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Hapū hails housing ban on Onoke Pā
A Whangārei hapū is describing an Environment Court decision to quash consents for a housing development on significant land as "the best Christmas present ever".
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Moana Maniapoto on the sound of the 80s to world-class journalism
9:58 am todayFrom being the headline to creating them, Moana Maniapoto has walked a rather rocky road of swinging between both sides of the media.
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Whangārei hapū wins appeal against subdivision
23 Dec 2024The judges who threw out a consent for a Whangārei subdivision say it is one of the clearest cases they have ever seen of a site that should not be developed…
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Z Energy renames stations with 'correct' kupu
23 Dec 2024"This is not about ticking a box per se, this is about a bigger sort of commitment that we have to te reo Māori."
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Signs of the hīkoi: More than just 'words on cardboard'
22 Dec 2024The placards seen at the Hīkoi mō Te Tiriti conveyed "huge kōrero with immediacy", expert says: "People know the power of the word."
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Mongrel Mob member's rēwana bread helping feed hungry whānau
21 Dec 2024Support from the community will see 20 loaves of Vonz Kaukau's bread added to an Upper Hutt foodbank ahead of Christmas.
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PM skipping Waitangi 'good first step' - hīkoi organiser
"There's no point in speaking to ears that will not listen to, minds that will not change," Eru Kapa-Kingi says.
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Treaty law submission help honed for future Bills
22 Dec 2024Sessions to help Taranaki whānau have their say on the Treaty bill moving through Parliament are being fine-tuned to help address future legislation affecting Māori rights and interests.
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Govt ends bowel cancer screening programme for Māori and Pacific
20 Dec 2024Health leaders say the move is shocking, given the high bowel cancer death rates among Māori and Pacific communities.
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Moves to prevent misappropriation of Māori and indigenous design
13 Dec 2024Analysis - It has long been a problem but two new treaties address some interests of Indigenous peoples, Jessica C Lai writes.
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Behind the Banner: Inside the hīkoi mō te Tiriti
23 Nov 2024Over nine days, rangatahi and veterans of past hīkoi walked shoulder-to-shoulder to take their message to Parliament. Ella Stewart and Cole Eastham-Farrelly were there.
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Minister rejects bid to change Petone's name to Pito One
19 Dec 2024Chris Penk has said no to the change after it received backing from the council and local iwi.
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Māori asthma hospitalisation rates fall
18 Dec 2024Asthma hospitalisations among Māori have decreased, according to a new study, but experts warn there is still a long way to go.
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Te Mātāwai head Poia Rewi steps down from role
18 Dec 2024Poia Rewi is stepping down as the tumu whakarae of Te Mātāwai, the group dedicated to te reo Māori revitalisation by iwi and whānau Māori.
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$36k raise for sick Māori ward councillor
19 Dec 2024Māori ward councillor Mikaere Sydney has been in hospital since July.
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New housing development in Wairoa welcomes its first tenants just before Christmas
17 Dec 2024The Kitchener St development will feature 30 larger whānau homes and 13 transportable kaumātua-sized homes.
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The tikanga dos and don'ts of pounamu
16 Dec 2024Want to gift someone pounamu - or buy it for yourself? Here's what master carvers and other kaitiaki would like you to know.
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Whānau's quest for answers in mum's unsolved murder
20 Dec 2024"We feel like they have been holding back on information," farmer Joanna Sione-Lauaki's daughter says. "Mum was in the wrong place at the wrong time and someone took advantage of that." Audio
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'It's empowering': Expanded foodbank manages to find recipe for survival
19 Dec 2024"Because we are iwi led we are more connected and that's where our strength comes from," a manager says. Audio
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Luxon should have accepted Waitangi challenge - trust chair
20 Dec 2024"As heated as it may get, we have to keep up those conversations and not stop talking with each other," Pita Tipene told Morning Report. Audio
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'Mind-blowing' amounts of stolen pounamu recovered in drug raids
19 Dec 2024Stolen pounamu ranks as the commodity second most traded for drugs, after cash, according to a hapū.
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Māori All Blacks kaumātua Luke Crawford dies
16 Dec 2024He dedicated his life to serving his people through his police work, and was Kaihautū Māori of the entire New Zealand Rugby organisation.
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Cultural star compass on Mt Maunganui vandalised
13 Dec 2024Tauranga mayor Mahé Drysdale says it is a "despicable and disrespectful act". Audio
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Buttabean's kaupapa Māori approach to reducing reoffending
13 Dec 2024Former heavyweight boxer and founder of Buttabean Motivation (BBM), Dave Letele, is bringing his kaupapa of hope and transformation to young people in custody.
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Ngāti Toa purchases 80 hectares of school land in Hutt Valley
13 Dec 2024The acquisition is part of the iwi's Deferred Selection Properties arrangement, a strategic investment tool for both cultural and economic reclamation.
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Whooping cough campaign a success, says Health NZ director
18 Dec 2024"We've seen (vaccinations) increase from about a 1000 per week to 2000 per week." Audio
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Rare pounamu to be sold publicly for the first time
18 Dec 2024The sale marks a "momentous moment" for West Coast hapū Ngāti Māhaki.
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Waitangi Day: 'Why would the prime minister not come?'
18 Dec 2024The Waitangi National Trust chair hopes Christopher Luxon makes his way to the Treaty grounds for the annual commemorations.
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