journey from making news to breaking news
“Growing up, one thing that my parents always taught me is to be who you are, not who the world wants you to be.
Read this story in te reo Māori and English here. / Pānuitia tēnei i te reo Māori me te reo Pākehā ki konei.
“I didn’t want to be a kiwifruit picker, I didn’t want to work on the mussel boats or anything, I wanted to be a reporter – and here I am today.”
At just 21 years of age, Te Ao Māori News reporter Muriwai Hei – full name Muriwai Te Miringa Te Marama Hei – speaks with a poise and maturity many don’t develop until later in life.
Link to video and article: Te Ao Māori News reporter Muriwai Hei's journey from making news to breaking news | Stuff.co.nz
