Mai i te Kaihautū

Mātahetahe ana a hane i te matihere komaingo noa ki ngā kura ka riro, ko koutou ēnā hei whakamaunga atu mā te hinengaro, mā te ngākau, mā te kanohi o ngā iwi, ko mātou ki ō koutou ataarangi. Nō reira, koutou kua wheturangitia ki te korowai o Ranginui, moe mai, moe mai, moe mai rā. Kāti, me huri te aroaro ki a tātou ngā kanohi ora, ngā mōrehu o rātou mā, tēnā koutou, tēnā koutou, tēnā rā tātou.

E roa rawa hoki te wā tē taea e tātou te hui tahi a tīnana, ā, kāre e kore kua koropū ake ana ētehi kaupapa hei mea āta whiriwhiria e tātou. Tēnā, ko te tūmanako ā te marama kei te heke mai mā tātou tētehi hui topa e whakatū. Kia mārama kehokeho ai mātou o Te Māngai Pāho o koutou ake hiahia, māniania hoki. Hei te mutunga o te rā, ko te reo te take! Heoi anō, me mahi taupuhipuhi ai tātou kia whakarahi ai ā tātou putanga ā-reo. Mauriora!

After more than eight weeks at Level 3 and 4 there is still no certainty as to when life will return to something approaching normality for our whānau in Tāmaki Makaurau.

Last week the Funding Team reached out to those of you with active contracts to check how you were faring and we had a very good response. The team is digesting the feedback and following up where necessary, but please remember contact us if things change for you or if you have any questions.

In the coming weeks we will facilitate an online wānanga so that we can both hear from our wider constituency and share our collective experiences.

Kia haumaru ai te noho.

Larry Parr, 
Kaihautū o Te Māngai Pāho

NZ WebFest Finalists

Congratulations to all the finalists for the WebFest 2021 Awards. 

Ahikāroa have been nominated for five categories:

• ​Best Actress - Turia Schmidt-Peke
• Best Ensemble 
• Best Writers - Annette Morehu, Cian Elyse-White, Joss King, Onehou Strickland, Todd Karehana, Wayne Hotu
• Best Director - Te Manawanui Rawiri, Kiel McNaughton, Puti Simich, Miriama McDowell
• Best Show

Congratulations to Ahikāroa, ka mau te wehi!

Māori music

Waiata Māori Music Awards

Last Saturday, 8 October, the 14th Annual Waiata Māori Music Awards were held online for the second year in a row due to Covid-19 restrictions. We wish to congratulate all artists who were recognised at this year's awards, particularly Tā Pita Sharples who was awarded Te Tohu Kaitiaki Tikanga Pūoru | Iconic Keeper of Traditions Award and Che Fu who was awarded Te  Tohu o Te Ahumahi Pūoru | Iconic Contribution to the Music Industry.  

The Waiata Māori Music Awards recognise, develop, encourage and honour the best of traditional and contemporary musical compositions and performances annually. 

  Project Spotlight:
MURU

On 15 October 2007, with new anti-terrorism powers, the New Zealand Police swooped on the people of Tūhoe, raiding homes in the small town of Rūātoki in the Bay of Plenty, Aotearoa. Among the many arrested under suspicion of domestic terrorism was activist Tame Iti. Fourteen yers on, award-winning filmmakker Tearepa Kahi, world-renowned actor Cliff Curtis and artist Tame Iti announce their response to the event, with feature film Muru. The gripping action-drama is set for nationwide general release on 3 February, 2022, in time for Waitangi Day. 

Te Māngai Pāho are proud to have supported this film and look forward to its release in February 2022.