Te Arikinui Kuini Nga wai hono i te po said being Māori was not defined by having an enemy or a challenge to overcome.
Te Ao Māori
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Jared, 35, was last seen leaving his home on Waiomu Valley Rd in Waiomu on the morning of Sunday, August 24.
New Zealand
Wed, Sep 3
Beginning on October 24, the two-hour trip across the Hauraki Gulf will run on Friday evenings, Saturdays, and Sunday, with more departures planned if demand justifies it.
Tue, Sep 2
In a separate incident, police said another man allegedly "performed a sustained loss of traction directly in front of police officers" before he was charged.
Most were for loose roofing iron, uplifted trampolines or toppled powerlines and trees.
Mon, Sep 1
The Stags, up against an All Blacks-laden Waikato in Hamilton, celebrated wildly at the final whistle after a near perfect performance.
Rugby
Sun, Aug 31
Auckland, Great Barrier Island, and the Coromandel Peninsula were under an orange strong wind warning for Sunday afternoon, with several southwesterly gales forecast to gust up to 120km/h in exposed areas.
The Te Aroha teenager lost her right arm, shoulder, and clavicle to bone cancer in late 2023, but she hasn't let it slow her down.
Sport
"They would have had this worldview where it makes it okay for them to occasionally break into a shop," said clinical psychologist Dougal Sutherland.
Crime and Justice
Sat, Aug 30
Batch owners, hunters, trampers, and campers are being asked to keep an eye out for 35-year-old Jared, who was last seen on the morning of Sunday, August 24.
Shards of glass from a broken window cut a police officer's hand and a dog's paws.
Fri, Aug 29
"They turned down the opportunity to take butter," says the owner of a superette Phillips is accused of breaking into with an angle grinder.
A new video believed to be of missing Marokopa father Tom Phillips and one of his children has been released by police, taken just two days ago.
This timeline covers the key events in the case from when the group first disappeared to the most recent sighting.
A boatie has been convicted and fined after his vessel capsized and rolled while trying to cross the Raglan bar in poor conditions, trapping himself and his wife under the boat.
Thu, Aug 28
An enforceable requirement may "bring about a cultural shift" to "taking personal responsibility through a relatively straightforward habit".
Health
Wed, Aug 27
Rescue teams are searching for a person who had been seen falling into the water at Papanui Point, in Raglan, at 9.45am on Monday.
Mon, Aug 25
The man suffered a head injury in an alleged assault when he pulled over to help another motorist in the early hours of Friday morning.
Sun, Aug 24
Police were seeking seven people in relation to the stabbing in Melville at 5pm yesterday.
Fri, Aug 22
Aydan, 39, was reported missing on August 19 after being last seen on August 17 at an address on Snell Dr in Chartwell.
Armed traffic stops were conducted on stolen vehicles at Glenfield on Auckland's North Shore and in the Waikato region.
Thu, Aug 21
David Tamihere's appeal in the High Court at Auckland has concluded, with a panel of judges reserving their decision.
Wed, Aug 20
The detective in charge of the hunt for Tom Phillips and his three children says negotiations with the fugitive had “always been on the table”.
Maxine Puhi's family have spoken of the mother's years of living in fear, unable to leave an abusive relationship and their message to other women.
Speaking to Paddy Gower Has Issues, Phillips' sister Rozzi revealed their mother Julia had written a letter to her son described as being “from a mother’s heart, just to her son”.
Tue, Aug 19