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Removing babies sometimes necessary - Willie Jackson
In some cases babies need to be removed from their whānau, Labour Māori Caucus co-chair Willie Jackson says - citing the horrific deaths of the Kahui twins - but only as a last resort. Audio
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Oranga Tamariki inquiry won't be released to the public in full
Oranga Tamariki's inquiry to an attempt to take a baby from its mother won't be released in full because it'll include private information Video, Audio
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Demands for Oranga Tamariki name change, end to 'uplifting'
With Oranga Tamariki still "uplifting" three Māori babies from their families each week, a petition says the organisation is not living up to its Māori name…
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'They are ready to occupy that land and get hurt'
Campaigners trying to protect whenua in Auckland are urging the government to intervene to prevent an occupation like Bastion Point.
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Tapu Te Ranga Marae: Council finds no consents
The Wellington City Council has been unable to find a single consent for construction work at Tapu Te Ranga Marae, despite the building passing a Warrant of Fitness in April this year.
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Lack of fire safety at marae: 'Less than half have fixed smoke protection'
Many of the country's marae don't have smoke alarms and very few have sprinklers, Fire and Emergency says, which is putting marae assets worth millions of dollars at risk.
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Requests to avoid te reo on netball courts 'shows the ignorance still out there'
Kura kaupapa Māori in Tauranga are crying foul over continued requests for their students not to speak te reo Māori on the netball courts.
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Uplifting babies 'harmful, state-imposed impact upon vulnerable children'
Advocates supporting an open letter calling for the government to stop uplifting babies say the public have had enough and urgent change is needed.
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Tapu Te Ranga marae fire damage: Whānau plan for new chapter
The whānau from Tapu Te Ranga Marae have begun planning to build a new shared living space or papakāinga where their marae once stood.
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PGF spends $68m in Hawke's Bay: Dam among main projects
A dam, a lime juicing plant and a Māori tourism venture are among 19 Hawke's Bay projects to receive $68 million dollars in cash from the Provincial Growth Fund.
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New $42m anti-racism programme for schools launches
Kelvin Davis has launched a $42m programme to counter racism and bias within schools - Te Hurihanganui, similar to Te Kotahitanga which was scrapped in 2013 - in Porirua.
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Tapu te Ranga Marae passed recent fire inspection
Tapu Te Ranga Marae had passed a recent fire audit as part of the building's warrant of fitness, Rongotai MP Paul Eagle says. Audio
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Landfill opponents approve rāhui for Dome Valley site
An environmental rāhui is being supported for the site of a potential landfill next weekend in a bid to stop the contentious project going ahead.
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Colonisation 'living and breathing in our prisons' - Māori advisor
An advisor on a scathing justice report says one of the clear messages is that Māori should be allowed to lead justice initiatives for their own people. Video
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'Hirini came banging on the door saying the building's on fire'
A group of 27 cub scouts, their families, and an American who has lived at Tapu Te Ranga Marae for six years escaped the devastating fire. Whānau say they believe it can be rebuilt.
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Pledge to rebuild Tapu Te Ranga Marae
Some Island Bay residents forced to evacuate because of a large fire at a nearby marae in Wellington have returned to their properties this morning.
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Māori businesses reach surplus of more than $700m
The surplus for businesses with Māori authority status was more than $700 million in 2017.
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The brutal reality of babies taken by the state
The Detail: Newsroom's Melanie Reid has been reporting on children and babies being taken by the state for two years. Now, footage taken by the families involved reveals the brutal reality.
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Kaupapa-Māori approach urged for Māori kids in state care
Māori academics are urging the government to adopt long-standing kaupapa-Māori approaches to keep Māori children out of state care. Te Aniwa Hurihanganui asks an expert what it means.
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Kōhanga reo $32m post-Budget boost a relief for unpaid workers
Kōhanga reo staff in Wellington were brought to tears today when a wage boost was announced, including money for voluntary workers to be paid.
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Te reo advocate Areta Koopu made a Dame
Māori Women's Welfare League's former president Areta Koopu has become a Dame in this year's Queens Birthday Honours.
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Queen a 'Poi E' fan, says QSM Sydney Kershaw
A founding member of the Patea Māori Club who was awarded a Queen's Service Medal yesterday says the monarch is a fan of the group's smash hit Poi E.
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Postive start: New judge chooses school hall for swearing-in ceremony
A Māori lawyer from the Far North, La-Verne King, has been sworn in as the newest judge in the District Court.
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Housing advocate wants Māori inclusion helping families
A Māori housing advocate say they are frustrated they aren't being used to help the government reach its housing targets.
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Budget 2019 for Māori: Whānau Ora to receive $80m over four years
The biggest win for Māori in the Wellbeing Budget is a boost of $80 million dollars for Whānau Ora over four years, Māori correspondent Leigh-Marama Mclachlan writes.
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Health providers hope Wellbeing Budget will work for Māori
Some in the Māori health sector are concerned Māori needs and voices have been lost following the government's response to the long-awaited Mental Health and Addiction Inquiry.
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Māori Television appoints ex-Māori Party candidate new CEO
Māori Television has appointed its acting chief executive Shane Taurima, a veteran broadcaster and former Māori Party candidate, to permanently take over the role.
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Eyes on targeted Māori funding in Wellbeing Budget
Māori communities are calling for targeted funding to improve their lives and for more support for the flagship Māori policy Whānau Ora.
