Tangatawhenua.com

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TangataWhenua.com is an indigenous, Māori-run and Māori-operated online news and information Limited Liability Company based in Wellington, Aotearoa New Zealand. It is the only web-based media company of its kind in the world (Tu Mai 2006). It was founded in 2002 by Potaua & Nikolasa Biasiny-Tule while students at Waikato University. The fortnightly web-based newsletter was developed during a time when there were no Māori-focused newsletters of this type. The newsletter's content provides relevant news, information and events targeted at a predominantly Māori audience.

An initial run of three brief text-based newsletters, called RANGIKAINGA, was produced in the summer of 2002, the response to which was significant. At the end of the first year the company had a subscriber base of over 1400. The company was incorporated in 2003 and soon after the domain name TangataWhenua.com was officially registered. There are currently over 2500 subscribers.

In 2005, RANGIKAINGA received a commendation from the Human Rights Commission of New Zealand for its positive contribution to race relations (Human Rights Commission 2005). In 2006, RANGIKAINGA received an International Standard Serial Number (ISSN) by the National Library of New Zealand - Te Puna Matauranga o Aotearoa (New Zealand National Bibliography 2006), confirming its place as a periodic serial.

The word Tangata Whenua means "People of the Land" and refers to indigenous Māori of Aotearoa New Zealand.