Kua hinga te tōtara i Te Waonui a Tāne. Tributes are flowing for the former Ngāti Kahungunu deputy chairperson, John Barry (JB) Heperi-Smith, 58, who is being remembered as a great leader ...

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - On Kauai’s north shore, a violent incident erupted between two men at a construction site where iwi kupuna, or ancestral bones, had been unearthed and police arrested ...

Tamatea-pōkai-whenua (Tamatea the explorer of the land) was the father of Kahungunu, ancestor of the Ngāti Kahungunu iwi (tribe) and was a famous chief and warrior.

He tells me kiwi can burrow up to 1.5 metres. Tamatea sleeps in a park ranger’s arms as Hall swaps out his transmitter. Only 20 of the 140 birds have transmitters at the moment.

Ngāti Kahungunu Iwi Chair, Bayden Barber has condemned the shooting that took place after a rugby game between Tamatea and the Young Māori Party (YMP) over the weekend, “This sort of behaviour ...

I pokea katoatia te poho o Tamatea arā i ‘Port hills’ e te kapura, koni atu i te 80 ngā kaipatu ahi e ngana nei ki te tinei i tērā ahinui. I kōrero mātou ki a Paki Johnston, Pou Takawaenga Māori i ...

Date: 19 July 2023 The Department of Conservation in partnership with Ngāi Tahu is moving four male kākāpō from Whenua Hou/Codfish Island near Rakiura Stewart Island to Sanctuary Mountain ...

Currently kākāpō only live on five offshore islands: Anchor Island/Pukenui and Chalky island/ Te Kakahu o Tamatea in Fiordland, Whenua Hou/Codfish Island and Pearl Island near Rakiura Stewart Island ...

“JB was a top man, close friend, big heart, big smile, he would do anything for anyone and he had a big love for the work of his people whether that be his marae, his hapū, his taiwhenua in Tamatea or ...

* Chair of Ngāti Kahungunu bows out graciously after 26 years at helm Ngāti Kahungunu Iwi Incorporated chairperson Bayden Barber said Heperi-Smith’s death had left a large hole in the community.