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TangataWhenua.com presents ‘The 21 Most Influential Maori in 2010′
It has been a year of ups and downs for us all and to celebrate and commemorate these moments we have decided to kick off our annual list of ‘The 21 Most Influential Maori in 2010′. This list comes after 12 full months of quiet observation and is a small reflection on people who we at TangataWhenua.com have noticed this year.
Some have worked hard to gain the spotlight; others had the spotlight thrust upon to them due to circumstance, both good and bad. What we have seen with all of then is that they represented Maori, the negatives and positives, while demonstrating to ourselves and to the wider World that our talent is deep and should never be taken for granted.
heheh, guess who's number 1? ....................yep!
1 Stan Walker – Stan is one of the biggest recording stars on both sides of the Tasman in 2010. After winning Australia Idol in 2009, he brought his cool Maori charm and angelic voice to the masses, drawing crowds from everywhere. He is humble as well as gifted and his whanau from Tauranga, Tuhoe and Australia can’t get enough of him. What helped us pick Stan Walker above all else was his ataahua spirit – he looks happy on stage giving his all and equally exudes warmth when signing tshirts for adoring rangatahi or giving hugs to kuia. For us at TangataWhenua.com, Stan was a symbol of pride and self-belief and showed us all that any Maori can give it their all and emerge a winner!
source: http://news.tangatawhenua.com/archives/8773
It has been a year of ups and downs for us all and to celebrate and commemorate these moments we have decided to kick off our annual list of ‘The 21 Most Influential Maori in 2010′. This list comes after 12 full months of quiet observation and is a small reflection on people who we at TangataWhenua.com have noticed this year.
Some have worked hard to gain the spotlight; others had the spotlight thrust upon to them due to circumstance, both good and bad. What we have seen with all of then is that they represented Maori, the negatives and positives, while demonstrating to ourselves and to the wider World that our talent is deep and should never be taken for granted.
heheh, guess who's number 1? ....................yep!
1 Stan Walker – Stan is one of the biggest recording stars on both sides of the Tasman in 2010. After winning Australia Idol in 2009, he brought his cool Maori charm and angelic voice to the masses, drawing crowds from everywhere. He is humble as well as gifted and his whanau from Tauranga, Tuhoe and Australia can’t get enough of him. What helped us pick Stan Walker above all else was his ataahua spirit – he looks happy on stage giving his all and equally exudes warmth when signing tshirts for adoring rangatahi or giving hugs to kuia. For us at TangataWhenua.com, Stan was a symbol of pride and self-belief and showed us all that any Maori can give it their all and emerge a winner!
source: http://news.tangatawhenua.com/archives/8773
