Inside #52
THE RENA CRISIS
Tiny Mōtiti Island in the Bay of Plenty, a community of less than 30 permanent residents, was hit hardest by the oil and containers that have polluted the ocean since the Rena ran aground in October.
POLITICAL LEGACY
When Rino Tirikatene won Te Tai Tonga seat for Labour in the recent general election, he reignited the Tirikatene whānau political legacy that spans over 60 years and three generations. Meet the man with ‘big shoes to fill’.
HAERE RĀ E TE MAHUNUI
It was leaking, full of borer, and pushing 90. But during its final hui ‘The Hall’ at Tuahiwi echoes with the stories of generations.
WAHINE RISING
Lisa Tumahai, the new deputy kaiwhakahaere of Te Rūnanga o Ngāi Tahu, is determined to use her position to strengthen the tribe’s regional centres.
MARINE VISION
Gifts, gains and years of kōrero is how a group representing different and sometimes, opposing, views managed to produce a marine protection strategy for the Kaikōura coastline.
STEPPING OUT
On a miserable winter day, 30 fine Māori secondary students take the opportunity to find out what career options are available to them in the Christchurch city rebuild.
CELEBRATING KŌHANGA REO
After decades of hard work and continuing challenges, Te Kōhanga Reo National Trust remains committed to providing Māori pre-schoolers with a nurturing learning environment
SILVER LININGS
It’s one of New Zealand’s most polluted Lakes. Yet strangely, there is cause for celebration at Te Waihora/Lake Ellesmere. The drive to restore the lake to its former health has been given a significant boost that recognises the importance of the lake to the iwi.
SOVEREIGN NATIONS
The National Congress of American Indians is the oldest and largest organisation of its kind, representing more than three million people. Iwi Chairs Forum leaders Mark Solomon and Tukoroirangi Morgan attended the organisation’s 68th annual meeting in Portland, Oregon.
LIFE REFLECTIONS
Jean Duff is passionate about all things Māori and believes she still has much to contribute to Dunedin’s Māori community.
HĪKOI
Awarua Rūnanga ūpoko Tā Tipene O’Regan leads whānau on a journey of discovery in the deep south reconnecting them to places rich in legend and cultural significance.
PŌRANGAHAU CHRONICLES
First they wrote about and for the mothers of Pōrangahau, then the focus was turned to the sisters; now there is Matatoa: Fathers & Sons.
He kōreroreRo nā Keri Hulme: The lagoon, the bluff – the story of us all
Toi Iho: Ahakoa Iti
He Whakaaro: Tom Bennion Takamore v Clarke
Marae Kai: A Christmas Dinner
Hei Mahi Māra: Combatting Chlorine
He Aitaka a Tāne: Bread from the Canopy
Te Ao o te Māori: Ariana Tikao
Reviews: Tōku Reo, Tōku Ohooho and other books
Ngā take Pūtea: Insurance – a changing landscape
He Tangata: Rereahu Hetet
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