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MPs join in farewelling Tauranga Moana leader Kihi Ngātai
A respected Māori horticultural pioneer and leader of te ao Māori has been farewelled in his home rohe of Tauranga Moana.
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Call to change how Māori can be enrolled to vote
5 Aug 2021The amount of Māori voters on each roll determines how many Māori electorates or seats there are in Parliament - and there are calls to change how Māori can…
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Māori to get more say in New Plymouth street names
4 Aug 2021Hapū and iwi have been promised more influence in naming new roads in New Plymouth.
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Hapū seek to stop dredging in Hauraki Gulf
3 Aug 2021Ngāti Rehua Ngātiwai ki Aotea say EPA is ignoring iwi views on gulf.
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Wahine Māori develops breastfeeding app to help other māmā
3 Aug 2021A wahine Māori and mother of five is launching a breastfeeding app in a bid to help other māmā have greater access to resources and raise healthy babies.
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Nerves on edge for seabed mining decision
30 Jul 2021Ngāti Ruanui is awaiting the fate of a seabed mining bid off the south Taranaki coast with a healthy nervousness, says iwi leader Debbie Ngarewa-Packer.
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Māoritanga mental health approach launched in Rotorua
1 Aug 2021New kaupapa Māori mental health and addiction services in Rotorua aim to transform lives in the central North Island.
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Mobile vaccine clinics to hit Eastern Bay of Plenty
31 Jul 2021An iwi health provider is urging people in the Eastern Bay of Plenty to take advantage of mobile vaccine clinics available from Sunday.
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Mātauranga Māori in science: 'It sparks more interest in learning'
30 Jul 2021Māori and Pasifika students say learning Mātauranga Māori in science has engaged them more in the subject - because they finally see themselves reflected in a western dominated subject.
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'I really think that heads need to roll with this one'
29 Jul 2021Oranga Tamariki has apologised for keeping a child in hospital because it could not find a suitable placement, describing the case as "unacceptable".
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New research hopes to improve outcomes for Māori with lung disease
30 Jul 2021For the first time, important research will be carried out to study the impact of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary disease (COPD) amongst Māori.
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'Written in the stars': Te Tairāwhiti festival to focus on Māori, Pasifika relationship
29 Jul 2021Gisborne is welcoming another year of Te Tairāwhiti Arts Festival bringing together more than 200 artists and performers to celebrate the rich history and stories of the East Coast.
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The schools walking the Treaty talk
29 Jul 2021As part of a series on efforts to better recognise Māori language and culture in schools, RNZ profiles the work of four schools.
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Māori teachers optimistic about scale of change
29 Jul 2021Māori educators believe they are seeing an unprecedented push to ensure schools walk the talk of honouring Te Tiriti o Waitangi.
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Burden of history: Iwi, hapū struggle with demand for school support
29 Jul 2021As part of a series this week, RNZ is looking at efforts to ensure schools and teachers are using reo and tikanga every day. This, coupled with compulsory NZ history, has made iwi and hapū…
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Teachers say learning te reo is making them better at their jobs
28 Jul 2021As part of a series this week, RNZ is looking at efforts to ensure schools and teachers are using reo and tikanga every day. Today, teachers tell RNZ that learning te reo is making them into better…
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New Covid-19 vaccination clinic in Ōtautahi booked out for 10 days
28 Jul 2021Demand is already running hot for Covid-19 vaccines at a clinic being run by Māori and Pasifika health providers in Ōtautahi.
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'Hurt and dismay' over academics' letter dismissing mātauranga Māori
The University of Auckland and Royal Society are distancing themselves from a contentious letter by some top academics, dismissing mātauranga Māori.
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Former staff accuse Te Arawhiti of racism
28 Jul 2021Staff at the Te Arawhiti, the Office for Māori Crown Relations, are leaving the agency at high rates, with multiple former Māori staff accusing it of racism.
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Tackling systemic racism in schools 'confronting'
27 Jul 2021Principals and teachers say training teachers to tackle racism and value Māori culture is essential for improving the school system.
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Failure to test wastewater beyond New Plymouth worries iwi
27 Jul 2021South Taranaki iwi Ngāti Ruanui says alarm bells should be ringing as health authorities fail to test wastewater for Covid-19 outside of New Plymouth.
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$5m grant puts 'Māori voice front and centre' of health reforms - researcher
27 Jul 2021An iwi-owned research institute has received $5m in health research funding for a programme to drive better health outcomes for Māori.
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'I'm calling it: Our education system is racist'
27 Jul 2021A range of initiatives are being brought in to address inequities in the education system. As part of a series this week, RNZ is looking at efforts to make schools and teachers more bicultural, and…
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Rangitoto channel dredging Environment Court case starts
26 Jul 2021Iwi and environmental groups have taken their fight against the controversial dredging of the Rangitoto Channel to court.
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Ngāti Awa leader Joseph Mason dies aged 87
26 Jul 2021A Ngāti Awa leader recognised for a life-long service dedicated to preserving mātauranga Māori and forging iwi settlement claims has died.
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Māori-led training firm helps start online businesses
26 Jul 2021Māori and Pasifika whānau wanting to grow their disposable household income have been given the chance to turn their own business ideas into reality.
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Frozen, The Lion King to be dubbed in te reo Māori
Production is underway to create te reo Māori versions of Disney classics, Frozen and The Lion King.
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Pūtiki Bay protesters take action to Auckland Council
23 Jul 2021Protesters chanting and holding signs were outside Auckland Council today calling for the council to revoke a resource consent for a marina on Waiheke Island.
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