?????Happy Chinese New Year! ????? A mihi to our allies. I am taking this opportunity to acknowledge those who are honest allies of the Tangata Whenua of this land. There have always been tauiwi/non-Maori who are doing essential work in striving for a better nation. They are people who themselves recognise the unique status of iwi [...]

How can we help push a constitutional review towards this vision? We hope whanau will have a say in what rules and guidelines this country should be governed by. We urge people to find out what the current constitutional review process is all about.  Te Wharepora Hou would like to offer the following information to start korero among whanau. What is a ‘constitutional review’ and why should I [...]

31 December 2011 Actually before I start on next year I better look at 2011 first. Woah – freaky year! Around the end of 2010 I decided to pitch in with a few other like-minded w?hine and add our voice to the mix a bit more. Leading into 2011 I took life-long inspiration from those [...]

Around the world many are rising against oppressive neo-liberal policies that benefit only 1% of all people. An “occupation” on Wall Street in New York has inspired other cities and countries to take action against this repression.  A slogan borne from this protest has been”We are the 99%”. Aotearoa (New Zealand) now joins this movement in solidarity. This is what [...]

What about when the world isn’t watching? It was essential that tangata whenua featured at the Rugby World Cup opening events last Friday night. Immediately after the shows people around the country, and indeed the world, were heralding the RWC opening ceremonies. Due credit has been given to the awesome array of tikanga Maori that [...]