E-Panui December 2008                                                                            E-P # 17

Mana Magazine
December 2008 / January 2009

Tena ano koutou

Nga mihi nui kia koutou katoa mo nga ra whakataa, mo te Kirihimete, me to tau hou.

The revival of taonga puoro – traditional Maori musical instruments - is in full swing. A new generation of musicians is creating a distinctive New Zealand voice. One of the masters of this new generation is Horomona Horo who is passing the skills on to his children. Qiane Corfield-Matata reports on the rise and rise of taonga puoro.

Historian Danny Keenan puts the record straight and tells us why the Maori seats should remain. Recommended reading for all politicians.

 

 

 

 

Finally Sir Apirana Ngata’s dream that his own people would write the definitive history of C Company – the ‘Cowboys’ of the East Coast who served in the Maori Battalion, has come to pass. We report on the moving ceremony that launched The Price of Citizenship.

 

 

 

And from Norway the daughter of a Battalion hero tells why she thinks it’s important to pass on the stories of the Maori Battalion to her children.

 

 

 

There’s a profile of Phil Fontaine, National Chief of the Assembly of First Nations Canada – the remarkable man behind Canada’s formal apology to its First Nations people.

 

 

 

At 15, Kataraina Hunia is a tennis player to watch. She’s back home from months of intensive training on the clay courts of Spain where they breed some of the world best tennis players! Read her story in this issue.

 

 

 

Mana Kai has some tips for getting your kids to eat healthy food from Shortland Street star and chef TK Tuhaka plus some delicious recipes from Kai Time chef Pete Peeti’s new cookbook.