Kaupapa Māori scholar Dr Pounamu Jade Aikman (Ngāti Maniapoto, Ngāti Wairere, Ngāti Apakura, Ngāti Awa, Ngāi Te Rangi, Ngāti Tarāwhai, Te Arawa, Ngāti Uenukukōpako) has been appointed as Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington International Institute of Modern Letters (IIML) and Creative New Zealand Emerging Māori Writer in Residence for 2025. 

This project will engage in research activities that prioritise the reclamation and communication of Māori knowledge systems. Leveraging off literature and existing datasets, the research team will work with kaumātua and tohunga within the Hihiaua community to collect kōrero tuku iho and mātauranga tuku iho for an educational digital platform. (Continues)

Te reo Māori is going all the way to Paris as the first-ever bilingual sporting resource for an Olympic Games is launched today. The resource includes breaking, the newest event to the Olympic Games, plus new Māori words for athletics, triathlon, sailing and more.

Forests of the Sea celebrates the unsung heroes of the moana. The exhibition runs at the National Aquarium of New Zealand from Friday 28 June to Sunday 1 September. It includes some of the most beautiful and mysterious things in the ocean, in a variety of colours, textures, patterns and forms.

A large delegation from Te Kiingitanga and Tainui Waka arrived at Rātana Pa this afternoon to deliver the mauri (life force) of last Saturday’s Hui-aa-Motu at Turangawaewae.

On Wednesday, Te Kiingitanga will deliver its message on behalf of te Iwi Maaori to political leaders at Rātana, including examples of mana Motuhake discussed at Hui-aa-Motu such as protection of Te Reo, a voice for Rangatahi, more Maaori kaupapa-driven businesses and fulfilling Princess Te Puea's vision of a Maaori hospital.

Mental Health Awareness Week kicks off next Monday, 18 September with a focus on the Five Ways to Wellbeing, a set of simple actions that are proven to improve our mental health. The week’s ‘Five Ways, Five Days’ theme asks New Zealanders to Take Notice, Give, Be Active, Connect and Keep Learning.