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
![Rawiri Waititi leaves election campaign to be with his mother](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Rawiri Waititi leaves election campaign to be with his mother
Māori Party co-leader's mum is in hospital.
![12-year-old golfer's incredible gift after going global](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
12-year-old golfer's incredible gift after going global
Teen golfing sensations showered with equipment to help them take sport further.
![‘I tried every diet - nothing worked': Mum of three details her weight loss success](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
‘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.
![Tamaki's march against crime hopes to mobilise 1000-plus](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Tamaki's march against crime hopes to mobilise 1000-plus
Freedoms NZ leader Brian Tamaki wants to make crime the No.1 election issue
![Te Pāti Māori wants Aotearoa to be the Switzerland of the South Pacific](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
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=792)
'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.
![Nikau Grace's waiata of self-discovery resonates across Aotearoa, challenges stereotypes](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Nikau Grace's waiata of self-discovery resonates across Aotearoa, challenges stereotypes
Singer-songwriter Nikau Grace is at a crossroads musically and culturally.
![Dad of 12 says ‘it’s a miracle we all escaped’ burning Tokoroa home](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Dad of 12 says ‘it’s a miracle we all escaped’ burning Tokoroa home
Nooroa Paora thanks God for smoke alarms and for protecting his tamariki.
![Ian Jones: New Zealand is blessed to have a guy like Mike King](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Ian Jones: New Zealand is blessed to have a guy like Mike King
Mike King's champions push themselves for mental health.
![Hundreds of Māori switching to the Māori electoral roll](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Hundreds of Māori switching to the Māori electoral roll
Te Pāti Maori push whānau to take the Māori electoral roll option
![‘Because I’m a Māori’: Buck Shelford on his axing from the ABs and what’s wrong with the haka](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
‘Because I’m a Māori’: Buck Shelford on his axing from the ABs and what’s wrong with the haka
All Blacks great 'Buck' Shelford was dumped and forgotten by the NZ Rugby Union.
![Labour polling: Te Pāti Māori ahead in two electorates](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Labour polling: Te Pāti Māori ahead in two electorates
Government Minister Peeni Henare goes for fourth-time win in Tamaki Makaurau.
![Chur e hoa: It's all part of the new Oxford English Dictionary](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Chur e hoa: It's all part of the new Oxford English Dictionary
Every day Māori words make it to the new Oxford Dictionary.
![Awatere Douglas goes from the kitchen to the penthouse](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Awatere Douglas goes from the kitchen to the penthouse
Awatere Douglas started washing dishes at the Sudima Hotel he now manages.
![Harvard-bound Medical student's desire to uplift Māori health inequalities](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Harvard-bound Medical student's desire to uplift Māori health inequalities
Māori student breaking a glass ceiling.
![Miss Rotorua 2022: Merepeka Raukawa-Tait takes Te Arawa sash](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Miss Rotorua 2022: Merepeka Raukawa-Tait takes Te Arawa sash
Merepeka Raukawa-Tait loved the Miss Rotorua pageant experience
!['I was called a racist c***': Te Pāti Māori wrongfully targeted over Labour policy](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
'I was called a racist c***': Te Pāti Māori wrongfully targeted over Labour policy
Te Pāti Māori say the number of threats against them has risen in last six months.
![Top cop: Māori have to work together to sort gang problems and crime](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Top cop: Māori have to work together to sort gang problems and crime
Police Deputy Commissioner Wally Haumaha believes iwi, hapū and whānau hold the key.
!['Bloody shock': Māori leader pursues German artist who stole his tā moko image](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
'Bloody shock': Māori leader pursues German artist who stole his tā moko image
The altered photo is selling on Etsy for thousands of euros.
![Bowel cancer is no joke says Kiwi entertainer and funny man](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Bowel cancer is no joke says Kiwi entertainer and funny man
Howie Morrison Junior's plea to Māori and Pacific whānau to get checked.