Deputy chair of Taranaki Regional Council Neil Walker invoked a closure motion to quell any discussion of a submission on the ...

Representatives from each of the region's waka - Aotea, Kurahaupō and Tokomaru ... of us who have been severely impacted." The council chief executive Steve Ruru apologised for choices he ...

Raipoia Brightwell is one of a select few who have been to every Waka Ama Sprint Nationals event since it began 35 years ago. Raipoia Brightwell says it is hard to sum up the feeling which was in ...

“Waka ama as an event is truly unique,” Waka Ama New Zealand chief executive Lara Collins said. “Multiple generations of one whānau can compete at the same event, from tamariki through to ...

Waka Ama 2025. Is this the biggest Waka Ama ever? How many teams, and competitors? Is it still growing?

The bill’s architect, David Seymour, met with protests at Waitangi marae — a Māori meeting house — during speeches by ...

This December marked the beginning of an unforgettable three-day cultural and musical extravaganza as MC Charlene hosted the highly anticipated Waka Waka Festival at Stade Sambava, Madagascar.

A Dutch paddler who has travelled around the world to take part in today’s Waitangi Day commemorations says getting involved with kaupapa waka – and learning about the Māori world – has ...

This is Tent City, a camp site near Paihia for the kaihoe paddling in the Waitangi waka pageant. Kaihoe from across New Zealand come here with their families in the week prior to the country’s ...

Rapper Waka Flocka Flame credits his mom for being his biggest role model Moses Robinson/Getty Waka Flocka Flame’s mom, Debra Antney, raised him in the world of hip-hop. She is a renowned ...