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Māori employed by DHBs must double in the next 15 years - report
The number of Māori employed by DHBs must double in the next 15 years to meet the needs of the country's most vulnerable people, according to a new report.
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Whānau violence targeted in campaign to keep Māori out of state care
The Māori Council is targetting Māori families in a new campaign to end violence and keep their children out of state care.
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Rates of homeless Māori should be wake-up call, experts say
The first Auckland-wide census of people living without shelter shows nearly 43 percent were Māori, with a similar proportion living in temporary accommodation.
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Crown launches 'snap-reo' to boost number of reo speakers
The Crown will release a suite of short digital language lessons this week as part of its new Māori language strategy Te Maihi Karauna.
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Tangi for Sir Hek: 'He is the bridge builder, he is connecting us'
Master waka builder and navigator Sir Hekenukumai Busby has been laid to rest in the Far North.
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The impact of having a child taken is 'an on-going pain'
A mother who has had kids taken by the state says it is an ongoing pain that will not go away. Advocates say there isn't enough mental health support and advocacy for people in her position.
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Former trustee stole more than $1m forestry funds, court told
The Crown has opened its case against a man accused of stealing more than a million dollars from a Far North Māori Trust.
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Ban on prisoners voting 'humiliation' of Māori, Tribunal told
The Waitangi Tribunal has heard the ban on prisoners voting is underpinned by racism and disproportianately impacts on Māori.
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$320m anti-violence package 'a good foundation'
The government's pledge of $320m over four years to stem family and sexual violence is only a start but the money is being spent in sensible ways, the head of Women's Refuge says. Audio
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Oranga Tamariki accused of dropping boy at gang pad
Oranga Tamariki is being accused of dropping a teenage boy off at a gang pad as punishment for being "cheeky".
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Auckland homeless report: 'There are big forces at play'
Māori make up just 11 percent of Auckland's population, but are 43 percent of the city's homeless, a full report of the first city-wide census of people living rough has revealed.
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Mayor tries to block environment report that references colonisation, capitalism
The mayor of Hamilton is defending his attempt to veto a report about the environment because it takes a swipe at capitalism and colonisation.
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Council called 'racist, unethical, left-leaning, PC control freaks'
An Otago Regional Council move to allow Ngāi Tahu to hand pick two candidates to sit on its policy committee has been called racist by councillor Michael Laws.
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Thousands gather for master navigator Sir Hek's final journey
More than 2000 people are expected to arrive in the small settlement of Pukepoto for the final farewell to master navigator and carver Sir Hekenukumai Busby.
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'Challenges' facing Māori media organisations revealed in review
A review of the Māori media sector has found they receive significantly lower budgets to produce content compared to other media.
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Capt Cook events to tell Māori side of history - Davis
Commemorations of Captain Cook's arrival in New Zealand are an "opportunity" to acknowledge Māori suffering, Māori-Crown Relations Minister Kelvin Davis says.
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Sir Hekenukumai Busby tangi preparations: hundreds gather in mourning
More than 500 people turned out to pay respects on the first day since the death of Sir Hekenukumai Busby ahead of his tangi on Wednesday. Video, Audio
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Fears tourism providers exploiting Māori culture for profit
New Zealand still has a long way to go to properly value Māori culture and language, tourism operators say.
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'A man of incomparable mana': Sir Hekenukumai Busby dies
Northland Te Tai Tokerau leader Sir Hekenukumai Busby, known affectionately as Sir Hek, has died. Video
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Mother's Day hui to discuss Oranga Tamariki's removal of newborn babies
Up to 100 women who have had children taken by Oranga Tamariki are expected at a hui in Raglan today.
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'Her legacy is relevant': Mother's Day release of Merata Mita doco
Family of ground-breaking New Zealand filmmaker Merata Mita will host screenings of a documentary about her around the country tomorrow for its Mother's Day release. Audio
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$100m to help break cycle of Māori offending
Almost $100m will be spent over four years in a bid to break the cycle of Māori reoffending and imprisonment, and reduce the prison population by 30 percent.
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Ministry abusing vulnerable families - midwife
Oranga Tamariki is being accused of bullying and racism by the Māori midwife who fought to prevent a young mother from having her baby taken away.
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Captain Cook celebrations a 'denial of history' - critics
A movement to boycott this year's $20m commemorations of the 250th anniversary of Captain James Cook's landing at Tūranganui-a-Kiwa is gaining strength.
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Strong public support to remove Te Mata Peak track
Hastings District Council's plans to remove a controversial walking track up Te Mata Peak have gained strong public support.
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Wairoa's pitch to turn the district around
The district's unemployment rate is nearly three times the national average, and community leaders have travelled to Parliament to give their vision for how to turn the area around.
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Māori seek direct input into govt's climate change policy
Māori leaders in the fight for climate change say the government needs to let Māori determine climate change policy - not just be consulted.
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'We have to react with speed' - Iwi leaders on climate change
Iwi leaders say New Zealand should declare an environment and climate emergency, as the British parliament did last week.
