Māpuna

For the past two years the general manager of Auckland City FC, Gordon Watson, has won Māori Sports Administrator of the Year. In the past he also worked for FIFA at three World Cups and with superstar footballers Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi.

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Maori contemporary artist Reuben Paterson moved to New York three years ago and says he feels an 'incredible sense of freedom' which carries over into his work. He has also contributed to the new documentary, TOITŪ Visual Sovereignty, which goes behind the scenes of the biggest ever exhibition of Māori contemporary art in Tamaki Makaurau in 2020.
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Broadcaster and musician Moana Maniapoto pays tribute to her Mum and looks ahead to her upcoming performances with ONO, a collaboration with artists from Aotearoa, Australia, Hawai'i and Europe.
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US based investigative journalists Tristan Ahtone and Maria Parazo Rose attended a conference in Tamaki Makaurau this week where they discussed data sovereignty, archival data and AI to uncover stories about 'whenua and mana motuhake' and exploring climate impacts through an indigenous lens.
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Rob Ruha is an award-winning musician, composer and kapa haka 'fanatic.' Julian Wilcox asks him about his latest work, TEIWA, for which he's collaborating with the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra.
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