Nati Link profiles the Waiapu Work Trust - established in 1987 by redundant forestry workers as a means to continue generating income for their families, Ruatoria student - Rapata Kaiwai wins the Senior Maori Section of the 2000 Ngarimu VC and 28 Maori Battalion Memorial Scholarship Fund Essay and a life of dedication to Maori culture earns Rangitukia kuia Honor Rickard and Keri Kaa, Queens Service Medals.
12 years of negotiations with the Crown and the Department of Conservation sees the return of Hikurangi maunga and Pakihiroa Station to Ngati Porou, 100s of people gather at Rahui marae to remember and acknowledge the life of Tohunga Whakairo, Pineamine Taiapa and Wananga Reo held to promote and support the retention of Te Reo ake o Ngati Porou.
'He Tipua - The Life and Times of Sir Apirana Ngata' - the first ever full life story of Sir Apirana Ngata describes in detail the huge impact he had on the social, cultural, economics and political landscape of Aotearoa and Whangara is set to be the location for Aotearoas next big feature film, the Whale Rider, based on a novel written by acclaimed local writer Witi Ihimaera.
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