Articles by ani kainamu
“It is a gem photographing the Far North”
It is interesting how technology and especially the way communication has evolved to share stories, interests, places across the web. I had come across a page on facebook, “Tango@ke Expressions”, to find a photographer who …
“Kīnaki” …A Band to Relish
Aotearoa grassroots music is usually passed on to listeners through word of mouth, through friends of friends, and in today’s time much more quickly through social media showing sampled clips. This band has been passed …
Create your future as Māori Future Makers
Te Puni Kōkiri has launched the Māori Future Makers website as of February 14th to celebrate the future of Māori students and adults. The aim of the website is as a hub of information for …
“Ekea kā tiritiri o te moana…Ascend to the heights of your aspirations”
Aoraki Bound is currently taking place in Te Wai Pounamu/ (literally translated the) “The Greenstone Waters”/The South Island. Future leaders are testing their physical, mental and spiritual senses in a very spectacular place. This course …
Year of the kūmara – sharing good Māori news
Kia ora koutou katoa puta noa i te motu nei,
Greetings to you all from across Aotearoa
I would like to take this opportunity to introduce the new ‘Māori Good NEWS’ section of happyzine. We are …
Tā Moko: the chiselled words
Tā moko, the drawn tattoo on one’s body, of one’s ancestors, one’s homeland, and ultimately one’s signature. The notion that tangata whenua did not have a written language is only a perception, as moko is …
Waka Ama brings people together Nelson
One sport to add to your list of team building exercises should include the challenge set out by Whakatu Marae Waka Ama Club in Nelson. This is planned for the 10th of November 10th, from …
Choppy waters usually preferred!
Waka Ama are sport and casual recreation for all ages, for both men and women, its a whanau sport that has been growing in numbers across Aotearoa. At the moment you may be able to …
Te piki maunga – Climbing mountains
With each new place I live in from Manukau down to Dunedin, to Whangarei, and now Nelson, I have been drawn to climb the nearest local puke or maunga (hills or mountains) of the region. …
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