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Building future leaders in small Taranaki town
Meet the rōpū empowering rangatahi to reach their potential.
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New report highlights dramatic growth in Māori economy
11 Mar 2025Māori contributions to the economy have far surpassed the projected goal of '$100 billion by 2030,' a new report has revealed.
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Bowel cancer screening changes 'driven by ideology, not facts'
10 Mar 2025The government is being accused of sacrificing peoples' lives for ideology by delaying bowel cancer screening for Māori and Pacific people from 50 to 58. Audio
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A 'destruction of Whānau Ora by stealth' - providers
10 Mar 2025A change in direction at Whānau Ora has drawn the ire of agencies, which are set to lose their long-held positions as commissioning bodies and say up to 1000…
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HOKA shoes uses a Māori name. Why don't they say so?
11:03 am todayOne of the world's hottest sneaker brands, rarely attributes its name to Māori - but it used to.
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Kapa haka leaders at top of the South Island confident region is ready to host Te Matatini
10 Mar 2025Speculation has been rife that the Nelson-Marlborough region could miss out on its confirmed host status due to concerns over infrastructure and accommodation.
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Watch: Te reo Māori Shrek trailer released
8 Mar 2025Shrek - Kātahi te Korokē will premiere at the Māoriland Film Festival in Ōtaki on 27 March. Video
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Prebble's resignation leaves 'sour taste' in lawyer's mouth
5 Mar 2025A prominent Treaty lawyer is questioning whether Richard Prebble's resignation from the Waitangi Tribunal was a ploy for media attention.
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'Filth ecological disaster': anti-sand mining petition makes it to parliament.
5 Mar 2025A petition of 14,000 signatures in opposition to sand mining at Te Ākau Bream Bay has been handed to Greens MP Hūhana Lyndon.
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Māori visionaries praised at Te Matatini
6 Mar 2025Tributes paid to the founders of Parihaka Pā, the Pai Mārire movement and Rātana Church.
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Te Matatini: Opening a window into te ao Māori
4 Mar 2025Te Matatini o Te Kāhui Maunga brought thousands of visitors to Taranaki, injecting millions of dollars into the province in the process, and opening a window into te ao Māori. Audio
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Gene technology changes: What you need to know
8 Mar 2025Explainer - The current GMO regime is out of date, experts agree. But proposed changes sideline Māori, some say. Audio
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'You are in your rights to ask why' - Woman stopped from leaving supermarket speaks out
7 Mar 2025Under tax legislation introduced in 2023, businesses must collect customer details for purchases over $1000 but staff at Pak'n Save Whanganui failed to explain that to Taysha Puohotaua Williams.
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Labour rules out electorate deal with Te Pāti Māori - Māori Queen says 'good luck'
7 Mar 2025But Willie Jackson admits one contest is posing a problem: who should take on Te Pāti Māori's Hana-Rāwhiti Maipi-Clarke?
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'Deeply disappointing': Experts on why cancer screening changes are a concern
7 Mar 2025Cancelling a plan to lower the age for Māori has been described as "institutionalised racism", though some experts say the move overall will save lives.
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Renaming of Te Arawhiti, Office for Māori-Crown reflects smaller role
6 Mar 2025The new name "reflects the significant changes in our responsibilities", its interim chief executive says.
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Next Te Matatini venue in doubt as festival grows to record size
3 Mar 2025The chief executive of the largest kapa haka festival in the world, says organisers will need to rethink where the competition is hosted.
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Why so many groups used the drum at this year's Te Matatini
2 Mar 2025The drum has a special meaning to the people of Taranaki that many groups have paid tribute to this week.
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What kai was flavour of the week at Te Matatini?
2 Mar 2025While aihi kirīmi, pāua, and hāngī have sold like the clappers at this year's Te Matatini, other stalls not so much.
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Te Kapa Haka o Ngāti Whakaue have won the title of Toa Whakaihuwaka
1 Mar 2025The rōpū from the Te Arawa region have been crowned champions for the first time.
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'I almost wept with excitement and with joy': Witi Ihimaera
4 Mar 2025A scheme to foster talented young Māori writers is a "mighty mentor programme," Witi Ihimaera says. Audio
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Father son duo makes ancient waka discovery
4 Mar 2025Buried in the sand and floating down the river, pieces of an ancient waka have been found, but their origin and age remains a mystery.
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What whānau are wearing to Te Matatini
1 Mar 2025Whether it's Māori business merch flying off the shelves, custom pounamu, or handcrafted pēke (bags) to carry all the necessities - every fit has a story.
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Haka a form of 'political expression', Waititi says
28 Feb 2025"Māori are very political people," Rawiri Waititi who performed at Te Matatini with new group Te Taumata o Apanui, said.
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Meet the Anderson whānau chipping in to Te Matatini
1 Mar 2025Theodore Anderson would normally be scaffolding, but he is now carting kaumātua up and down the steep Bowl of Brooklands hills from dawn to dusk.
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Te Matatini set to reveal top 12 kapa haka groups
28 Feb 2025A feeling of anticipation has gripped Pukekura/Bowl of Brooklands in New Plymout.
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Te Matatini final day begins in style
1 Mar 2025Hundreds of spectators were so keen for the they started lining up at 3am, four hours before the gates opened.
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Die-hard Haka fans line up hours before performance
28 Feb 2025Numbers at Te Matatini have been building up over the week, and will crescendo for a sold out finals on Saturday.
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