucker Thompson voyage a pathway to a Navy career Kahupora is 14-years old and attends Kaikohe Christian School. She is an active member of the school kapahaka group and also plays basketball. She enjoys practical learning experiences and projects that involve hands-on learning. Kahupora is interested in becoming a […]