Aukaha News

13/12/2025

Hauraki-Waikato MP Hana-Rāwhiti Maipi-Clarke says her electorate AGM hui at Rangiriri Paa today was about ensuring whaanau and members have a genuine voice in decision-making.

“This was a really crucial part of the process, making sure the koorero and the opportunity was given to the people, and that they feel like they can give feedback and that they’re part of these decision-making processes,” Maipi-Clarke said.

She told those gathered that leadership, for her, is about sharing power rather than holding it. “People say you need to learn how to play your cards, but for me it’s about what if I gave my full deck to my people to make these decisions,” she said.

13/12/2025

Hauraki-Waikato MP Hana-Rāwhiti Maipi-Clarke addressed whaanau and party members at her electorate’s AGM today, held at Rangiriri Paa, where she delivered a speech outlining key kaupapa and updates for the rohe as they head into an election year.

Following the hui, Maipi-Clarke joined two Te Pāti Māori stalwarts, Naida Glavish and Tunuiarangi McLean, for a photo alongside fellow party member Oriini Kaipara (Tāmaki Makaurau MP), reinstated Te Tai Tokerau MP Mariameno Kapa-Kingi, and former member and current independent MP for Tai Tonga Takuta Ferris. Aukaha News will bring you more.

12/12/2025

Hundreds of Te Pāti Māori members from across the Hauraki-Waikato electorate gathered today at Rangiriri Paa for the electorates Annual General Meeting, hosted by local MP Hana-Raawhiti Maipi-Clarke.

Members travelled from Hauraki through to Tahaaroa to hear updates on key electorate matters and to have their say on the direction of the party in the region.

Maipi-Clarke told the hui the AGM was an important opportunity to hear directly from whānau and members, with a strong focus on returning decision-making power back to voters across Hauraki-Waikato ahead of next years general election.

11/12/2025

As A.I. becomes an everyday tool, its influence is now reaching deep into Aotearoa’s education sector. Education consultancy He Puna Mātauranga has brought together teachers and iwi representatives who are experts in A.I. to ensure Māori data sovereignty is protected and future-proofed for our schools. Those at the coalface of technology advancements say safeguarding te reo Māori is critical as A.I. moves into classrooms, ensuring digital tools uplift the language rather than undermine it.

09/12/2025

In late November, police officially suspended their search for the 36-year-old, ruling out foul play and officially placing him on the country’s missing persons list two months after his disappearance.

More than 60 days since Jayleb-Che Dean was last seen, his whānau remain steadfast—returning to Waiotapu, sharing posters, praying nightly, and vowing to keep searching.

09/12/2025

Kei te uu ngaa whare hauora o Waikato peenei i Ngaa Miro me Te Koohao ki te tiaki i te hapori whai muri i te karere o teetahi take mate miitara i Waikato. Hei urupare, kua whakatuu a Ngaa Miro i ngaa pokapuu rongoaa aarai ki waenga i te hapori hei aawhina i te hunga e hiahia ana ki te werohanga aarai i te mate nei. Ko te maaharahara nui o Takuta Jared Smiler kei horapa teenei mate ki ngaa hapori o Waikato naa reira hei taana me mataara kia aukatia te horapa o te mate miitara ki Waikato.

08/12/2025

E whakatuupato ana a Takuta Jared Smiler o Te Koohao Health i te mōrearea nui o te mate miitara ki too taatou iwi. Hei taana he torutoru noa iho ngaa moenga i roto i ngaa hoohipera, aa, ka pokea tonutia aua tari meenaa ka paangia whaanuitia aa taatou tamariki e te mate nei. Ko tana karanga ki te hapori: me akiaki taatou i oo taatou whaanau kia haere ki te werohanga aarai mate, kia noho haumaru raatou, aa, kia kore hoki too taatou iwi e ngaukinotia e teenei mate whakaraerae.

08/12/2025

Ko Kahukareti Turinui i, he kaimahi noo te whare hauora o Ngaa Miro, e whakatenatena ana i te iwi o Ngaaruawaahia kia haere ki te rongoā ārai, i te mea kei te horapa tonu te mate miitara ki Waikato. He kaupapa nui tēnei nā Ngaa Miro hei whakatau i ngā māharahara o te hapori, hei tiaki hoki i te hauora o te iwi - e whakaatu ana i te rangatiratanga me te kawenga i ngā wā o te mōrearea hauora.

08/12/2025

With measles cases increasing heading into summer, a Maaori health provider in Ngaaruawaahia is taking swift action to protect their community. Kahukareti Turinui of Ngaa Miro Health is delivering mobile pop-up vaccination services to immunise vulnerable whaanau and reduce the risk of infection. Kahukareti Turinui is a worker at Ngaa Miro Health encouraging whaanau to come get immunised to protect themselves as they head into the Christmas season.

08/12/2025

More than 50 days after Jayleb-Che Dean was last seen at Waiotapu, his whānau continue to stand firm, returning to the area, hanging new posters, praying each night, and holding tight to the faith that has kept them strong through every step of this painful journey. Despite the suspended police search, his family says the love from their community “shows the love people have for Jay,” and they will not stop until their boy is home. Aukaha News reporter Te Kawa Paora joined them in their prayer

08/12/2025

45 days after Jayleb-Che Dean vanished near Waiotapu, his whānau refuse to lose hope, drawing strength from nightly worship and a shared belief that “faith has kept our family strong,” as his sister Alia says. Even with the official search paused, they continue returning to the site

28/11/2025

Aanei teetehi waahanga poto o te haka pooowhiri i teenei ata ki ngaa manuwhiri kua tae mai moo te Oohanga ki te Ao me te Kohinga Pakihi e tuu ana ki Te Paa i Kirikiriroa.