Rikki Solomon was raised close to tangihanga. His koroua, his grandfather, used to drive tūpāpaku, the body of the deceased, from funeral homes to marae in a blue Bedford van. From Hastings, he ...

Today, it is a familiar sight at tangihanga across Aotearoa. A photograph of the tūpāpaku sits proudly beside the coffin, on a table adorned with flowers, or hangs within the wharenui among ...

The Defence Minister says possible requirements for Army leaders having to know waiata and karakia from memory is unacceptable. Act MP Todd Stephenson wrote to Judith Collins about the cultural skills ...

The Alabama women's basketball team is 8-0 following a 79-65 victory against Kennesaw State at home on Monday, and Baylor transfer guard Waiata Jennings played her first game in a Crimson Tide uniform ...

This week marks the beginning of Te Wiki o Te Reo Māori (14 – 20 September 2025), which this year celebrates its 50th anniversary with the theme ‘Ake Ake Ake – A Forever Language’. In support of this ...

More Māori are choosing to have tangihanga at home instead of marae, says the Funeral Directors Association. The increase is being driven by factors such as cost, urbanisation of Māori and cultural ...

Alabama women's basketball picked up its first transfer addition of the 2025 offseason this week. The Crimson Tide announced the addition of Waiata Jennings, from Baylor. Jennings spent the 2024-25 ...

A woman successfully appealed against a decision refusing to cover food costs for her husband’s tangi in a funeral grant. The Social Security Appeal Authority found that kai is an integral part of the ...

Turia, who served as a Member of Parliament for 18 years, died on Friday morning. She's being remembered by political leaders, iwi representatives, and her whanau -- at Whangaehu Marae. Mourners are ...