Coming up on Te Karere... Porirua City has elected its first Maori mayor. An inquiry into homelessness shows the problem's costing us up to a quarter of a billion dollars a year. And this Australian X Factor contestant from Te Waimana who is taking social media by storm. 10 October 2016 Due to the live nature of Te Karere, some segments will not be subtitled. Tena koutou katoa, and welcome to Te Karere. After 50 years of becoming a city, Porirua has elected its first Maori mayor. He's Ngati Whatua man Mike Tana. And reporter Eruera Rerekura also spoke to another trailblazer from the region - Paul Eagle who's Wellington's first Maori deputy mayor. For this new mayor he's hit the ground running. And in addition to that he's proud of his Maori heritage. And it's not as though he's a stranger to politics. He's also been acknowledged by Wellington's new deputy mayor. An important aspect for these two men is working closely with the iwi from this area. In the Wairarapa area, Maori faces aren't a new thing on their councils. Paora Ammunson has been elected as a councillor. We've been fortunate in years go by where we've had a lot of Maori faces on board the council and even being MPs for Wairarapa. However, if there's one thing all three men can agree on and that's updating the way people can vote. In the end, although he's won the mayoralty, he has a humble heart. Eruera Rerekura, Te Karere. Staying with local body election results - in the fight for the Rotorua Lakes Council - Hobson's Pledge member and outspoken opponent of the Te Arawa partnership model Mike McVicker was ousted last night as the final count for the preliminary votes came in. The result was welcomed by the three Te Arawa councillors who were among the top four highest polling candidates. Roihana Nuri with the latest. At only 24-years-old she's returning to the Rotorua Lakes Council for a second term. The Ngati Whakaue youngster was the top polling candidate in the race for one of ten councillor jobs. Also returning to council after his 14th successful local body campaign is the stalwart of the lakes council. Tapsell wasn't far off receiving 10,000 votes, imagine if she stood as mayor she would have won by 600 votes. Anyway, Merepeka Raukawa-Tait of Ngati Rangitihi came in third, with Ngati Rangiwewehi's Trevor Maxwell fourth. Raukawa-Tait is talking about the opponents to the council's Te Arawa Partnership Model like Hobson's Pledge member Mike McVicker who was last night voted out of the council. So what plans does the council have for the community? Now the results are in it's time to focus on the job ahead for Rotorua. Roihana Nuri, Te Karere. Homelessness is costing NZ $250m a year. That's a key finding from a cross party inquiry that timed the release of its report for World Homelessness Day. It's made a raft of recommendations to the government, but as Irena Smith reports, the big challenge will be getting ministers to accept the advice. He's the spokesperson for the homeless. Huri Dennis talks about what he saw when Te Puea Marae was opened to many whanau who were homeless. There is no person better qualified than him in endorsing the recommendations from the inquiry into homelessness which is affecting countless whanau. Labour Green and Maori Party MPs all say the Government need to increase the number of state houses, and to do more to support those who are homeless as well as making a national strategy to help solve the issue. However, the Maori Party has to convince their partners, National, to do more. While this report has raised more awareness of how bad this issue is, it remains to be seen whether or not ambitions to address the problem will translate into programmes that will improve the welfare of the homeless. Irena Smith, Te Karere. A big event in Auckland was held in Auckland for World Homelessness Day. Among the crowd, Hania Douglas met a man who has experienced the lows of homeless but managed to find a way out. Rain or shine, the show must go on. That's the reality for the homeless. This is Hare Wihongi. He was once homeless, but he's been given a second chance. I lived on the streets when I lived in Christchurch. I came back to Auckland, and now I live in a nice house. But not everyone is so lucky. Organisers say homelessness is particularly rampant in big cities. Statistics say over 40,000 are living rough on NZ streets. The question being asked today is what the government doing helping? The challenge is set. Time will tell whether anything comes of the new report, or whether it'll be washed away in the rain. Hania Douglas, Te Karere. After the break, It's the urban Maori version of Pa Wars. Hundreds attended the annual Iwi-of-Origin multi sports event in Auckland yesterday. As Tamati Rimene-Sproat reports, despite the inclement weather, organisers say it's been the most successful event they've held ever. A clash of heads, a greeting of noses also. Despite coming from the four corners of NZ, we have stuck to the real concept of this competition that is to connect, but we are also here to win. Hundreds of people who live in Auckland have come to play a variety of different sports but the main purpose for sure is to reconnect or connect. This is the eighth year of Iwi of Origin and the biggest one yet. Hundreds and thousands turned up to Papakura in South Auckland to represent their tribe, family and marae, and organizers believe it is only going to get bigger and better in the years to come. If you are able to get home for it, go for it. But for us, if you can't that's fine, come here. Some people can't get back home for Pa Wars, so for us Auckland dwellers, this is a special event. We also want to add traditional games and sports in the years to come. It's a special occasion for the crew who represented Pawarenga Marae, they carried the pride of the Hokianga. According to them, if it wasn t for events like this, some who live in the city could lose touch with their own Maori identity Most of us live in the city, so this is our chance to represent and reconnect with our iwi here in the city. The event will be held again next year, to allow for people from the four corners of New Zealand to come together and reconnect on the playing field. TAMATI RIMENE-SPROAT, TE KARERE. Tumamao Harawira is here to talk sports ahead of the weekend. We're unable to provide subtitles. After the break; This Australian XFactor contestant from Te Waimana is taking social media by storm. And we have the weather. To the weather now. For weather, see tvnz.co.nz. While Australian XFactor's latest star, Trojahn Tuna is yet to hit New Zealand's television screens, his spell casting audition and impression on rap artist and judge Iggy Azalea has already gone viral on social media. Te Karere spoke with the man who grew up in rural Waimana. It seems as though Iggy Azalea isn't about to forget this descendant from Te Urewera. Although Trojahn Tuna says he was taken aback by the comments, he admits singing on stage for him, is something that comes natural. First auditions for XFactor Australia are currently screening in Australia. Iggy, Australian Idol former winner Guy Sebastian and American Idol runner up Adam Lambert had the pleasure to provide Mr Tuna his first bit of feedback for the show. Besides singing, Trojahn is a tattoo artist based in Adelaide and although he was tight lipped about his journey amongst the competition thus far, no doubt we're expected to hear more from the Tuhoe voice on the XFactor scene. Harata Brown, Te Karere. That's all we have for today. Turou Hawaiki. Captions were made possible with funding from Te Mangai Paho. Copyright TVNZ 2016.