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Tuia 250: waka voyage a chance to 'connect with taiao'
Guided only by the stars and the Moon like our first Polynesian navigators over 750 years ago, Meriana Johnsen joins the crew onboard Haunui waka, on an overnight haerenga from Anaura Bay to Gisborne. Video
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Ngāpuhi leader Sonny Tau resigns
Ngāpuhi leader Sonny Tau has resigned as the chairman of Te Rūnanga ā iwi o Ngāpuhi.
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Civic leaders look to future as Cook flotilla entered inner harbour
The most anticipated day of Tuia 250 wrapped up with a private civic ceremony, where leaders asked how New Zealanders could look to the future.
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New exhibition challenges the legacy of James Cook
Hundreds gathered to open an exhibition in Tūranganui a Kiwa - challenging and responding to the Cook commemorations.
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Gisborne iwi on British 'collisions': 'They started swimming away but Cook started shooting'
Gisborne iwi are setting the record straight on Captain James Cook, describing their ancestors' first experience of the British as collisions not encounters.
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PM opens Tuia 250 roadshow on traditional voyaging
The rain has made its way over Tūranganui a Kiwa today - but that has not stopped people taking part in the activities.
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Thousands witness start of Tuia 250 commemorations in Gisborne
Thousands gathered to witness a rousing pōhiri as the waka hourua - signifying the historic voyages of Māori to Aotearoa - arrive in Tūranganui a Kiwa.
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Blog: Tuia 250 commemorations begin
Tuia - Encounters 250 is an initiative marking 250 years since the first onshore meetings between Māori and Europeans.
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Endeavour arrives at Tūranganui-a-Kiwa as part of Tuia 250
The co-chair for Tuia 250 national commemorations says it's not a bad thing if people want to express their views, as a replica of Captain Cook's Endeavour makes its way into Tūranganui-a-Kiwa.
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Tuia 250 commemorations kick off in Gisborne
A large bonfire - the first at Kaiti at sunrise - has been lit along the beach in Tūranganui a Kiwa to guide three waka hourua into the bay to start the Tuia 250 commemorations in Gisborne.
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Emotions run high ahead of Tuia 250 in Gisborne
Preparations in Gisborne are ramping up ahead of the Tuia 250 commemorations, as the East Coast region confronts its fraught colonial history.
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'It's difficult to see what change has occurred'
The government has failed to deliver transformative change for Māori - that's the clear message the Māori Women's Welfare League president has sent to members at this year's national conference.
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UK govt to iwi: 'The important thing is the relationship that we're building'
Gisborne iwi say the unprecedented expression of regret by the British government for the harm caused when James Cook arrived in New Zealand in 1769 opens a new chapter in their history. Audio
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Iwi to receive message expressing regret for Māori killed in James Cook meeting
Gisborne iwi are set to receive a message this afternoon from the British High Commissioner for the Māori killed when James Cook arrived in 1769.
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Tariana Turia: 'I was so disappointed in my colleagues'
Matangireia - In 2004 Tariana Turia voted against her own government's foreshore and seabed legislation, before resigning from Parliament and returning as Māori Party co-leader. Watch her discuss it…
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Dementia from a Māori worldview
Whānau support and maintaining ties to cultural identity are crucial in the care of kaumātua who have mate wareware, or dementia, a new study has found.
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The Aotearoa History Show: How Zealandia was formed
The Aotearoa History Show looks at connecting the pieces so people can see the wider picture of how our land and people have been shaped, and some of the forces that did that shaping.
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Iwi get seat at the table for water management
Two Wellington iwi will have greater oversight over the management of the region's water.
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Hopes iwi data tool will encourage greater voter turnout
The creator of a new online iwi data tool believes it will allow iwi to register more of its people, and see a greater voter turnout at elections.
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Whānau Ora funds distribution sparks 'crisis of confidence' in minister
Whānau Ora leaders are challenging their minister, Peeni Henare, over where an $80 million funding boost is going.
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Waitara battle sites focus of land wars commemoration
The New Zealand wars will be be commemorated in Taranaki with a series of events, acknowledging and probing our troubling history.
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Waka flotilla to be welcomed in Bay of Plenty
A waka flotilla is being welcomed at Cape Runaway, as it arrives in New Zealand for the Tuia 250 celebrations.
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Ihumātao protesters chant at final Auckland Council meeting
Ihumātao protesters have interrupted the last Auckland Council meeting of this term, singing, chanting and unfurling protest signs.
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Māori judge appointed as chief of the District Court
Judge Heemi Taumaunu has been appointed Chief District Court judge today - the first Māori judge to fulfill the role.
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Tauranga Council rejects proposal to gift or lease land to hapū trust
The Tauranga City Council has broken its promise to gift or lease back a significant piece of land to local hapū, the Otamataha Trust has said.
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Māori have no measure of success following botched census
The botched census has left Māori in the dark as to whether the Wellbeing Budget will make any difference for them.
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British High Commissioner's regret 'more meaningful than apology'
A Ngati Oneone representative says he's optimistic about the British High Commissioner's statement of regret and believes it's more meaningful than an apology.
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Ihumātao: Govt had 'meaningful' discussions with Fletchers
Acting Prime Minister Winston Peters says the government has had "meaningful" discussions with Fletchers on how to resolve the situation at Ihumātao.
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