Ngāti Rongomai
Iwi (tribe) in Māoridom

Ngāti Rongomai is a Māori iwi of New Zealand.[1][2]

Te Arawa FM is the radio station of Te Arawa iwi. It was established in the early 1980s and became a charitable entity in November 1990.[3] The station underwent a major transformation in 1993, becoming Whanau FM.[4] One of the station's frequencies was taken over by Mai FM in 1998; the other became Pumanawa FM before later reverting to Te Arawa FM.[5] It is available on 89.0 FM in Rotorua..[6]

Te Wharekura o Ngāti Rongomai, a Māori language immersion school for the Ngāti Rongomai community, was opened in Rotorua in 2009.[7] In 2019, the kapa haka group Te Pikikōtuku o Ngāti Rongomai, formed from members of Ngāti Rongomai, placed second at Te Matatini.[8]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Te Puni Kōkiri iwi profile". tkm.govt.nz. Te Puni Kōkiri, New Zealand Government. Retrieved 29 May 2018.
  2. ↑ Tapsell, Paul. "Te Ara iwi profile". Te Ara: The Encyclopedia of New Zealand. Retrieved 29 May 2017.
  3. ↑ "About Te Arawa". Te Arawa Online. Te Arawa Communications. Archived from the original on 14 April 2015. Retrieved 27 April 2015.
  4. ↑ "Major transformation for Te Arawa iwi radio station". No. 14. Kia Hiwa Ra. September 1993. p. 8.
  5. ↑ "Rotorua". Welcome to the Radio Vault. New Zealand: The Radio Vault. 18 January 2009. Archived from the original on 15 April 2009. Retrieved 12 June 2015.
  6. ↑ "Iwi Radio Coverage" (PDF). maorimedia.co.nz. Māori Media Network. 2007. Retrieved 14 June 2015.
  7. ↑ "Te Pikikōtuku o Ngāti Rongomai". Haka at Home. Season 3. Episode 5 (in Māori and English). 2023. Whakaata Māori. Retrieved 8 April 2023.
  8. ↑ Wright, Kereama (8 March 2020). "Te Pikikōtuku o Ngāti Rongomai humble in Te Arawa triumph". teaomaori.news. Retrieved 8 April 2023.
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