#1 NZ movie, “Boy” to screen in the USA
0emailprintBOY, Taika Waititi’s sleeper sensation that became one of New Zealand’s most acclaimed and honored films, as well as its biggest box office success to date, is set to hit US theatres in March 2012. The film which will be distributed theatrically in the US by Paladin and Unison Films in association with Radius Films. [...]
Semi-nude photo of Nicole Scherzinger with “Maori tattoo” draws interesting comment on Facebook
January 31, 2012 31 Comments
A photo in a recently launched coffee table book of Nicole Scherzinger (former Pussy Cat dolls singer) has drawn interesting comment on Facebook. The photos, shot by renowned fashion photographer Raphael Mazzucco and edited by Jimmy Iovine and Sean Coombs, seeks to ”subtly push society’s standards of beauty – showing off a more genuine, bold, and [...]
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This panui was passed on to TangataWhenua.com and offers an excellent opportunity to not only be profiled but to serve as an inspiration to those seeking to push the boundaries and develop successful Maori businesses themselves. To all Maori business leaders: Tell your exciting story of journey and achievement in the new Te Rau Huia [...]
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Today, TangataWhenua.com has joined in with actions of Wikipedia, Google, WordPress, Reddit and others to support the growing wave of opposition to two bills in the US Congress: H.R.3261 “Stop Online Piracy Act” and S.968 “PROTECT IP”, these bills if they become law could radically impact and change the landscape of the Internet (not only in [...]
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TangataWhenua.com recently announced the upcoming exhibition, Their Treasures have Souls, in Paris. So it makes sense to provide details of the renowned Maori traditional arts experts who will be sharingtheir culture through public events designed to bring traditional culture alive for young and old alike. The group is in Paris promoting the work of Toi [...]
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A racist remark on Facebook against Aborigines might mean an Auckland man loses his job and quite possibley damage his employer’s business at the same time. An Australian blogger is suggesting that customers consider boycotting an Auckland inner-city restaurant after its employee Brian Castello joined a racist rants against Aborigines online. The anonymous blogger, known [...]
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AUCKLAND – New Zealanders will have the opportunity to pay tribute to the ‘Mother of Equality’ and New Zealand icon, entrepreneur, and inspiration, Carmen Rupe, (Ngati Maniapoto) at a maumahara (memorial service) in Auckland on Saturday, 11 February 2012. Carmen passed away peacefully in the presence of friends and family on 15 December 2011 and [...]
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Maori Television today announced that award-winning journalist Mihingarangi Forbes will join the channel early this year as a producer for its daily news programme, TE KAEA. Forbes recently resigned from her position as a reporter for TV3’s flagship current affairs programme, Campbell Live, where in 2008 she won a Qantas Award for ‘best reporter for [...]
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Initially we titled this video as the “Power of One — UNSTOPPABLE” – but as we spoke to some Facebook friends, new ideas emerged, Anakahlia Quinn (a New Zealander who lives in the US) told us that “this video was used for a powerful talk which wasn’t about the first person who begins dancing but the second [...]
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Tena Koutou e Ngati Whakaue, Further to our hui this morning at Tamatekapua re the Whare Taonga Documentary Series for Maori Television, we have been passed on a timetable for those of you who will be atending these filming sessions. If you are able to attend or can get hold of and perhaps bring any [...]
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