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Our people are our wealth

16 August 2016

I climb to the summit of my mountain to see the lands of my ancestors. Maungapohatu in its defying grace and strength holds me at my feet and the wealth of yesterday holds me in awe. I see the wealth of our past stemming from the force that surges through legs of Tane Maahuta as he strains at the weight of Ranginui. I see the wealth of our past, as it emanates from the beads of sweat that drench the forehead of Maui, as he heaves these lands...

A reo activist from Tūhoe, Rangitunoa Black, agrees that the silent letter 'g' should be dropped in the written form after Te Uru Taumatua announced that the importance of its unique dialect should be maintained in its written form. Black is supporting Te Uru Taumatua and their idea of revitalising their own language. Black says, “Tūhoe is independent of their own language.” Tūhoe negotiator Tamati Kruger told Te Kāea...

After days of heavy rain and wind, the weather in Wairoa has finally settled down but some areas are still feeling winter's icy touch. Snow fell in the Lake Waikaremoana area but didn't stick due to rain washing it away, however snow can still be seen in on the hill...

A friend and colleague says the late Puhi Rangiaho brought her Tuhoe reo and tikanga into television in a way that made it richer for all. The former Waka Huia presenter and director died on Monday aged 71 after a long illness. Hone Edwards says Ms Rangiaho was comfortable on both sides of the camera, and she had an admirable skill set that allowed her to get the best out of kuia and koroua. "She was a stickler for tikanga, the dry end...

One of the exemplars of Maori broadcasting, Puhi Rangiaho of Ngai Tuhoe, has died in Tauranga Hospital after a long illness. As one of the first directors at Waka Huia, she proved adept at getting kuia and kaumatua to open up and share their knowledge. She brought ballast to Aotearoa Television Network, the first attempt to create a Maori television channel, and her behaviour during the company’s collapse meant she was one of the few to...

Some Tuhoe are reclaiming their dialect by dropping the 'g' in the word 'ng' when writing and speaking māori. Te Uru Taumatua Chairman Tamati Kruger says if your language is your identity, it is dialect which identifies who you are and where you come from. Te Kawa o Te Urewera, written in Tūhoe dialect by Te Uru Taumatua is missing the 'g' in 'ng'. Tūhoe leader Tamati Kruger says there is no 'g' in the...