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Story: Māori newspapers and magazines – ngā niupepa me ngā moheni

Timeline of Māori magazines

  • Te Ao Hou (the new world), 1952–75

  • Te Kaea (the leader), 1979–81

  • Tu Tangata (stand tall), 1981–87

  • Nga Kauwae, 1990-1991

  • Iwi Express, 1990-1991

  • Kahungunu, 1991–95

  • Kia Hiwa Ra (be alert), 1991–98

  • Pu Kaea (the trumpet)

     , 1992–95; 2006–

  • Toi Te Kupu (maintain the language), 1993–

  • Mana (pride), 1993–

  • Turanganui a Kiwa. Pipiwharauroa (Tūranganui-a-Kiwa. The bellbird), 1994–97

  • Te Karaka (the call), 1995–

  • Kōkiri Paetae (pursue achievement), 1996–2006

  • He Muka (a strand), 1998–

  • Tu Mai (stand forth), 1999–2010, 2010–

This timeline shows Māori magazines (in both English and te reo Māori) that were published from the middle of the 20th century through to the early 2000s.  All these publications, some national, some local, some tribal, provide insight into the Māori communities which they portrayed.

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Jane McRae, Māori newspapers and magazines – ngā niupepa me ngā moheni – Māori magazines, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/diagram/42419/timeline-of-maori-magazines (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by Jane McRae, published 26 August 2013.