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May 2, 2024 | News
Māori wrestling brings in tamariki
Promoters of a sport which fuses traditional Māori wrestling techniques with Brazilian jiu-jitsu expect between 100 and 150 competitors at the 10th national tournament in New Plymouth on Sunday.
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Jayden Waiwiri | Black Belt BJJ Instructor
The Maori Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Nationals are a celebration of Maori Wrestling to reinvigorate the traditional sport of rongomaumau & whātōtō that existed in New Zealand pre-European history. Its taking place this weekend in Taranaki and is celebrating its first decade.
- Radio Waatea is Auckland's only Māori radio station that provides an extensive bi-lingual broadcast to its listeners. Based at Nga Whare Waatea marae in Mangere, it is located in the middle of the biggest Māori population in Aotearoa.
