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Disheartened by the school system, 16 year old Ngāpuhi native Lillian Smith left school to join her sister in Tāmaki-nui-a-Rua to start...
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Omni Arona
- 3 days ago
- 5 min
Home is Where Te Manawa is - Indigenous Students and Homesickness
It's not uncommon for tauira Māori to daydream of their whenua while at university. Omni Arona writes on the bittersweetness of homesickness
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Te Rauaroha Tuhoro
- 4 days ago
- 4 min
Te Herenga Waka Student Association – VUWSA to adopt a new Māori name
As the Victoria University of Wellington Student Association seek to adopt a new Māori name concerns arise.
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Te Rauaroha Tuhoro
- Sep 21
- 2 min
Te Pūrongo | Hepetema, Wiki 3/4
Te Pararē presents the top stories of the week about or by tauira Māori across the motu. Massey University lecturer told Māori students...
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Te Rauaroha Tuhoro
- Sep 15
- 2 min
Te Pūrongo | Hepetema, Wiki 2/3
Te Pararē presents the top stories of the week about or by tauira Māori across the motu. Australia TV host Rowan Dean, panel slam...
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Zayne Collier
- Sep 15
- 6 min
Te Orokohanga o te Mauri
He kōrero tēnei e hāngai ana ki te mauri, ko te aha te mauri, i hea mai tēnei mea te mauri, ā, nā wai te ‘mauri’? Koinei te kaupapa o...
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Reni Broughton
- Sep 13
- 5 min
Trickster Makes Change
Haututū. Menace. Troublemaker. Tricksters are badass indigenous figures who transgress the status quo and lead cultural resets. They’re...
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Antonia Quin
- Sep 8
- 3 min
Koroneihana inspires wero for tertiary level Kapa Haka
This year marked the first Koroneihana held in person up at Turangawaewae in 3 years. For Te Waiora, the University of Waikato’s Māori...
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Te Rauaroha Tuhoro
- Sep 2
- 3 min
Te tira hou | Te Akatoki
UC Māori students home away from home. Te Tira hou is a profile series in which we take a look into the māori university associations...
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Molly Huggan
- Sep 1
- 5 min
Black cats are not the same as taniwha
You call them Myths, we call them Legends. A cultural comparison between black cats and taniwha, and superstitions.
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Ella (Ngāpuhi)
- Aug 29
- 5 min
The History of Poi E
2022 marks the 40th anniversary of one of the most popular songs of the 80s. Ella takes readers on a historical overview of the infamous...
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Te Pararē
- Aug 24
- 2 min
Te Pūrongo | Akuhata, Wiki 4
Te Pararē presents the top stories of the week about or by tauira Māori across the motu. Akuhata, wiki 4.
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Jak Rata
- Aug 22
- 6 min
Indigenising the screen: How Māori cinema is changing
This feature article by Jak Rata is an ode to the power in Māori film-making and kōrero paki. Reviewing films like Whina, Waru and Cousins.
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Antonia Quinn
- Aug 22
- 3 min
Opinion: He wāhine, he whenua e ngaro ai te tangata
This opinion piece motivated by the woman's right issues and abortion laws in the USA raises what this could mean for us in Aotearoa.
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Taylor-Rose Terekia & Callum Knight
- Aug 22
- 4 min
Editorial: Waiata is rongoā for the soul
When we share waiata, kōrero and pakiwaitara with each other as Māori, it binds us together and lifts us up.
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Antonia Quinn
- Aug 22
- 3 min
Te Kāhui Toi honoured for their innovative design of university Marae
Te Kāhui Toi were honoured at Massey’s University Research Awards, where they were awarded the 2021 University Medal for Team Research. A...
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Taylor-Rose Terekia
- Aug 10
- 2 min
Ahakoa iti: how some tauira spent the first cost of living payment
Extra pūtea can go a long way for tauira Māori, so how far did this government koha go? On Monday 1 August, thousands of tauira would...
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Callum Knight
- Aug 5
- 5 min
Education Minister Chris Hipkins rules out universal student allowance (again)
Education Minister Hon. Chris Hipkins is ruling out a universal student allowance in response to the findings of the People’s Inquiry...
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Edie Balme
- Jul 24
- 12 min
The House That Brooke Built
Edie Balme retraces the journey of her whānau as they navigate the complexities of love, grief and the evolution of tangihanga.
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Regan Thompson-Taurima
- Jul 24
- 6 min
Mānawa Maiea te Ariki o te Rangi
This feature piece is a reflection on the first Matariki public holiday, by Regan Thompson-Taurima. As my alarm went off at 3:55am on the...
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Founded in 2019, Te Pararē is the student magazine of Te Mana Ākonga, National Māori Students Association.
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