Te Aniwa Hurihanganui

Te Aniwa Hurihanganui (Te Arawa, Ngāti Porou) is a reporter for Te Manu Korihi at Radio NZ. She was the recipient of the first Henare te Ua – RNZ Māori Journalism Internship.

Ātea
Mar 11, 2020

Once I was fluent in te reo. Now I'm trying to recover what I lost

As rumaki reo classes and other kura reo begin again for the year, journalist Te Aniwa Hurihanganui reflects on coming full circle back to te reo Māori.

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Ātea
Aug 9, 2019

My name isn't hard to spell. You've just never had to try

Te Aniwa Hurihanganui was flying home from Auckland when an Air NZ worker saw her name on her passport and asked, how on earth did you spell that as a kid? It wasn't the first time.

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Ātea
Jul 13, 2019

How closed adoption robbed Māori children of their identity

The Adoption Act had a profound impact on Māori who grew up desperate to reconnect.

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Ātea
Feb 20, 2019

Jandals and aroha: a survival kit for Te Matatini

As thousands of spectators arrive in Wellington for Te Matatini this week, we present the best survival tips from some of the festival's biggest fans.

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Ātea
Aug 30, 2018

Māori medical students: ‘It was just blatant, dumb-arse racism’

Māori students studying medicine at the University of Otago say they're fed up with the ignorance they face over the way they are selected into their second year of study.

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Ātea
Apr 20, 2018

“You wouldn’t call a beer ‘Hitler’ or ‘Jesus'”: ‘Heke’ beer leaves bad taste for some

The name of a beer from a Waiheke brewing company has come under fire for its links to a prominent Ngāpuhi chief.

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