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Te Pāti Māori leaders claim broken trust abruptly ended media stand-up
After this week's 'reset', Debbie Ngarewa-Packer and Rawiri Waititi discussed their future with Mata host Mihingārangi Forbes.
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Iwi leader speaks out after ejection from Parliament during tense foreshore debate
10 Oct 2025Aperahama Edwards says the government has no authority to push through a law that would make it harder for Māori to win customary marine title to the foreshore…
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Waitangi Tribunal's half-century: 'How can you provide a place for both peoples?'
10 Oct 2025A former chair says the country has seen a 'seismic' cultural shift over the tribunal's 50 years. Audio
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'We've made a seismic shift in New Zealand' - 50 years of the Waitangi Tribunal
9 Oct 2025Former Waitangi Tribunal chairperson Sir Eddie Durie joined dozens of other tribunal members to commemorate its creation.
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Former Waitangi Tribunal chair says next generation must decide on its future
11 Oct 2025Sir Eddie Taihakurei Durie was chair of the tribunal for nearly 20 years.
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Te Pāti Māori MP Oriini Kaipara: 'I covered stories and now I choose to change them'
9 Oct 2025Kaipara, a former broadcaster, has given her first ever speech in Parliament this afternoon.
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Parliament suspended after public gallery haka
9 Oct 2025Speaker Gerry Brownlee intends to investigate whether anyone knew about the haka, after Te Pāti Māori MP Oriini Kaipara's maiden speech.
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Rangatahi call for housing justice and youth-led solutions
10 Oct 2025An advocacy group says youth homelessness is often misunderstood and many young people are leaving homes because they're unsafe.
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Te Pāti Māori want to put turmoil behind them
9 Oct 2025Oriini Kaipara makes her maiden speech today, as the party announces a reset it hopes will distract from the turmoil of recent months. Audio
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'Where are the apologies?': Te Pāti Māori blasts government, media for 'constant attack' on Treaty
8 Oct 2025Co-leader Rawiri Waititi pointed the finger during a blistering speech in Parliament.
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Māori Ward councillors campaigning hard to retain Māori wards
7 Oct 2025Nelson's incumbent Māori Ward councillor Kahu Paki Paki said despite running unopposed, this election has "been harder than you could probably ever imagine".
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Jobseeker changes 'out of touch', youth homelessness group warns
7 Oct 2025A kaupapa Māori youth homelessness group says benefit changes will increase whānau stress and push more rangatahi onto the streets.
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'Not plausible': Woman wants investigations into excavated waka halted
5 Oct 2025Catherine Sixtus says the waka, found in the Chatham Islands, may have come from Germany.
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Natural elements didn't stop Te Tarata 160-year commemorations
6 Oct 2025It has been 160 years since the battle of Te Tarata - now eighth-generation descendants live to tell the story their tūpuna endured.
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'Never too late': Social worker's journey to reclaim Māori identity
5 Oct 2025A wahine who has reclaimed her cultural identity is urging more Māori to pursue a career in social work.
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New book explores reimagined life in Taranaki in 1940s
3 Oct 2025Airana Ngarewa has just released his third book, 'The Last Living Cannibal', inspired by Ngāruahine leader Tītokowaru. Audio
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Inclusive marae experience open to all
3 Oct 2025"All whānau" have the opportunity to immerse themselves in activities and traditions well-known to te ao Māori at three Hawke's Bay marae.
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Te Papa showcases moko kanohi or facial tattooing in action
2 Oct 2025A group of tā moko artists have studied over 200 toi moko, or Māori ancestral heads with the hope of identifying their iwi and eventually returning them home.
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'Advance te reo Māori revitalisation': Māori entities get new leaders
1 Oct 2025Māori Development Minister Tama Potaka made the announcement.
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The City to Sea Bridge and legacy of architect Rewi Thompson
5 Oct 2025The fate of the bridge described as a turning point for Māori architecture has swung back and forth over the past few months. Audio
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Kapa-Kingi rules out rival political party after Te Pāti Māori split
4 Oct 2025The activist hopes the split will spur Te Pāti Māori into creating genuine change from the inside. Audio
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Former Māori Party co-leader backs Toitū Te Tiriti split
3 Oct 2025"It's a split and it doesn't mean to say that there's not compatibility or alignment with kaupapa." Audio
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Iwi-led conservation project awarded $6m funding boost
30 Sep 2025But other conservation programmes were also relying on that same funding.
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Te Rangimaheu Te Heuheu Tūkino IX named as successor of Tā Tumu Te Heuheu Tūkino VIII
30 Sep 2025Gerrard Te Rangimaheu Te Heuheu Tūkino IX will takeover from his father, signalling a continuation of the legacy.
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Former Destiny Church member asks: 'Did I not deserve to be protected?'
30 Sep 2025For years, Destiny Church shaped every part of Lynia Morseu-Tol's life. Now, she is reckoning with faith, identity and whānau.
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Sir Tumu Te Heuheu remembered as a dedicated champion of his people
28 Sep 2025The paramount chief of Ngāti Tūwharetoa died on Tuesday at the age of 84.
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'He understood the power of the voice' - remembering Wiremu (Bill) Kerekere
28 Sep 2025Piripi Walker (Raukawa) recalls the wise, well-spoken broadcaster and composer, who was also his "caring mentor".
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Ngāti Tūwharetoa continues to mourn Sir Tumu Te Heuheu
26 Sep 2025The Ariki or paramount chief of Ngāti Tūwharetoa has been lying in state at his marae in Waihī near Tūrangi.
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