E-Panui December 2010                                                                             E-P# 29

Mana Magazine
December 2010 - January 2011 Issue 97

Tena ano koutou

Her glorious voice has silenced many a rowdy room. Our Mana cover girl is the beautiful, talented and multi-award winning singer/songwriter Maisey Rika who talks about the thigns that are closest to her heart, her strong musical whakapapa and the kaupapa that drives her music.

 

 

You can take the girl out of Kawerau but can you take the Kawerau out of the girl? We meet the a very excited Danielle Hayes, the stunning but surprising winner of New Zealand's Next Top Model contest who plans to wave the old hometown goodbye as she embarks on an international career.

 

 

We meet the carver behind the imposing new Maori 'guardians' of Eden Park - each representing a Maori god. And we discover how Katz Maihi managed to persuade the Eden Park Redevelopment board that he and his team were the right men for the job.

 

 

With dire reports about the state of te reo Maori, we question the role of kaiarahi in schools and look at the reasons that their numbers are decreasing at a time when survival of the language is critical.

 

 

 

 

We examine the 'flight' to fame and fortune by some of our top rugby and league players like Quade Cooper who is being hailed as the 'new Messiah' of the Wallabies and Shontayne Hape who plays for England.

 

 

Buck Shelford talks about how he is getting back to his number 8 weight - and dishes out a few home truths about Maori eating! We also profile celebrity chef Chris Green, who shares a festive recipe with a distinctly Maori flavour.

 

 

 

 

We've got heaps of summer giveaways too, including books, CDs, DVDs and a special fragrance package for men!

Mana 97 is on sale November 30 2010.