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What a decade of ballroom means for LGBTTQIA+ Māori

Ballroom culture has just celebrated 10 years in Aotearoa.

Māori stories on endometriosis

“It becomes a part of your brand as a person. ‘Oh Jade has endo’.”

Empowering wāhine through connecting to the ocean

“It’s made everything even more deep and meaningful. You’re carrying an ocean inside you.”

The traditions connecting rangatahi to the Māori Land Wars

“When they step into that realm, they feel a shift, a movement in the wairua.”

The wharenui connecting Hawai’i to Aotearoa

“The people back home, who built this whare, you can still feel to this day.”

A day on the campaign trail with National’s Tama Potaka

Ohinga spent a day campaigning - and bowling - with National's Tama Potaka.

A day on the campaign trail with Hana-Rawhiti Maipi-Clarke

Ohinga spent a day on the trail with Te Pāti Māori candidate Hana-Rawhiti Maipi-Clarke.

A day on the campaign trail with the Green’s Tamatha Paul

Ohinga spent a day on the trail with Green Party Wellington Central candidate Tamatha Paul.

A day on the campaign trail with Arena Williams

Arena Williams won her first electorate seat in in 2014 at the age of 24.

Ko Ōtaki tēnei: the town that loves te reo Māori

"A town committed to nurturing its language, its people, and its vibrant culture."

Reo Māori classes in Australia can’t cope with demand

“Share your treasures with your world.”

Far North Mayor on why Māori must vote

“I may be the first but bring on the many young ones that will now follow.”

Injuries force former NRL player to think of life beyond the league field

“My advice to young Māori is not to put your eggs all in one basket."

How Reece Campbell champions music, Tā Moko and reo Māori, in Australia

“Anything to do with our culture, I love seeing it.”

Mātātoa: the CrossFit comp blending fitness with te reo

Mātātoa is the first Māori language CrossFit event in the country.

The vital role of harvesting kai for hautapu

"Matariki serves as a unifying force, bringing people from all walks of life together."

Wāhine take the lead in this year's momentous Matariki celebration

Traditionally men have led the karakia for hautapu.

How the art of Tātatau is empowering indigenous wāhine in Australia

“Tātatau is so important to me because it’s something I don’t just wear, but it’s something I live.”

These women share their breast cancer journey

Wāhine Māori are 1.4 times more likely to die from breast cancer than non - Māori.

How to become your own boss: Rangatahi share their secrets

“ I didn’t choose brick laying, brick laying chose me.”

Are you on the Māori roll? Rangatahi share their experience

Māori can get 14 seats if all Maori choose Māori.

‘Hula is life’ Māori Prodigy take the stage at Merrie Monarch

“It’s a dance, it’s a song and it talks about who we are as Hawai’i”.

What it means to be from Tūhoe

“ Just like riding horses and going hunting, and yeah…feel like I’m a Māori”

The reality of buying a home in your 20s

“We want to be millionaires, rich in whenua.”

This activist couple fights in support of decolonisation

“The colonial system that we all live under is affecting all of us.”

Why making Aotearoa history compulsory matters to students

Aotearoa History to be implemented in the school curriculum.

My dream is to perform at Te Matatini: I have been trialling for 5 years

“This has been a long time coming for me to this Te Matatini”

The continuation of our whānau legacy in kapa haka

“Matatini is the perfect platform for young Māori to showcase our amazing culture to the world.”

Iconic haka deserves respect: rangatahi protecting Ka Mate

“When other people misuse Ka Mate - it’s pretty hurtful”