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Waipapa Taumata Rau students secure spot in Te Matatini finals
24 February 2023
Anipātene Biddle, Hikawai Te Nahu, Piripi Gordon, Te Ruki Pierce-Dunn, Atamira Walker, Puna Whaakata Maniapoto-Love, Te Ao Leach, and Nikora Wade have all made it into the finals of Te Matatini and will compete for the grand title alongside their respective roopu on 25 February.
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Haka expert and kaupapa Māori researcher to judge Te Matatini
22 February 2023
Waipapa Taumata Rau principal teaching fellow Paora Sharples is chair of Tāmaki Kapa Haka and one of 40 Te Matatini judges. He says kapa haka isn’t just cultural revitalisation, but the vehicle for Māori excellence.
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Te Matatini: From small hometown to big stage
20 February 2023
Law and arts student Puna Whakaata Maniapoto-Love is excited to celebrate Māori culture and connect with whānau when she takes to the stage in the world's biggest kapa haka competition.
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VC speaks on sustainability in global forum
20 February 2023
A conversation between The Chronicle's Liz McMillen and Professor Dawn Freshwater, Waipapa Taumata Rau University of Auckland.
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Te Matatini: arts and science student enters Te Matatini for the third time
15 February 2023
Hikawai Te Nahu, 21, has aspirations to cater to te taiao through his studies, and is a kaihaka for Te Kapa Haka o Ngāti Whakaue.
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Te Matatini: Understanding the value of Indigenous music before colonisation
15 February 2023
Associate Professor Te Oti Rakena discusses decolonising music education, and shares tips for singing within a kaupapa Māori framework.
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Te Matatini: Nursing graduate shares views ahead of competition
9 February 2023
Nikora Wade (Ngāti Tūwharetoa, Ngāpuhi, Ngāi Tūhoe) is taking part in his third Te Matatini festival, alongside Te Ahi Tipua o Tūwharetoa.
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Te Matatini: Med student ready to show the motu her magic
7 February 2023
Stacy-Ria Harlee Te Kurapa-King is a student of the University’s medical school in the Faculty of Medical Health Sciences and will perform at Te Matatini with Te Waka Huia
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Te Matatini: Teenage CEO talks sustainability and hauora research for poi
3 February 2023
Georgia Latu (Kai Tahu, Ngāpuhi) will be promoting her award-winning business at Te Matatini.
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Ngāti Whakaue descendant to blaze Te Matatini stage
1 February 2023
Anipātene Biddle is a Faculty of Arts student who will take centre stage among some of the elite groups of Aotearoa at Te Matatini Kapa Haka Festival 2023.
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Te Matatini: Kia Ūkaipō Anō Te Reo – director talks revitalisation through kapa haka
27 January 2023
Hēmi Dale is the director of Māori Medium Education and Huarahi Māori in the Faculty of Education and Social Work. He is leading the revision of the NCEA standards for Tikanga ā Iwi.
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Student human rights projects receive Amnesty awards
16 January 2023
Projects to support the Banaban people and LGBTQIA+ communities in rural areas have received human rights awards.
