OWNERSHIP SECURED: The 33-hectare Pourewa Reserve will be returned to Ngati Whatua Orakei. Ngati Whatua Orakei Trust Board secretary Marama Royal sees a bright future for her iwi. It's 34 years ...

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCIV) — The Waka Waka celebration is a product of the global Ibu Movement. Ibu broadens opportunities for women artisans worldwide by enhancing their capabilities for success ...

Waka Flocka claimed he was jumped by a group of ten individuals and complained that nobody stepped in to save him. Waka Flocka sparked concern after sharing an image of his apparently battered ...

Take the recent America’s Cup, where New Zealand skipper Peter Burling filed into a Barcelona auditorium alongside Maori tribespeople of the Ngati Whatua Orakei. There, in front of a crowd of ...

Our ties are genealogical, based on akapapa and on Waka or Vaka that left from Rarotonga ... Though in the past, Henry Nicholas did, and the people of Ngati Whatua Orakei, setting up shipping and ...

A crew from Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei with the waka Te Kawau are heading for Barcelona to support Team New Zealand in the America’s Cup regatta, which starts in two weeks. Hapu chair Marama Royal says it’s ...

Emirates Team New Zealand and Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei are proud to announce the participation of Te Kawau, a traditional Māori waka (canoe) from Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei that will escort Taihoro and the team ...

The presence of Te Kawau waka in Barcelona, crafted by renowned master carver Heemi Eruera and led by a seasoned crew from Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei, not only honours Māori seafaring but also emphasises the ...

Rapper Waka Flocka Flame trolled President Biden supporters at a concert this week — telling them to “get out” so they can “party” for Donald Trump. “All my Joe Biden voters ...

From the deep deep South we're now going to the Waitemataa. Auckland iwi Ngati Whatua Orakei launched their new ceremonial waka off the shores of Okahu Bay on Sunday, after more than 20 years without ...

Auckland iwi Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei launched their new ceremonial waka off the shores of Okahu Bay on Sunday, after more than 20 years without one. The waka - named Te Kawau - is 16m long, can carry 20 ...