As a progressive mayor Tory Whanau has had to deal with the "old guard" resistant to change, the outgoing Wellington mayor says. Whanau announced this week she will not stand again for the ...

Wyatt Dlouhy Iowa Forward Samantha Tawharu moves the ball during the Iowa Women’s Soccer game versus Northwestern at the Hawkeye Soccer Complex in Iowa City on Sunday, September 29, 2019. The Wildcats ...

Whanau plans to run for the council’s Māori ward, focusing on social housing and cycleways. She highlighted the challenges faced by wāhine Māori in politics, emphasising the need for policy ...

Forward Samantha Tawharu prepares to rush the ball during the women’s soccer game against Nebraska at the Iowa Soccer Complex on Thursday, Oct. 3, 2019. The Hawkeyes defeated the Cornhuskers 1-0.

Wellington mayor Tory Whanau has announced she is no longer running for a second term, a move which took one of her biggest would-be opponents by surprise. Whanau, who won the mayoralty in 2022 as ...

Wellington Mayor Tory Whanau has decided not to seek a second term.

Iowa's Samantha Tawharu (left) tangles with Ohio State's Marike Mousset as they battle for the ball during the first half of their Big Ten Conference women's soccer match at the University of Iowa ...

The National Surfing Championships held at Piha last week were another triumph for the talented Tawharu siblings. While Raglan's Billy Stairmand rightly ...

A major city mayor has admitted to having a drinking problem after new footage of her appearing to be drunk circulated online. Tory Whanau, the mayor of New Zealand 's capital Wellington, made ...

Wellington Mayor Tory Whanau says she was “tipsy” when she skipped the bill at a popular restaurant but has no regrets for supporting local hospitality. In ...

Confusion reigned in the Beehive Theatrette today as reporters grappled with funding for the Government’s flagship Whanau Ora programme. Prime Minister John Key and Whanau Ora Minister Tariana ...