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Helmut Modlik & Callum Katene on the return of Whitireia Maunga
Ngati Toa have regained land at Whitireia in Porirua 177 years after it was gifted to the Anglican Church under the promise that a school would be built for their children. But that promise was never honoured and the land was not returned to the iwi. Recently Tu Runanga o Toa Rangatira bought 53 hectares of land at… Audio
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Professor Atholl Anderson; history & archaeology 'chose me'.
11 Oct 2025For decades Ngai Tahu archaeologist and historian, Professor Atholl Anderson, has explored the origins and historic migration of peoples around the Pacific, the… Audio
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Te Arawa at Oxford University for Makereti Papakura's posthumous degree
4 Oct 2025Jamie Tahana is at Oxford University to talk with members of a Te Arawa roopu who travelled there recently for the awarding of a posthumous degree to their… Audio
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A tribute to Sir Tumu Te Heu Heu
27 Sep 2025Mapuna is in Turangi close to where Sir Tumu Te Heu Heu is lying in Waihi village on the southern shore of Lake Taupo. His whanau have requested no media… Audio
Saturday 18 October 2025
Helmut Modlik: 'hard to overstate' the return of Whitireia Maunga
Photo: RNZ / Mark Papalii
Ngati Toa have regained land at Whitireia in Porirua 177 years after it was gifted to the Anglican Church under the promise that a school would be built for their children. But that promise was never honoured and the land was not returned to the iwi. Recently Ngati Toa bought 53 hectares of land at Whitireia from Radio New Zealand and yesterday morning a ceremony was held to commemorate the return of their whenua. RNZ's Maori News Journalist Pokere Paewai was there and afterwards he sat down with the chair of Te Runanga o Toa Rangatira, Callum Katene, and the Kaihautu-Chief Executive, Helmut Modlik.
Merenia Gray: my daughter Elliette plays her grandmother on stage
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Tiahuia Te Puea Hērangi was a prominent kaikaranga who died in 2019. She was raised by Princess Te Puea, a prominent leader of Tainui and the Kiingitanga in the first half of the 20th century. Tiahuia's daughter, Merenia Gray, is a dancer, choreographer and writer who's celebrating her mother's life at the Nelson Arts Festival later this month. She says her daughter, Elliette, plays the young version of Tiahuia on stage.
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