Anton Matthews is on a mission to get more people in the South Island speaking basic te reo Māori. Last year he introduced free te reo lessons at his famous Christchurch eatery, Fush.
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Ngai Tahu and Govt partner for 100 KiwiBuild homes in Queenstown
The Government has announced KiwiBuild and Ngāi Tahu Property are working together to build a new community of more than 300 homes in Queenstown.
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Body recovered from floodwaters near Hokitika
The body of an elderly woman has been recovered near the floodwaters in the Arahura Valley, north of Hokitika, police have confirmed.
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Kaikōura honour mounted rifles during ANZAC service
Kaikōura has marked the centenary of the end of World War I with a special dawn service.
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Canterbury marae remembers their fallen heroes
The Ngāi Tūāhuriri Marae of Tuahiwi in North Canterbury will commemorate their ancestors who fought in World Wars I and II tomorrow. Over 20 fallen veterans will be honoured at their annual afternoon memorial service, held at the marae cemetery of Uruti.
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28th Māori Battalion Company D author highlights stark differences
Ex-serviceman and historian Harawira Pearless is penning the first book regarding the 28th Māori Battalion's Delta Company. He says the tribal and also geographic differences compared to the other Companies is vast.
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More than 1500 pieces in rare pounamu collection
More than 1500 Pounamu (Greenstone) have been gifted to New Zealand by New Zealand Pounamu and Jade expert Russell Beck as part of the "Beck International Jade Research Collection" to be cared for by GNS Science in Wellington.
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Pounamu and Jade expert gifts taonga to Aotearoa
More than 1500 Pounamu (Greenstone) and Jade specimens have been gifted to New Zealand by New Zealand Pounamu and Jade expert Russell Beck.
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Runanga document outlines expectations of oil and gas explorers
Kāti Huirapa Rūnaka ki Puketeraki and Te Rūnanga o Ōtākou have developed a new document that outlines their expectations of on-shore and off-shore oil and gas explorers in their region.
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Funding to restore quake-affected highway
Budget 2017 will provide up to $812 million to restore State Highway 1 between Picton and Christchurch in the South Island.