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Iwi leader to sue govt on climate: 'We are out of time'
An iwi leader is suing the government over its "failure" to act fast enough on climate change.
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Vandalising of cultural statues 'disturbing'
A Northland iwi leader says the vandalising of cultural statues is a sign of disrespect. Audio
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Te reo Māori in classrooms programme begins with 150 teachers
About 700 teachers have signed up for a $12 million programme to increase te reo Māori in all classrooms, and 150 of them are already beginning beginning their…
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Māori urged to ditch Oranga Tamariki, build on their own systems for tamariki
Māori language advocate Dame Iritana Tawhiwhirangi says Māori need to stop working for government agencies, and operating within western structures that don't…
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Kaingaroa settlement receives $2.4m for redevelopment
A small Māori village in a Bay of Plenty forest has secured $2.4 million in funding to improve its rundown housing. Video
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Captain James Cook graffiti raises necessary kōrero - councillor
A statue of Captain James Cook has been vandalised in Gisborne, causing a stir online.
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How closed adoption robbed Māori children of their identity
Insight - Thousands of Māori babies were adopted into Pākehā families under the 1955 Adoption Act, leaving them desperate to reconnect. Te Aniwa Hurihanganui investigates. Audio
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Crown process too long, costly for customary title of coastlines - claimants
Applicants wanting customary title of their coastlines say the longer the Crown takes the more people will die and not see justice.
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'Pou whenua have always been important to our people'
A large pou whenua has been unveiled in Kahurangi National Park.
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Shelly Bay land sale: Legal action lodged against iwi
A group of mana whenua in Wellington have taken legal action against its iwi's Trust, saying it sold land at Shelly Bay against their people's wishes.
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'Shocked, disgusted, angry': Video features white men with faux moko
An online video showing a group of white men dressed as Māori and pretending to be descendants of a Waikato-Tainui sub-tribe has outraged members of the Māori community. Audio
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College of Midwives elects first Māori president
The New Zealand College of Midwives has elected its first Māori president, Nicole Pihema.
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Govt funding for Treaty inquiry welcome by wāhine Māori
A lawyer representing claimants in the Waitangi Tribunal Mana Wāhine inquiry says government funding to progress it shows a willingness to find a solution to address the disparity experienced by…
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Taonga taken: 'To have this happen is just super overwhelming'
A Rotorua whānau has issued a public appeal for information about a pounamu which was stolen from a grave site at Kauae Cemetery in the city.
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Social service finds whānau to take children at risk of state care
A Far North Māori social service agency has stopped 47 children from going into state care within the past year by finding wider whānua to care for them instead.
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Māori suicide rate a 'crisis' - prevention group
The suicide rate among Māori men rose to almost 32 per 100,000 in 2016 - more than double the non-Māori male rate. Audio
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Centre to showcase Māori astronomy opens on Tekapō lakefront
South Island iwi Ngāi Tahu has opened the world's largest dark sky reserve, Rehua, which includes an indoor multimedia experience showcasing Māori astronomy.
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Māori made up two-thirds of all youth arrests in 2018
New figures show the gap between rangatahi Māori and non-Māori being arrested continues to widen.
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Annual residents' survey reveals lower level of respect for other cultures
A Waikato councillor is surprised that most people don't think having different cultures makes their region a better place to live.
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'Polarising topic': Council to decide over building boardwalk through tapu trees
Plans for a boardwalk through ancient pōhutukawa trees on Auckland's North Shore are polarising the community and iwi.
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Protest 'lunacy' tiring wider iwi, says Treaty claim negotiator
A roadblock protest labelled "lunacy" by Treaty Negotiations Minister Andrew Little is bringing the hapū and iwi into disrepute, a Treaty claim negotiator says.
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Girl in hiding from Oranga Tamariki claims abuse in state care
Police are hunting for a 13-year-old girl who has gone into hiding from Oranga Tamariki, alleging she's been abused in state care and wants to be with her whānau.
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Group demands Ardern acknowledge Oranga Tamariki abuses
A network of Māori academics and lawyers are calling for the Prime Minister to step up and acknowledge Oranga Tamariki is perpetuating abuse of Māori.
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Oranga Tamariki stats: Increase in Māori children taken
More than half of children taken from their whānau by Oranga Tamariki are Māori and the number of Māori children taken by the agency has risen since 2014, new statistics show.
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Treaty Negotiations Minister confident iwi negotiations stage by next year
The Treaty Negotiations Minister remains optimistic that all iwi yet to settle with the Crown will reach the negotiation stage by June next year.
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Support for fourth Oranga Tamariki inquiry
A Māori-led inquiry will best understand what is working - or not - for Māori whānau, supporters say.
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World's indigenous people gather in New Zealand
Indigenous people from around the world have gathered in Waikato for what is being described as an historic conference.
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'That's my kid, that's my blood, that's my life'
A family says Oranga Tamariki has slashed their weekly visits with their child in order to "wean" the boy from his parents before he is placed in permanent care.
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