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Rotorua hapū trust expand affordable rental initiative
18 Aug 2025An affordable rental initiative is being expanded by a Rotorua hapū trust, which hopes to get more of its whānau into home ownership.
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Māori coastal rights Supreme Court decision could set precedent - lawyer
15 Aug 2025The court found riverbeds deemed to be part of the marine area can be included in Māori customary marine title orders.
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Review: Geneva AM's uplifting new album Pikipiki will make you want to dance and sing
15 Aug 2025You don't need to be fluent in te reo to feel welcomed by the Waiheke Island-based musician's new album.
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Riverbeds part of Māori customary rights, Supreme Court rules
15 Aug 2025It comes as the government forges ahead with a law change.
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Council's $52,000 report slammed as 'anti-Māori'
15 Aug 2025Mayor Craig Jepson claimed the document would serve as a guide for staff, councillors and the public
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Lifting the tapu: Māori women who carve
17 Aug 2025It's commonly assumed that Māori women don't carve, but one group of wāhine are creating an environment to support others who want to learn the craft.
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'We will not stand by while Māori are quietly scrubbed from the roll'
15 Aug 2025Whānau being moved off the main roll without consent is an attack on "our mana and our rights", Debbie Ngarewa-Packer says.
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Removing te reo Māori from children's books breaches Treaty, human rights
A leading Māori studies academic says the education minister's decision is "a dangerous move".
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More Māori nurses needed to meet population and health needs - report
14 Aug 2025It would mean increasing the number of Māori nurses entering the workforce from 300 a year to almost 1650.
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Treaty of Waitangi non-fiction wins at children's book awards
Māori writer and historian Ross Calman unpacks the complexities of Aotearoa / New Zealand's founding document in an accessible way.
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Principal slams Stanford's scrapping of Māori words in readers
14 Aug 2025A Māori educator says children shouldn't have to wait until year 2 to learn Māori words. Audio
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Expert warns GP funding changes will worsen outcomes for Māori
13 Aug 2025GP clinics will soon receive funding based on factors such as age, sex, rurality, socioeconomic deprivation and morbidity, but not ethnicity.
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Minister bans Māori words from future kids' books
The near-total ban in 5-year-olds' books was driven by concern it would be confusing, documents show. Audio
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Is Māori Media in for a shake-up?
Could the idea of a national hub for Māori news become a reality?
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Te Arawa Lakes Trust calls for stronger partnership to protect Rotorua lakes
12 Aug 2025The trust says it has no "exclusive seat at the table" when it comes to Crown-led water management.
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Experts challenge call to axe kids book over six Māori words
12 Aug 2025The Education Ministry has said it won't reprint 'At the Marae' for kids because it includes a higher number of Māori words. Audio
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A new Māori social media platform is nearly here
12 Aug 2025Its creators say Māori must be among those putting tikanga in place and ushering in the digital side of te ao Māori.
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Government treating 'te reo Māori as less important' - Principals' Federation
12 Aug 2025Primary principals say debate over a book for junior readers has come at a time when teachers are on high alert over threats to te reo Māori in schools.
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The show giving rangatahi a bird's eye view of their kāinga
11 Aug 2025A new children's series is giving tamariki Māori the chance to take the pilot's seat, using drone technology to see their marae and tūrangawaewae from a different angle.
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'I feed the people': One wahine's mission to support the homeless
10 Aug 2025Flow Waaka has spent over a decade feeding and supporting people living rough, and she's urging others to do their part.
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Iwi Māori Partnership Boards object to Pae Ora Act changes
9 Aug 2025A national hui in Taranaki brought all 15 boards together for the first time since their establishment in 2022.
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Greens demand electorates' Māori names be brought back
11 Aug 2025The party has launched a petition after the Rongotai electorate was changed to Wellington Bays. Audio
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Te Tauihu celebrates 55 years of kapa haka
9 Aug 2025Hundreds of people are expected to gather in Nelson on Saturday to celebrate 55 years of kapa haka in the region.
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Fury as ministry cans kids book for too many Māori words
8 Aug 2025"Our members see this move as an act of white supremacy. It's an act of racism," says Te Akatea, the Māori Principals' Association. Audio
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