A stern but caring mentor, a lion, a taniwha and a keen golfer - those are just a few of the words mourners used to describe Dame Iritana Tawhiwhirangi at her tangi at Gisborne's Te Poho-o-Rawiri ...

I’m on my way to spend the final evening that we have with Dame Iritana Tawhiwhirangi. She was, without a doubt, one of the greatest Māori leaders of the past two generations. Much has been said about ...

In April 1982 the first kohanga reo was opened at Pukeatua, Wainuiomata, which helped to revitalize Te Reo Maori at a time ...

NZEI Te Riu Roa says that Dame Iritana Te Rangi Tāwhiwhirangi, founder of the Te Kōhanga Reo movement, was a visionary leader ...

Māori educator Dame Iritana Te Rangi Tāwhiwhirangi, a founder of the Kōhanga Reo movement, has died. She was 95. A social media pānui posted to Te Kōhanga Reo National Trust’s Facebook page ...

Māori educator Dame Iritana Te Rangi Tāwhiwhirangi, a founder of the Kōhanga Reo movement, has died. She was 95. A social media pānui posted to Te Kōhanga Reo National Trust's Facebook page said Dame ...

Māori educator Dame Iritana Te Rangi Tāwhiwhirangi, a founder of the Kōhanga Reo movement, has died. She was 95. A social ...

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Dame Iritana Te Rangi Tāwhiwhirangi, founder and prominent leader of the kōhanga reo movement of Ngāti Porou, Ngāti Kahungunu, and Ngāpuhi, passed on yesterday.

Video / NZ Herald Dame Iritana Te Rangi Tāwhiwhirangi, a founder of the Kōhanga Reo movement, has died at 95. Surrounded by her whānau, the first lady of Kōhanga Reo, died peacefully.

Kotehonda Ravi, 44, a native of Hulugarubailu in Sringeri taluk of Karnataka, who has been with the Naxal movement for the past 17 years, returned to the mainstream by surrendering before the ...