Ngāti Rongomai

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

Ngāti Rongomai
Iwi (tribe) in Māoridom

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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