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Kurahaupō waka goes on display at Masterton's Aratoi Museum
The waka, which was built and launched to celebrate 150 years of the Treaty of Waitangi in 1990, is bringing together the descendants of those who rode the first waka to Aotearoa.
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Māori advocates say 'mean-spirited' move-on orders will cause more harm
6 Mar 2026Advocates say you can't enforce your way out of homelessness.
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Moriori accuses Crown of not being neutral on issues over Chatham Islands
5 Mar 2026The Moriori Imi Settlement Trust is seeking a declaration of whether it would be unlawful for the Crown to enter into a settlement with Ngāti Mutunga that…
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Ruapuke Island Marine Title recognised again despite stricter rules
5 Mar 2026The High Court found the group met the revised legal tests introduced by the Marine and Coastal Area (Takutai Moana) Amendment Act.
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Government moves to strip Māori Land Court powers over PGSEs
4 Mar 2026A group of Tūhoe kaumatua say the plans will deny Māori access to justice and accountability.
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Wairarapa welcomes the world to the World Shearing Champs
4 Mar 2026It's the Olympics in the shearing world, one contestant says.
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Softball legend Marty Grant inducted into World Hall of Fame
3 Mar 2026Marty Grant says the honour is less about his own success and more about the teammates, coaches and whānau who helped build that legacy.
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Wāhine Māori recognised for cancer research
2 Mar 2026Three emerging Māori researchers leading innovative projects to improve cancer outcomes for whānau Māori will receive this year's Māori Cancer Researcher Award.
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Māori wāhine over represented in criminal justice system, data finds
27 Feb 2026Ministry of Justice factsheet found while wāhine Māori made up 15 percent of people in New Zealand they made up 44 percent of all women who were proceeded against by police.
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Marlborough iwi takes over managing historic coastal site
27 Feb 2026Te Pokohiwi o Kupe - or the Boulder Bank Site Historic Reserve - includes the Wairau Bar, where Wairau River meets the sea at Cloudy Bay in Marlborough.
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Hapū seek ocean status to save Taranaki kaimoana
28 Feb 2026Hapū of Taranaki iwi want their interests along the region's western coast officially recognised, so they can continue to protect kaimoana when the current rāhui is no longer legally enforceable.
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How a 'weekend wānanga' kickstarted the Māori art revolution
28 Feb 2026A new RNZ podcast explores the people, places and ideas that have shaped the renaissance of Māori culture.
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Crown settlement with Ngāti Ruapani includes $24m financial redress
26 Feb 2026Ngāti Ruapani mai Waikaremoana and the Crown have signed a Deed of Settlement for historical claims dating back to 1866.
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Study tackles growing dementia concerns among Māori
26 Feb 2026A hui brought whānau together to kōrero about recognising the signs and symptoms of dementia, understanding contributing and protective factors, and exploring ways to slow the progression.
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‘If the stars align, boom!’: Ngā Wairiki-Ngāti Apa bets on green energy
20 Feb 2026Ngā Wairiki-Ngāti Apa is staking its claim in NZ's clean energy future, backing a 280-megawatt green hydrogen and methanol project that could deliver climate gains, generational returns and long-term…
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'Impossible deadline': Union questions shorter consultation for Māori curriculum
But the Ministry of Education says there is enough time for schools and kura to provide feedback.
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'Hurt, disappointment and anger': Iwi speaks out on Moa Point sewage spill
17 Feb 2026Untreated water is still leaking into Wellington's south coast after the Moa Point Treatment Plant flooded a fortnight ago.
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Students step back in time ahead of school's demolition
17 Feb 2026Whanganui's St George's Preparatory School is being deconstructed - piece-by-piece - ahead of being repurposed for a iwi health organisation.
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Iwi welcomes government's two year ban on harvesting rockpools north of Auckland
16 Feb 2026The ban is for all of the Whangaparāoa Peninsula, and further north at Kawau Bay and Ōmaha Bay and will take affect from 12 March. Audio
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'Culture is the winner': All Stars clash proves it's more than just a game
This year's NRL Indigenous All Stars clash against the New Zealand Māori side was a draw but "two proud cultures are walking away winners", the Indigenous men's captain says.
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'It's hard to get healthy kai when you don't have healthy whenua'
14 Feb 2026A new study has linked food insecurity experienced by Māori to the ongoing consequence of colonisation rather than the result of individual choice or lifestyle.
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Urupa trustees have their say in court
13 Feb 2026The trustees opposed Heritage New Zealand Pouhere Taonga's archaeological authority for residential development at Piripai.
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‘Germaori’ claim over Chatham Islands waka rejected by Māori appeal court
15 Feb 2026Catherine Sixtus has claimed her Germanic ancestors should qualify as Māori.
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Reviving the art of Niuean barkcloth: 'I'll hustle for my people'
15 Feb 2026As she explores her Māori-Niuean identity, Auckland artist Cora Allen is helping to bring back the creative practice of hiapo.
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Growing numbers of Pākehā seeking to understand Te Tiriti o Waitangi
13 Feb 2026More Pākehā are enrolling in Treaty education workshops and seeking out information about Te Tiriti o Waitangi, according to long-standing Treaty educators.
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NZ needs to stop seeing smoking as an individual problem, expert says
12 Feb 2026Tobacco control advocate Anaru Waa says getting the country back on track towards its smokefree target will require a policy shift towards whole system change.
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Sea life returns to Maitai Bay, eight years after no-take rāhui declared
11 Feb 2026Annual monitoring since 2017 has shown growing variety, numbers and size of fish - with a seven-fold increase in snapper leading the resurgence. Audio
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Northland leaders want more local involvement at Waitangi
7 Feb 2026Northland Regional Council chairperson Pita Tipene says 'too often people look to Wellington' for leadership.
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