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He Tānga Manawa | This week Winston Peters became Acting Prime Minister following the birth of Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern's baby girl, but 27 years ago on this very day, June 24th, 1991, there was speculation that Peters would form a new party, even before the MMP voting system - Mixed Member Proportional, was up and running. At the time he was the National Party's Minister of Māori Affairs, who would, by October 1991, be sacked from Cabinet. Oh my how the times have changed for the Ngāti Wai descendant, NZ First Party Leader, and New Zealand's Acting Prime Minister.

Kua hinga te tōtara haemata - e te Minita - haere! UPDATE: Koro Wetere will leave Te Kūiti at 3pm will be taken onto Tūrangawaewae Marae this afternoon (Sat 23, June). The nehu has been arranged for Wed 27 and will be buried amongst his Ngāti Maniapoto whānau.

Research is showing that the amount of stroke sufferers in NZ is going to increase in the next 10 years

Mataatua Manu Kōrero saw a contestant following in the footsteps of a previous champion who is also his father.

The future leaders produced by the school have the benefit of learning on their marae with the guidance of the principles of Ngāti Apa ki te Rā Tō, Rangitāne ō Wairau and Ngāti Kuia.

Nurses plan on going on strike next month and a last attempt to avoid the strike from going ahead has been made.

Even though the PM's new baby is only two days old, it's already been confirmed that she will be exposed to te reo Māori.

"Ko Tapuwae o Uenuku te maunga Ko Omaka te marae Ko Te Pā Wānanga te kura." This story from Hania Douglas - Te Karere.