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'Very bad day for race relations' - former Attorney-General
Chris Finlayson is criticising the government's move to push on with controversial marine and coastal rights legislation.
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'Very dangerous': Waipiro marina fast-tracked
7:58 am todayIwi and boatie groups are united in their opposition of a commercial marina for 200-250 recreational boating vessels with 14 superyachts in Bay of Islands.
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Proposed NCEA replacement 'Eurocentric' approach to education
5 Aug 2025The proposed NCEA replacement is a monocultural, Eurocentric approach to education, says Rawiri Wright.
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University building AI Māori pronunciation tool
5 Aug 2025Auckland University is building a new AI tool that will give te reo Māori learners real time, personalised feedback on their pronunciation. Audio
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Iwi disappointed council deferring Taupō water management agreement
3 Aug 2025Taupō mayor David Trewavas said he was all for the agreement, but felt the community had not been taken along with the process.
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Māori see highest increase in life expectancy - Stats NZ
1 Aug 2025Despite Māori having the lowest life expectancy at birth, there has been a 3.1 year increase from the 2005-2007 to 2022-2024 periods, taking it to 75.8 years
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Tolaga Bay marae 'preparing people's minds' for moving their wharenui
1 Aug 2025The whānau of Hinemaurea were thinking of relocating to safer ground before Cyclone Gabrielle. Audio
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Auckland's tourism sector embraces Māori and Pasifika culture
It's hoped the move will help the city build a more distinct international brand. Audio
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Taupō council defers debate over draft water management agreement with iwi
31 Jul 2025The Taupō District Council has voted to defer consideration of the agreement with local iwi Ngāti Tūwharetoa until after the next local government elections.
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'It's got a lot of significance spiritually': The managed retreat of marae
31 Jul 2025A major project to relocate five marae in Tairāwhiti is underway, after flooding from Cyclone Gabrielle forced them to move to safer ground. Audio
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Councillors to vote on new joint management agreement with local iwi
31 Jul 2025Councillors will vote on a new joint management agreement of Lake Taupō and the Upper Waikato River with local iwi Ngāti Tūwharetoa today. Audio
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'System's obviously flawed' - Ngarewa-Packer on Electoral Commission's processes
30 Jul 2025Te Pāti Māori says it's heard hundreds of complaints about people's details being altered.
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Wāhine toa pave the way for future kaikaranga
30 Jul 2025They have carried the first voice on the marae for decades, now these kuia are passing their knowledge to the next generation.
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Study finds whānau businesses offer path to economic success for Māori
29 Jul 2025A new study has found that whānau-led businesses could be one of the most immediate ways to improve livelihoods within Māori communities.
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More needed for rural Māori looking after whānau with dementia
29 Jul 2025Too many are caring for loved ones with dementia - or mate wareware - without support, diagnosis or the information they need, according to two leading brain researchers. Audio
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Wāhine Māori reconnect to taonga of karanga in Ōtautahi
29 Jul 2025Wāhine were given a deeper understanding of their place within te ao Māori, a wānanga leader says.
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'Keep our Māori wards' campaign kicks off with security caution
29 Jul 2025A bid to retain Māori representation at Taranaki council tables kicked off on the weekend with a call for whānau-level pushback against what campaigners say is deliberate disinformation.
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'It'll be the talk of the town' - Tākaka home proposed for ancient waka
29 Jul 2025It's been 13 years since the 700-year-old Anaweka waka was found on Golden Bay's west coast by a family on a picnic.
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Te Pāti Māori announces Ikaroa-Rāwhiti candidate
28 Jul 2025It's the one Māori seat currently held by Labour, and the announcement comes during a by-election for another seat Labour is also contesting.
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Bay of Islands hapū achieve Ngāpuhi-first Treaty of Waitangi milestone
28 Jul 2025The Trust has received its Crown Deed of Mandate recognition.
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Thousands of Māori, Moriori items may be in overseas museums and universities
26 Jul 2025One museum alone holds over 2500 Māori taonga.
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Floating marae among designs showcased at science fair
25 Jul 2025The marae, built on a platform, would be able to rise above floodwaters and provide people with what would be needed for survival.
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Ngāti Porou CEO resigns after four years
25 Jul 2025George Reedy played a key role in expanding health and social services in Te Tairāwhiti.
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New whare grounded in te ao Māori offers healing and hope for young parents
23 Jul 2025Young māmā say spaces grounded in te ao Māori have helped them reconnect to their Māoritanga and become better parents because of it. Surrounded by karakia, waiata and kai, whānau...
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'My angel in high-vis'
26 Jul 2025Murdoch Ngahau was an 11-year-old runaway when a Māori warden pulled up in a yellow van. Here he is writing to the woman who stopped and saved him.
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Former Black Fern left to fundraise for survival after shock cancer diagnosis
25 Jul 2025She was a fit and strong wāhine Māori hailing from Ngāpuhi and Ngāti Kahungunu, she's won two world cups in the Black Jersey and is still dedicated to the game, but her diagnosis has left her stricken… Audio
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Small-town kōtiro chasing volleyball dreams in Canada
Jada Jelinek shares what it takes to make the under-18 Aotearoa Māori volleyball team.
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Marae calls for speed limit reversal after deadly crash
24 Jul 2025"There have been so many accidents, so many casualties along that stretch of road, " locals say.
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