E-Panui August 2010                                                                                  E-P# 27

Mana Magazine
August - September 2010 Issue 95

Tena ano koutou

All White Winston Reid shot to fame with his last-gasp goal against Slovakia in the 2010 FIFA World Cup. But who is this young Maori footballer who grew up in Denmark? Derek Fox tells the Winston Reid story. And former footballer Derek Royal looks at how more young Maori are turning to football – a far cry from the days when his was the only brown face in a sea of white playing the round ball game.

 

We haven't forgotten the fantastic performance of the Maori All Blacks and their three out of three wins either! We celebrate the centenary of Maori rugby with the offer of a souvenir Maori All Black jersey to give away!

 

 

 

On a sad note we farewell the 'Queen of indigenous filmmaking' Merata Mita, with a tribute from her colleague and friend Bird Runningwater of the US Sundance Film Institute. He writes of Merata's strong influence on a new generation of indigenous filmmakers from around the world.

Have reports of cannibalism been greatly exaggerated? And what is the real effect on Maori of keeping the cannibal 'jokes' alive as Prime Minister John Key did recently? In a thought-provoking article on the origins of cannibalism we present a line of argument that may surprise!

 

 

Bubbly Billie Brown lives the life of any busy seven-year-old. But Billie also lives with Type 1 diabetes. Her dad tells how the whanau has altered its lifestyle to make sure that Billie can live as normally as possible with this life-threatening condition.

 

 

 

Another Billy – fishing guru Bill Hohepa – reveals the story of his tough upbringing and the people who have influenced him along the way to a successful life and business.

Beauty is the business of makeup entrepreneur Phoenix Renata. She's aiming to make it big in the highly competitive world of cosmetics. Read her story and her hints for staying even more beautiful!

 

 

Our spring issue of Mana - New Zealand's leading Maori current affairs, lifestyle and heritage magazine - is chock full of reading for all the whanau!