He Kōrerorero
Haere rā e Jude

I came back home.

There is the chitter of sparrows and the annoying activities of starlings, and the occasional squark from a gull or two and a bit of a tune from blackbirds in the morning.

Te Ao o te Māori
Songbirds on Waitangi Day

The official Ngāi Tahu commemoration of Waitangi Day at Ōnuku Marae was made more special this year with the launch of an Ōnuku songbook and a citizenship ceremony – the first time this ceremony has been held at a marae on Waitangi Day.

Ahakoa He Iti, He Pounamu
The comeback kid

Business appears to be in the bones of 10-year-old Jay Verry who moved with his family from Christchurch to Auckland last year.

Kā Ara Tūpuna
Up the Hurunui River

Before the migrations of Ngāi Tahu into Te Waipounamu from Te Whanganui-a-Tara and Wairarapa, the manawhenua (tribal authority) over…