Te Kopara with Te Ataakura

Haley Maxwell

Oriini Kaipara turned Tāmaki Makaurau on its head with a near 3,000-vote win over Peeni Henare. It’s a huge swing from the 42-vote margin Te Pāti Māori held at the last election with the late Takutai Kemp.Haley Maxwell was there when the victory came through — can she bring that same energy home as she stands in Ikaroa-Rāwhiti?

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E hika ma, we’re welcoming one of the absolute legends of NewZealand music.
Annie Crummer’s voice first soared into the spotlight in the 1980s on the smashhit For Today with Netherworld Dancing Toys, cementing her place asAotearoa’s first Pasifika diva.

From there she built a career of chart-topping hits andunforgettable anthems that still carry today.

Now Annie returns to Gisborne for Te Tairāwhiti Arts Festival,taking the stage at the War Memorial Theatre alongside her father, Cook Islandsicon Papa Will Crummer.

It’s the first timethe two perform together here in Te Tairāwhiti, bringing aroha, whakapapa andtimeless waiata to our region

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