E-Panui February 2007                                                                              E-P # 6

Mana Magazine
February / March 2007

In this issue we catch up with Georgina Beyer as she waves goodbye to Parliament, dusts off her dancing shoes and prepares for the next stage of her remarkable life.

In a candid interview, Georgina admits how lonely her political career has sometimes been, talks about how she is treated by Maori leaders, and how she wants to reclaim the more flamboyant side of her personality.

 

 

Forget about the ‘man drought’. We’ve identified a ‘kaumatua drought’. Qiane Corfield questions the popular perception that te reo Maori speakers are on the increase and asks just who will warm the paepae when the current generation of fluent speakers pass on?

 

We’ve got a heart-warming story about two young people brought up in South Auckland. Everything in their background indicates a path toward crime, violence and drugs. Yet,. against the odds Ruby Rawlins and Levi Te Namu have made positive choices that see Ruby dedicating herself to a career of helping others, while Levi’s on the way to becoming a millionaire.

 

There's a new battle raging at Kororareka (Russell). It seems Hone Heke's not the only one who's chopped things down in the nation's capital as the locals fight to reestablish a marae there.

 

 

Despite a bummer of a summer, we have some great photos of the national Waka Ama champs at Karapiro. We also cover the Parihaka Peace Festival too and find out why 2007 is such a special year for the people of Parihaka.