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Te Pāti Māori suspension 'punishment for being unapologetically Māori'
Parliament is due to debate whether to suspend three Te Pāti Māori MPs for a haka during the first reading of the Treaty Principles Bill.
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Celebration on court, censure in the House: Te Pāti Māori MPs' suspension sparks kōrero
20 May 2025While tikanga Māori is being sanctioned in Te Whare Pāremata, te reo Māori is alive and thriving on the netball courts of Tāmaki Makaurau.
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Bringing te reo and the environment together at Te Papa
20 May 2025Kura Reo Taiao, a three-day full immersion course, is giving a Māori voice to the environment.
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Food insecurity in Porirua: 'There's real pressure on our whānau'
19 May 2025There has been a big spike in the number of whānau reaching out for essential supplies, says a marae in Porirua offering foodbank services.
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Tribal place names restored throughout central North Island
19 May 2025Mountains, a lake and scenic reserves are some of the sites that have been renamed.
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NZ's largest te reo Māori only netball event thriving
19 May 2025A kaupapa Māori netball tournament is committed to creating a space where te reo Māori is the norm - on and off the court.
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Waitangi Tribunal military veterans inquiry hearings under way
19 May 2025The second of three Crown hearings this year for the Military Veterans Waitangi Tribunal Kaupapa Inquiry is beginning to hear evidence.
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Māori Queen emotionally gifted whale jawbone
19 May 2025Te Arikinui Kuini Nga wai hono i te po was brought to tears during her first official visit to the top of the South Island.
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Waitangi Tribunal recommends 'immediate halt' of Regulatory Standards Bill
16 May 2025It comes from the Tribunal's interim report into the bill, which follows a one-day urgent hearing early this week.
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Te Pūtahitanga o Te Waipounamu farewells staff
16 May 2025An independent evaluation of the agency's direct social investment model hailed it as an 'outstanding exemplar of an organisation delivering public services that actually work'.
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Parliament passes Ngā Hapū o Ngāti Ranginui Claims Settlement Bill
15 May 2025The Bill apologises for confiscating land and conducting a scorched earth campaign against Tauranga tribes.
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Rare parasitic plant rediscovered near Wellington
19 May 2025Te pua o te Rēinga, or wood rose, was thought to be extinct in the region.
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Te Mātāwai announces new board appointees to lead te reo revitalisation
15 May 2025Kiri Tamihere-Waititi, Penetaui Kleskovic, Kiwa Hammond and Ruakiri Fairhall have been appointed to the board.
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One of NZ's longest-running property disputes is back in court
16 May 2025In the 1830s, the Crown made a promise to Māori in Te Tauihu. The legal battle is still going.
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Standards bill a stealthier version of Treaty bill, say claimants
14 May 2025An urgent hearing into Act's Regulatory Standards Bill say it will diminish the Crown's obligations to the Treaty of Waitangi.
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Councillor adamant Nelson well-placed to host Te Matatini
14 May 2025"It's not good enough to say that Te Tauihu can't host, because how we host is really up to us," Kahu PakiPaki says.
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'People want to connect with people' - Māori tourism leads the way
14 May 2025Māori tourism is on the rise, and operators say the key to its continued success is offering authentic cultural experiences.
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Ngāti Hāua treaty settlement begins trek through Parliament
13 May 2025The Ngāti Hāua Claims Settlement Bill will be introduced to Parliament this week.
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Health inequities for Māori women need to be faced - NZer of the Year
13 May 2025Aotearoa needs to "up its game" when it comes to Māori women's health, according to the New Zealander of the Year.
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'Forgotten their roots': Te Matatini risks alienating regions
13 May 2025The next national kapa haka competition will not be hosted in the Top of the South as planned since 2013.
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Waitangi Tribunal already doing what it's intended to do - Treaty law experts
13 May 2025A government review announced last week the Tribunal will be refocused back to its 'original intent', but Treaty law experts say it's already doing that.
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Te Matatini 2027 won't be held in Nelson, organisers looking for new host
12 May 2025The largest kapa haka competition in the world will not be hosted in Te Tauihu o te Waka-a-Māui / Nelson in 2027.
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'It's in our DNA': Why cultural protocol Welcome to Country is not topic for debate
8 May 2025Welcome to Country is a sacred ceremony practised by the world's oldest continuous cultures- Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples - dating back 65,000 - 70,000 years. An Aboriginal…
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The small regulatory shift that could have big impacts on mokopuna Māori
Teachers say removing requirements to recognise cultural identity in early childhood centres is recolonisation, and a backward step.
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'Mighty tōtara': Fred Graham's mark on the art world vital
9 May 2025Sculptor and renowned arts icon Fred Graham died aged 96, just weeks out from his latest exhibition, but his legacy remains.
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Hundreds to gather to remember Battle of Te Kahika
9 May 2025Organisers say the event is as pertinent today as it was 180 years ago.
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ACC backs down over Māori, Pasifika injury targets after ACT pressure
ACT had accused the ACC of not complying with a directive that public services be delivered on the basis of need not race.
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Aboriginal and Māori groups call for apology after 'dispespectful' treatment of cultural ritual
7 May 2025On Anzac Day, an Aboriginal Bunurong Elder, Uncle Mark Brown was heckled at Melbourne's dawn service.
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