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March 24, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Iwi members and local stakeholders at the unveiling of the new sign restoring the name Te Heriheri to the Waihī estuary. Supplied/Te Wahapū o Waihī An estuary near Maketu in Bay of Plenty has had its original name Te Heriheri restored as part of an iwi-led project to restore the health ... <a title="Waihī Estuary has original name Te Heriheri restored as part of wetland project" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/24/waihi-estuary-has-original-name-te-heriheri-restored-as-part-of-wetland-project/" aria-label="Read more about Waihī Estuary has original name Te Heriheri restored as part of wetland project">Read more</a>
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March 23, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Divers from Tauranga iwi Ngāti Ranginui during a freediving course run by Waitā. Supplied/Waitā With the goals of building marae “bench strength” and improving water safety, King Country iwi Ngāti Maniapoto is launching a freediving course for its descendants. Sam Mikaere is the group Chief Executive of Te Nehenehenui, the post ... <a title="King Country iwi Ngāti Maniapoto launching freediving course" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/23/king-country-iwi-ngati-maniapoto-launching-freediving-course/" aria-label="Read more about King Country iwi Ngāti Maniapoto launching freediving course">Read more</a>
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March 19, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Pioneering Māori journalist Moari Stafford. Moari Stafford Pioneering Māori broadcaster and journalist Moari Stafford, who cultivated opportunity and empowered generations of Māori journalists for more than 20 years, has died. He was 74. Hailing from Waikato, Hauraki, Ngāti Maniapoto, Ngāti Apakura and Ngāti Te Wehi, Stafford spent much of his life ... <a title="Pioneering Māori broadcaster and journalist Moari Stafford dies" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/19/pioneering-maori-broadcaster-and-journalist-moari-stafford-dies/" aria-label="Read more about Pioneering Māori broadcaster and journalist Moari Stafford dies">Read more</a>
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March 12, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Ngāti Hine Forestry Trust chairman Pita Tipene (left) inspects vines at Pukerau Orchard, near Kerikeri, after the iwi started expanding into kiwifruit in 2018. Peter de Graaf A pre-harvest karakia at a Kerikeri kiwifruit orchard reflects growing recognition of tikanga Māori in the country’s horticulture industry, a Northland iwi leader says. ... <a title="Pre-harvest karakia brings together team at Pukerau kiwifruit Orchard" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/12/pre-harvest-karakia-brings-together-team-at-pukerau-kiwifruit-orchard/" aria-label="Read more about Pre-harvest karakia brings together team at Pukerau kiwifruit Orchard">Read more</a>
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March 12, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand A kura kaupapa Māori in Te Tairāwhiti is calling for urgent safety improvements outside its school, saying students, whānau and kaiako are being put at risk crossing a “hectic” and “unsafe” road every day. Tauira from Te Kura Kaupapa Māori o Ngā Uri o Māui say traffic outside the kura has ... <a title="Kura kaupapa Māori calls for safe crossing to protect tamariki and whānau" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/12/kura-kaupapa-maori-calls-for-safe-crossing-to-protect-tamariki-and-whanau/" aria-label="Read more about Kura kaupapa Māori calls for safe crossing to protect tamariki and whānau">Read more</a>
