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Taranaki councillors receive stinging response after they shut-down Treaty debate
5 Feb 2025Deputy chair of Taranaki Regional Council Neil Walker invoked a closure motion to quell any discussion of a submission on the Bill.
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The events around the country for Waitangi Day
6 Feb 2025Today is the 185th anniversary of the signing of the Treaty.
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Live: Politicians welcomed at Waitangi, but not all will be there
5 Feb 2025Follow all the speeches and events from the Treaty Grounds.
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Labour would not support Te Tiriti commissioner with veto right - Hipkins
5 Feb 2025The Labour Party will not support Te Pāti Māori's call for the establishment of a parliamentary commissioner for Te Tiriti with the ability to veto parliamentary decisions, Chris Hipkins told RNZ. Audio
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Politicians to be welcomed at Waitangi but not all will be there
5 Feb 2025The Parliamentary pōwhiri is a chance each year for politicians to have their say, and for the hau kāinga - home people - and te ao Māori, to respond.
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The day the Māori Queen came to Waitangi
5 Feb 2025Dressed in all white, the new queen stood out immediately among the kuia and kaumātua wearing their usual black formal pōwhiri clothes.
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'Connecting with their tūpuna' keep the kaihoe waka going
5 Feb 2025As Waitangi celebrations begin to pave way, haukāinga and manuhiri have arrived in numbers.
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Roads closed to avoid repeat of last year's Waitangi Day traffic chaos
4 Feb 2025Free car parks have been set up in Haruru, near Paihia, for people to make use of the free shuttle buses.
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Books of mana: 10 essential reads for Waitangi Day
4 Feb 2025Many people have little idea that Māori scholarship stretches back to the earliest books published in this country.
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Te Pāti Māori re-commits to Te Tiriti Commissioner
4 Feb 2025It will be a bottom line for any potential coalition negotiations at next year's election, the party says.
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Leaders lay out goals at Iwi Chairs Forum
4 Feb 2025The political situation is simply one of the big topics, Ngāti Kahungunu iwi chair Bayden Barber says
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'She was very articulate and very direct' - Whānau remember Dame Iritana Tāwhiwhirangi
3 Feb 2025Whānau of Dame Iritana Tāwhiwhirangi have remembered her as a tireless advocate for empowering Māori families.
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Iconic Te Tii Marae wharenui reopens
3 Feb 2025A dawn ceremony was hosted by mana whenua Ngāti Rāhiri and Ngāti Kawa who welcomed iwi leaders, politicians and the masses. Audio
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Te reo version of Shrek to premiere at Māoriland Film Festival
3 Feb 2025Shrek has been reimagined and redubbed in te reo Māori as part of a collaboration between Māoriland Productions and the American studio Dreamworks and will premiere at the Māoriland Film Festival in…
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Hāngī feeds 10,000 people at Te Tii Waitangi Marae
3 Feb 2025As the country discusses the concept of kotahitanga (unity), marae and whānau across Te Tai Tokerau have demonstrated what true unity can achieve. Audio
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Hobson's Pledge-backed realtor loses challenge over compulsory Māori values course
4 Feb 2025The decision in the High Court means she faces the prospect of being ineligible to practice as a real estate agent for five years.
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Luxon defends decision to skip events in Waitangi
4 Feb 2025But the head of the marae the prime minister will attend instead says he won't be given an easy ride. Audio
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Watch: Davidson takes aim at Luxon in return to politics
3 Feb 2025Speaking publicly for the first time since being treated for cancer, the Greens co-leader criticised the Prime Minister for not attending Waitangi.
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Dame Iritana Tāwhiwhirangi remembered for reviving te reo
3 Feb 2025The educator, who died aged 95, worked all of her long life to help advance te ao Māori, nephew says. Audio
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Dame Iritana Te Rangi Tāwhiwhirangi dies aged 95
2 Feb 2025Dame Iritana was a life member of the Māori Women's Welfare League, a Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit and made a Dame Companion in 2009 for services to Māori education.
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Alien Weaponry: 'We're all kind of nerdy and geeky'
1 Feb 2025Brothers Henry and Lewis de Jong were just kids when they formed metal band Alien Weaponry. An intimate new documentary gets inside their world. Video, Audio
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'Kia tere': Buyers heed advice to act fast as Māori clothing range returns
31 Jan 2025It's believed the 'Kia Kaha Te Reo Māori' garments are The Warehouse's fastest selling apparel range. Audio
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Descendant of Treaty translator slams Principles Bill, demands apology
31 Jan 2025The Bill aims to replace the existing Treaty principles - developed over time by courts and the Waitangi Tribunal to interpret the Treaty in law - with three new ones determined by the Government.
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Ashburton school drops pounamu pass rule after online outrage
3 Feb 2025Ashburton Intermediate School has dropped a rule requiring students to get a uniform pass to wear a pounamu at school.
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