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Hastings hosts Aotearoa's national Māori language festival Toitū te Reo
Thousands of te reo learners will take part in the festival which is described as a two-day "celebration, inspiration, education, and activation of the language and culture". Audio
Human rights complaint filed over treatment of Māori
The 42 page complaint was submitted to the United Nations by a Māori health leader.
Iwi petition against removal of Treaty of Waitangi requirement in schools
Education Minister Erica Stanford said the Treaty was the Crown's responsibility, not schools'.
Māori Language Awards: 'Me raupā aku ringa kia ao aku wawata'
A quiet trailblazer, a beloved kōhanga reo nanny and the translators behind the bilingual Olympic sporting glossary are among those recognised at Ngā Tohu Reo Māori 2025.
Crown breached Treaty principles with te reo policies - Waitangi Tribunal
The Tauranga iwi that brought the claim against the government says the fight for te reo Māori is not over yet.
Crown apologises for leaving iwi 'virtually landless'
Around 500 iwi members travelled to Parliament to witness the third reading of the Ngāti Pāoa Claims Settlement Bill.
Freshwater allocation system degrading water quality and shutting Māori out, court hears
A group of Māori landowners taking the government to court over freshwater rights.
Landmark Māori freshwater rights case in court this week
Wai Manawa Whenua is challenging the Crown in the High Court, saying decades of inaction have failed to protect Aotearoa's waterways.
Generations celebrate at 25th Te Mana Kuratahi
Sixty-two groups are set to perform at the 25th anniversary of Te Mana Kuratahi, the National Primary Schools Kapa Haka competition.
Māori man seeking citizenship for kids should be granted it, Waitangi Tribunal finds
The Citizenship Act 1977 limits citizenship by descent to one generation, something the tribunal says should change.
Iwi leaders unveil AI safeguards to protect Māori data
The framework introduces safeguards to prevent harm, including regular monitoring, accountability and transparent algorithm use.
Unions and Māori come together for Rā Whakamana
The mobilisation coincided with the 190th anniversary of He Whakaputanga o te Rangatiratanga o Nu Tireni (the Declaration of Independence of the United Tribes of New Zealand) and the first Labour Day…
One of New Zealand's founding documents celebrates 190 years
He Whakaputanga o Te Rangatiratanga o Nu Tireni, usually translated as the Declaration of Independence of New Zealand, was signed at Waitangi on October 28th 1835.
Final results confirm axeing of more than half of Māori wards
Twenty-four of the 42 councils that were required to hold a referendum voted to remove them.
Rocky landings, anxiety and queues as Wellington winds cancel flights
Passengers described "gripping their seats" through rocky landings in the capital on Tuesday morning.
'When we first set up you'd be lucky to have one Māori writer published a year'
Author Becky Manawatu has taken out the top prize at the 2025 Pikihuia Awards for her novel Kataraina.
The 21-year-old rangatahi who won a council seat
Keshaan Te Waaka will sit on the Tararua District Council for the next three years and is already looking ahead.
Kupu Māori Writers Festival returns for 2025
The line-up of speakers at the festival includes Patricia Grace, J. P. Pomare, Monty Soutar and Hinemoa Elder among many others.
'Essential integrity': Bolger believed in doing 'the right thing' by Māori
Jim Bolger often stood up to his own team when overseeing the fractious process that led to a Treaty settlement, a Ngāi Tahu leader says. Audio
NZer of the Year calls for free cervical cancer screening for all
Currently, the National Cervical Screening Programme, which includes self-testing, is the only national screening programme that is not free for all New Zealanders.
'We really need Māori wards to ensure representation'
Two dozen districts have voted to scrap their Māori wards, while 18 voted to keep them.
Waitangi Tribunal's half-century: 'How can you provide a place for both peoples?'
A former chair says the country has seen a 'seismic' cultural shift over the tribunal's 50 years. Audio
Māori Ward councillors campaigning hard to retain Māori wards
Nelson's incumbent Māori Ward councillor Kahu Paki Paki said despite running unopposed, this election has "been harder than you could probably ever imagine".
The City to Sea Bridge and legacy of architect Rewi Thompson
The fate of the bridge described as a turning point for Māori architecture has swung back and forth over the past few months. Audio
Te Papa showcases moko kanohi or facial tattooing in action
A group of tā moko artists have studied over 200 toi moko, or Māori ancestral heads with the hope of identifying their iwi and eventually returning them home.
