Te Arawa

The motu has bid farewell to Tā Bom Gillies, the last surviving veteran of the 28th (Māori) Battalion.

He devoted his life to sharing the futility of war and pursuing justice for the mistreatment of Māori soldiers who returned from World War II.

Te Ao Māori News understands he died at home in Rotorua surrounded by his whānau.

Conservation Minister Tama Potaka emphasised the importance of the iwi .

Special ceremony marks changes at the top of New Zealand Defence Force.

Te Arawa’s story of Hatupatu and Kurungaituku has been seen around the motu.

Ko ngā kaumātua o Te Arawa e āta kimi ana i te huarahi ki te anamata.

E auhi ana a maunga Tarawera ki tana tuhanga ki a Anaru Ririwai Rangiheuea. E 88 ōna tau ka mate nei.

Ngamoni Huata, the most published expert on the art and traditions of poi, has died. She was 78.

The mural in honour of influential Te Arawa kuia Mākereti Papakura was painted by the Dreamgirls Arts Collective's Miriama Grace-Smith, Xoë Hall and Gina Kiel.