to Kawhia this month. The hui brings together people from across Aotearoa working towards Zero Waste on marae and in the community” says Jacqui Forbes, kaihautū matua for Para Kore.

A unique 25-foot sailing waka known as a tipairua is to be launched at Maketû marae at Kâwhia this Saturday by the Te Toki Voyaging Trust which works with rangatahi (youth) in the Waikato region.

Residents and businesses in the Waikato settlement of Kawhia are worried about a five-week closure on State Highway 31, as Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency begins fixing an underslip.

Drive down SH39 from Ngaruawahia to Otorohanga and you'll pass a prominent sign pointing to a small, relatively unknown coastal settlement called Kawhia.