Designer off to Europe
But their mother and Kahuwai clothing designer Amber Bridgman will have none of that when her sons model her latest catalogue of clothing and other designers’ garments at the Paris Fashion Show and London Pacific Fashion Week in September.She said modelling was not new to them. They had been modelling her clothing since they were 18 months old.Despite their experience, "the boys" were pretty humble."They’re your typical 18-year-olds who finished year 13 at King’s High School last year. The...
June 18, 2022‘We’re invisible’:
Every time Marylou Fonda goes to the doctor’s office, she’s confronted with a question she can’t answer: are there health risks in your family history?“I don’t have a history of anything. My history starts with me,” the Fort St. James, B.C., resident told Global News.“Sometimes it’s downright traumatizing when you’re in a doctor’s office…. You have to say ‘no’ because you don’t know.”Link to videos and article: ‘We’re invisible’: Amid residential sch...
June 18, 2022How one iwi is navigating farming
As a kid, my dad used to pull kōwhitiwhiti (watercress) out of the ditches around Tuahiwi Pā, between Rangiora and Kaiapoi, north of Christchurch.You just boil it up and eat it, he’d say. Cheap Ngāi Tahu meal.He doesn’t do that any more. Not because he’s pushing 60, he’d be right in there if he spotted any watercress growing in the waterways. It’s because we’d get sick if we’re not careful where we harvest from. We’d swim in there and catch fish over there, Dad would say, indi...
June 18, 2022New experience as kids 'muck in'
In a flurry of vegetable peeling, a production line of school children excitedly prepare for what is for most of them their first hāngī.It is an altogether new experience for the majority of the pupils at Turitea School, at Linton, and the reason why principal Troy Duckworth encouraged them to engage in the noho mārae at Te Hotu Manawa o Rangitāne o Manawatū on Maxwells Line in Palmerston North.With assistance from Raymond Rolfe, Māori nutrition and physical activity coordinator at Best Ca...
June 18, 2022The marae defended by flood walls:
Zak Horomia (Te Aitanga-a-Hauiti, Ngāti Kahukuranui, Ngāti Hau) remembers when people could swim, fish and eel in the Uawa river.He remembers when 40 families lived in Mangatuna and lush vegetable gardens peppered the landscape.The time before heavy rain became an ever-present threat.The effects of climate change are felt keenly by the people of Hinemaurea ki Mangatuna Marae, which lies about 10 kilometres north of Tolaga Bay on the East Coast.Link to video and article: The marae defended...
June 18, 2022William Waiirua encourages any adoption of te reo Māori
It comes after Kiri Allan, who was until this week Conservation Minister, was forced to clarify an email sent from a Department of Conservation (DoC) manager - which claimed she wanted English words used in most circumstances.The email, which was subsequently posted on Twitter, said Allan didn't want to see te reo words used unless there was no English equivalent and the whole document was in te reo. But Allan quickly clarified the email was "very wrong"."[It is] an incorrect arti...
June 18, 2022Amy Licis, MD:
During the Associated Professional Sleep Societies (SLEEP) 2022 Annual Meeting Amy Licis, MD, MSCI, Associate Professor, Pediatric Neurology and Sleep Medicine, Washington University Department of Neurology, gave a presentatgave a presentationion titled "Tired and Wired: Sleep in Children with Autism or Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)".In an interview with HCPLive, Licis discussed the data behind her presentation as well as the significance of addressing&...
June 14, 2022Pātaka's Ana Sciascia on art,
Ana Sciascia is the new director/kaihautū of Pātaka Art + Museum, Porirua City’s premier art gallery. Sciascia took over from Reuben Friend in April.Tell us a little about yourself.I was raised in Porirua in a family with a deep value for the arts and various arts connections. Professionally I have worked in the arts and politics – both the arts of politics and the politics of art. I’m not an art for art’s sake kind of person. For me, it’s about our connection and relations...
June 14, 2022Reading the signs:
It might seem counterintuitive that in 2022, with the vast knowledge available to us at our fingertips, student performance in the building-blocks of education is worsening. But in Aotearoa, that's exactly what's happening. Since the late-2000s, the performance of New Zealand students in international standardised tests measuring numeracy, literacy, and science performance has been slowly but steadily declining. The drops are rarely so dramatic in any given year as to ring alarm b...
June 14, 2022Step forward as students
Students at Christ's College in Christchurch can now finally wear ie faitaga to school instead of grey trousers.It is described as a more formal version of a lava lava. The garment is called ie faitaga in Samoan, tupenu in Tongan and sulu in Fijian.The school's principal said the addition to the official College uniform could be worn by Pasifika students in place of their trousers throughout the year.Student Jayden Sa, 17, grew up in a hard-working Samoan family; he is a New Zealander but is pro...
June 14, 2022Worries over teen vaping
Highlands Intermediate has disciplined 17 students so far this year for vaping on school grounds - which has been legally prohibited since last year.Principal Mark Luff was so worried about an increase in the number of students caught vaping or vaping equipment that he sent out a general alert to parents."We're not seeing huge numbers, but it's just a consistent flow of it and we're realistic we're not the only school in New Zealand experiencing this."We know when we talk to colleagues it's happ...
June 14, 2022The Hui meets academic who uncovered his family's involvement in invasion of Parihaka
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June 13, 2022RAISING SUCCESSFUL KIDS I talked to 70 parents who raised highly successful kids—
What is a parent’s role in raising smart, confident and successful children? What matters? What doesn’t? Though I am the mother of two happy and driven entrepreneurial sons, these are questions I never thought to ask.Looking back, I would have loved to have read stories about how entrepreneurs had grown up — not just Bill Gates and Steve Jobs, but people who we could actually identify with.Entrepreneurs, in my view, are not just founders of for-profit businesse...
