Joseph Los'e is the New Zealand Herald's Kaupapa Māori Editor.
Ko Taupiri te maunga Ko Waikato te awa Ko Ngāti Maniapoto, ko Tainui, ko Ngāti Tonga nga Iwi Ko Te Kotahitanga, ko Nehenehenui ngā marae Ko Wahanui te tipuna Ko Tavake Los’e rāua ko Kuini Cribb ōku mātua Ko Joseph Los’e tōku ingoa Tēnā koutou, tēnā koutou, tēnā koutou katoa
![‘I tried every diet - nothing worked': Mum of three details her weight loss success](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=803)
‘I tried every diet - nothing worked': Mum of three details her weight loss success
Kiwis turn to virtual “inject” weight management programme in fight against obesity.
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Te Pāti Māori wants Aotearoa to be the Switzerland of the South Pacific
John Tamihere says the New Zealand Defence Force should be a peackeeping force.
!['Collecting rubbish from the streets': Film-maker says wrong picture being painted of Ōpōtiki](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=803)
'Collecting rubbish from the streets': Film-maker says wrong picture being painted of Ōpōtiki
Kim Webby rejects political spin that town was held to ransom by the Mob.
![Unsung heroes of Gumboot Friday come together](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=803)
Unsung heroes of Gumboot Friday come together
Corey Choat meets former All Black Ian Jones to recreate photo.
![Ian Jones: New Zealand is blessed to have a guy like Mike King](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=803)
Ian Jones: New Zealand is blessed to have a guy like Mike King
Mike King's champions push themselves for mental health.
![Chur e hoa: It's all part of the new Oxford English Dictionary](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=803)
Chur e hoa: It's all part of the new Oxford English Dictionary
Every day Māori words make it to the new Oxford Dictionary.
![Matua Parkinson: I knew all the tricks to get out of reading in front of the class](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=803)
Matua Parkinson: I knew all the tricks to get out of reading in front of the class
Matua Robinson could play rugby and hunt but knew he had reading and writing issues