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February 21, 2025 | News
Ahuwhenua 2025 Beef and Sheep finalist announced
Farms in Te Tairāwhiti and Te Tai Tokerau will battle it out to determine the best Māori beef and sheep farm in Aotearoa.
March 7, 2026
May 1, 2024 | News
Reservation no answer to Te Tairawhiti woes
Regional Economic Development Minister Shane Jones has a warning for regions that they need to embrace growth or they could be left behind.
February 23, 2024 | News
Te Tairāwhiti resilience is being taken advantage of says Tangaere-Manuel
Labour's spokesperson for Cyclone recovery, and the MP for Te Ikaroa-Rāwhiti, says Māori in her electorate are reknowned for soldiering on through some horrific weather extremes in the past couple of years.
February 7, 2024 | Paakiwaha
Rehette Stoltz | Mayor of Gisborne
Tairāwhiti Tomorrow Together Summit: Tairāwhiti iwi, civic, community and business leaders are coming together with senior government ministers at a major summit announced to address the region’s social and economic challenges, and opportunities.
November 28, 2023 | Paakiwaha
Ben Green | Emergency Management Group Manager of Te Kaunihera O Te Tairāwhiti
Updates on the on going weather down in Te Tairawhiti and The Waipaoa River caused flooding in Te Karaka.
November 28, 2023 | Paakiwaha
Cushla Tangaere-Manuel | Labour MP for Te Ikaroa Rāwhiti
Rain hit the Tairāwhiti again in the weekend affecting hard hit areas like Te Kauwhata, Wairoa and the roads.
November 27, 2023 | News
Sodden Te Tairawhiti takes another pounding
Authorities in Te Tai Rawhiti and northern Hawke's Bay are doing infrastructure and welfare checks after more heavy rain over the weekend.
October 31, 2023 | Paakiwaha
Erana Keelan Reedy | Radio Ngāti Porou
We get an update on the impact cyclone Lola is having on the Te Tairāwhiti.
July 11, 2023 | Manako
Manako – Cherie Mangu
Ko tīmatahia kēhia ngā whakanuitanga Matariki, i ngā tōpito huri i te motu, mai i te hiku o te ika ki Rakiura, heoi kia aro whakaterawhiti ki a Te Tairāwhiti arā ki te Iwi o Ngāti Porou kia rongo tātou i ngā kaupapa Mātariki ka tū ki roto iho o Ngāti Porou i tēnei tau.
- 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.
