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AUKAHA is the regional news service for the Waikato and the Bay of Plenty. Three iwi stations came together in 2019 to form the AUKAHA regional news service: Tainui Live in Hamilton, Te Arawa FM in Rotorua and Moana Radio in Tauranga. Its membership has grown to include all Tainui waka iwi stations including Ngā Iwi FM in Paeroa, Raukawa Vibes in Tokoroa and Maniapoto FM in Te Kuiti. It’s regional

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19/09/2025

📅 Rāhoroi, 20 Mahuru 2025 - 8am
📍 Taheke (Ōpatia) Marae, Ōkere Falls

19/09/2025

For the past ten weeks, students of Te Wharekura o Te Kaokaoroa o Pātetere have poured their energy into building strength, health, and confidence, in the Manawa ora program. As Mihitaurangi Uerata reflects, “we just go as best as we can to the best of our ability and we're not competing with one another,” while Pareamio Rauhihi says the journey has been both physically and spiritually uplifting.

Students of Te Wharekura o Te Kaokaoroa o Pātetere embraced a journey of fitness, wellbeing, and camaraderie through t...
19/09/2025

Students of Te Wharekura o Te Kaokaoroa o Pātetere embraced a journey of fitness, wellbeing, and camaraderie through the 10 Week Manawa ora program, Pareamio Rauhihi adds that the experience lifted not just their bodies, but their spirits, forging connections that will last beyond the classroom.

19/09/2025

Tūhourangi Ngāti Wāhiao prepares for their journey to London carrying the legacy of the first indigenous woman to study at Oxford University, Mākereti Papakura, performing a renowned poi composed by John Turi-Tiakitai called “Ngā Kuia Kahurangi” - a waiata that honors Mākereti Papakura and her sister Bella. As John Turi-Tiakitai says, “Tata ana ki te Kotahi rau tau kua hipa ka haere tātou ki te Whakanui i ā ia… he tohu ki wāna uri ki wana whānau.”

18/09/2025

Ko te kai a te rangatira, ko te koorero. Ko Te Whare Tuu Tauaa o Tuuwaerea teeraa e kaha whakanguunguu i oona pia ki te koorero Maaori maa ngaa mahi a Tuumatauenga. Anei te puurongo a Macie Kuki.

More than 40 Uri of the Tūhourangi iwi take a two-week journey to London, carrying the legacy of Mākereti Papakura and...
18/09/2025

More than 40 Uri of the Tūhourangi iwi take a two-week journey to London, carrying the legacy of Mākereti Papakura and celebrating their ancestral heritage. John Turi-Tiakitai says, “Tō mātou Waimarie kia haere hei kanohi nui… he mea nui kia haere anō te kapa te mea kē ko Mākereti i hāpai ēnei o ngā Momo āhuatanga,” highlighting the importance of this journey for the group and their iwi.

18/09/2025

Ko taa te whare tuu tauaa, he tiaki. Ehakee i te mea ko ngaa mahi mau raakau anake te mahi i roto i teenei whare tuu tauaa. Ko te whakarauora i te reo Maaori me te tuakiritanga te ngako o te katoa o ngaa mahi i roto i teenei whare tuu tauaa.

Koinei ngaa pia o Te Whare Tuu Tauaa o Tuuwaerea e whakanguunguu ana i oo raatou puukenga mau raakau.
18/09/2025

Koinei ngaa pia o Te Whare Tuu Tauaa o Tuuwaerea e whakanguunguu ana i oo raatou puukenga mau raakau.

18/09/2025

After a decade, Taheke Marae will come alive with Te Ahurei o Ngāti Pikiao, welcoming around 2000 whānau, 16 performance groups, and 29 stalls this Saturday. “He tohu pai tēnei… e pai ai te tae mai a ngā uri ki te whakanui otirā ki te whakatairanga i tō mātou Pikiaotanga,” says George Haimona Tutor of Host Hapū Ngāti Hinerangi-Ngāti Hnekiri, celebrating the festival as a vibrant homecoming and a showcase of Ngāti Pikiao culture.

18/09/2025

| Ngā Manu Kōrero 2025
***Ngā Toa Whakaihu Waka o ngā wāhanga Māori

Ku ūhia te korowai mana ki ngā manu kōrero i eke ki ngā taumata ikeike. Otirā, i tokona te uri o Tainui a Te Kahurangi Teinakore-Huaki ki te ahurewa o Te Pei Te Hurinui Jones. Ko te uri o Te Arawa, a Atareta Milne i hohoua ki te huarewa o Rāwhiti Ihaka.

Kei te pūrongo nei ka hurahia ngā kōrero e aro ana ki ngā wāhine toa nei me tā rāua kake i te ara tiatia ki te pae o angitu. Anei a Te Kakenga Kawiti Bishara me te pūrongo.

Tainui and Te Arawa girls dominate at this year’s Ngā Manu Kōrero competition, with both regions placing in the top three across all four categories. Te Kahurangi Teinakore-Huaki from Tainui claimed the coveted senior Māori title Pei Te Hurinui Jones, while Atareta Milne from Te Arawa took out the junior Māori section Rāwhiti Ihaka. Here’s our reporter Te Kakenga Kawiti-Bishara with this story.

Manu Korokī: Te Kakenga Kawiti Bishara
Amo Reo: Rauru Broughton
Kaikapo Whakaahua/Kaiwāwahi Matua: Sacha Keating

17/09/2025

Koinei te waa ka paanuitia ai ko Te Kahurangi Teinakore-Huaki o Te Wharekura o Kirikiriroa nō Tainui, te Toa Whakaihuwaka i te waahanga o Pei Te Hurinui Jones ki Te Whakataetae moo Ngaa Manu Koorero 2025.

Ngā Toa Whakaihuwaka o #2025 Tuatahi: Pei Te Hurinui Jones | Senior Reo MāoriTe Kahurangi Teinakore-Huaki | Te Wharek...
17/09/2025

Ngā Toa Whakaihuwaka o #2025

Tuatahi: Pei Te Hurinui Jones | Senior Reo Māori
Te Kahurangi Teinakore-Huaki | Te Wharekura o Kirikiriroa | Tainui

2nd Charlie Casha | Te Kura Kaupapa Māori o Hoani Waititi Marae |
Tāmaki Makaurau ki Te Waitematā
3rd Tawari Te Hau-Grant | Hato Paora College | Manawatū

Tuatahi: Rāwhiti Ihaka | Junior Reo Māori
Atareta Milne | Te Kura o Te Koutu | Te Arawa

2nd Taaroto Tuaupiki | Ngā Taiaatea Wharekura | Tainui
3rd Malea Proctor | Te Kura Kaupapa Māori o Ngā Uri a Maui | Tairawhiti

First: Korimako | Senior English
Scott Picard | Onslow college | Whanganui ā Tara ki Ōtaki

2nd Jaya Marsters | Rotorua Girls’ High School | Te Arawa
3rd Tiaria Potaka | Waikato Diocesan School for Girls | Tainui

First: Sir Turi Carroll | Junior English
Pou Ariki Hemara-Daniel | Te KKM o Te Rangiāniwaniwa | Te Tai Tokerau

2nd Hinekaporangi Rolleston | Te Wharekura o Mauao | Mataatua
3rd Peata Raman | Te Kura Kaupapa Māori o Ruamatā | Te Arawa

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