June 13, 2022Tihei:
Ngāti Kahungunu has entered into a housing investment partnership with the Whai Kāinga Whai Oranga Crown agencies Te Tūāpapa Kura Kāinga - The Ministry of Housing and Urban Development, and Te Puni Kōkiri - The Ministry of Māori Development.A total of $45.3 million has been granted to Ngāti Kahungunu Iwi to achieve their housing plans to build warm healthy and affordable homes for whānau who need them most.The binding of the relationship was sealed by the signing of the heads of agreeme...
June 13, 2022Finding my taha Māori
I’ve always been fascinated by the night sky, purely because it’s so beautiful. When I was growing up, it baffled me that the people around me were never interested in it. There’s this vast expanse above us, full of beautiful shimmering lights, and nobody seemed to care. After a long stint in hospitality, I decided to study environmental science, but what I really wanted was to learn more about the stars. So, I decided to volunteer at the Stardome Observatory in Auckland as a telescop...
June 13, 2022Matariki:
When looking to the sky in midwinter, Matariki is the cluster of stars that marks te Mātahi o te Tau/ the Māori New Year. Celebrating it as an official public holiday is an acknowledgement of traditions that were on the brink of being lost forever. It is also an opportunity to better understand what Matariki has meant to generations past and what it could mean for those to come.Link to video: Matariki: Stories behind the cluster of stars (1news.co.nz)...
June 13, 2022Jennifer Ward-Lealand debuts as director
The devastating impact of meth or 'P' on a family is the theme of a new short film by actor turned director Jennifer Te Atamira Ward-Lealand.The 13-minute film, called Disrupt, has featured at a film festival in Hawaii and last week it screened at the Beverly Hills International Film Festival in Los Angeles and the Wairoa Film Festival, where it won the audience voted Tinirau Prize.It is also in the programme for the Whānau Marama New Zealand International Film Festival in October and is a...
June 13, 2022Māori say time,
Māori who feel alienated or rushed are more likely to avoid routinely vaccinating their tamariki, an immunisation report by health boards in the Wellington region has found.The report, commissioned by Capital & Coast and Hutt Valley health boards and obtained under the Official Information Act, has led to a raft of recommendations on how to improve childhood immunisation services, which cover vaccines against the likes of measles, rotavirus and chickenpox. Broadly, participants shared how ...
June 13, 2022Matariki:
Aotearoa’s newest public holiday is fast approaching as the country celebrates Matariki.It’s a great chance to get outdoors and enjoy the amazing beauty here in New Zealand, and fingers crossed, you’ll have a clear night too.Here are some top locations for an overnight trip to celebrate Matariki while stargazing.Link to video and article: Matariki: The best overnight hikes for stargazing | Stuff.co.nz...
June 13, 2022Free programme making hundreds of north Waikato
A Huntly family living in two cabins is just one of thousands of whānau in Waikato who needed help making their home healthier this year.Sheryl Matenga, her partner, baby, and three children moved into a whānau-owned home in Huntly when their rent was increased beyond what they could afford in 2019.They were one of 223 families in north Waikato helped by the Waikato District Health Board’s free Whare Ora programme.Link to article: Free programme making hundreds of north Waikato homes wa...
June 13, 2022Online backlash to drag performers shocks community:
Sunita Torrance and Daniel Lockett perform as Coco and Erika in a show which encourages inclusivity and kindness.On a New Plymouth District Council Facebook post promoting the Puke Ariki and Waitara Library appearances, the pair were accused of indoctrinating children and recruiting for the Rainbow community.Torrance said that was unfair."It's not about trying to create some kind of gay army or create some kind of agenda."Some of these kids have two mothers, two fathers, they've got a rainbow br...
June 13, 2022Matariki Tauranga:
Matariki Tauranga Moana celebrations are in full swing, and everyone’s invited! Check out these special events taking place next week.Tauranga City Libraries presents an evening with Robert McGowan, Queen Service Medal, on Wednesday, June 15.Robert, an author, conservationist, practitioner, and educator, has contributed to the revival and restoration of Rongoā Māori (traditional Māori healing).Robert will speak of his journey to knowledge and share experiences and steps that we can all take...
June 13, 2022Don't look to Auckland Art Gallery
OPINION: “Can you please tell us where we can see work by Māori artists?” I asked staff at Auckland Art Gallery one recent Sunday. Their eyes widened, as they blanched at a question with no satisfactory answer. “Um,” said one. “There’s Guide Kaiārahi outside?”Yes, I could have turned around and walked back outside, in the cold, to see Reuben Paterson’s glorious waka looming large. But the few pieces of Māori art currently inside are mostly shoved in back corners or are lo...
June 12, 2022Five planets and the Moon
Star-gazers searching for the Matariki constellation will be treated to a rare alignment of five planets and the moon.The alignment of Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn will be visible in the morning sky from Friday, and joined by the Moon on June 21, in time for Matariki or the Māori New Year. The Matariki constellation will be just below Venus, which will be the brightest planet in the sky."It is a total coincidence, but it is very special that this happens to fall on the same day as t...
June 12, 2022Iwi gain equal say over Taranaki Maunga
A new group called Te Tōpuni Kōkōrangi - half appointed by iwi and half by the Crown - will develop future management plans for Te Papakura o Taranaki (currently Egmont National Park). Plans will then need joint approval from both the Minister of Conservation and another group, Te Tōpuni Ngarahu, made up of representatives from the eight iwi of Taranaki.Co-governance of Taranaki Maunga has been hammered out between the Crown and iwi negotiators. They agreed in 2017 that the mountain and rang...
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