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September 15, 2023 | News
Doomed lovers start Māori theatre spring festival
West Auckland's Te Pou Theatre is welcoming spring with its 9th Kōanga Festival, which opens today with Rōmeo rāua ko Hūrieta.
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October 18, 2022 | News
“Imperialist’ bard fest gets ministry lifeline
The Education Ministry has stepped in after Creative New Zealand idealogues cut funding for a schools’ Shakespeare competition because the playwright’s work is part of the canon of imperialism
October 17, 2022 | News
Bard policy gets oratorical flick
A leading Māori orator and part time actor says denying schoolkids the opportunity to perform Shakespeare is cutting off a rich source for Māori oratory.
- 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.
