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Friday, August 15, 2025
Volume 16 . Issue 72
Hutia te rito o te harakeke. Kei hea te komako e ko?
Ki mai nei ki ahau. He aha te mea nui ki tenei ao?
Maku e ki atu. He tangata, he tangata, he tangata.
If you were to pluck out the centre of the flax bush, where would the bellbird sing?
If you were to ask me "What is the most important thing in the world?"
I would reply, "That it is people, people, people."
(Traditional Maori proverb)
This is how the philosophy of Indian Weekender can be summed up. In celebrating our people, The Indian Weekender remains in the service of the community every week of the year. We face our challenges head on, we climb over the walls and mountains in our way, we take the obstacles head on, but we carry on. As we approach our sixth anniversary we prepare for the biggest celebration of the year – The Indian Weekender Hall of Fame.
This year, in its third year, the Hall of Fame honours not one but three people. Our most prestigious award the Hall of Fame, honours that one Kiwi of Indian origin that through their own achievements have contributed immensely to the community. Achievements that make them a legend in their field and we proudly induct them to the Hall Of Fame, immortalizing their achievements for eternity.
In continuing to celebrate our people,this year we proudly present two new awards – The Kiwi Indian Young Achiever of the year and The Kiwi Indian Unsung Hero of the year. As the names suggest the former is for those young people (16 to 35 years) who have made significant achievements in their chosen fields. The latter celebrates those heroes amongst us that tower over us by doing what they do making a difference to the lives of numerous people without want of name or fame. People who give their time, money and effort selflessly.
We invite the community to participate in our celebrations. Nominate your favourite people to the categories you think they fit. The nomination form is available online at http://bit.do/iwk-hof-2015
Visit www.halloffame.nz or www.iwk.co.nz for more details.
Hutia te rito o te harakeke. Kei hea te komako e ko? Ki mai nei ki ahau. He aha te mea nui ki tenei ao? Maku e ki atu. He tangata, he tangata, he tangata.
If you were to pluck out the centre of the flax bush, where would the bellbird sing? If you were to ask me "What is the most important...
Hutia te rito o te harakeke. Kei hea te komako e ko?
Ki mai nei ki ahau. He aha te mea nui ki tenei ao?
Maku e ki atu. He tangata, he tangata, he tangata.
If you were to pluck out the centre of the flax bush, where would the bellbird sing?
If you were to ask me "What is the most important thing in the world?"
I would reply, "That it is people, people, people."
(Traditional Maori proverb)
This is how the philosophy of Indian Weekender can be summed up. In celebrating our people, The Indian Weekender remains in the service of the community every week of the year. We face our challenges head on, we climb over the walls and mountains in our way, we take the obstacles head on, but we carry on. As we approach our sixth anniversary we prepare for the biggest celebration of the year – The Indian Weekender Hall of Fame.
This year, in its third year, the Hall of Fame honours not one but three people. Our most prestigious award the Hall of Fame, honours that one Kiwi of Indian origin that through their own achievements have contributed immensely to the community. Achievements that make them a legend in their field and we proudly induct them to the Hall Of Fame, immortalizing their achievements for eternity.
In continuing to celebrate our people,this year we proudly present two new awards – The Kiwi Indian Young Achiever of the year and The Kiwi Indian Unsung Hero of the year. As the names suggest the former is for those young people (16 to 35 years) who have made significant achievements in their chosen fields. The latter celebrates those heroes amongst us that tower over us by doing what they do making a difference to the lives of numerous people without want of name or fame. People who give their time, money and effort selflessly.
We invite the community to participate in our celebrations. Nominate your favourite people to the categories you think they fit. The nomination form is available online at http://bit.do/iwk-hof-2015
Visit www.halloffame.nz or www.iwk.co.nz for more details.
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