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'You can't be what you can't see'
10 Mar 2024One of the few Māori working in the tech industry believes tangata whenua could help fill a staffing gap in Aotearoa and boost tech exports overseas.
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'A united iwi Māori movement is a powerful proposition' - Bayden Barber
10 Mar 2024The next phase of a national iwi movement opposing government policies impacting Māori will be hosted by Ngāti Kahungunu.
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Chiefs Manawa now in spotlight about wording of pre-match haka
7 Mar 2024It comes after the Hurricanes Poua team called the government "redneck" in its haka on Saturday.
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Urgent inquiry into government's te reo Māori policies approved
4 Mar 2024Ngai Te Rangi Iwi Settlement Trust chair Charlie Tawhiao said Ngai Te Rangi was looking forward to presenting its case.
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Search for descendants amid NZ's longest-running Māori land case
4 Mar 2024As Māori in Nelson await a decision in the dispute, work is underway to reconnect with thousands of descendants of the original 300 customary landowners.
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'Their language was taken away from them' - Pākehā asked to be aware as demand for te reo grows
29 Feb 2024Demand for Kura Reo and te reo Māori is growing and many non-Māori are lending their voices to the revitalisation of te reo.
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Designer draws on 'passive resistance' of Parihaka men for fashion show
29 Feb 2024A designer who is showcasing a collection inspired by the story of Parihaka at the Melbourne Fashion Festival this week says it has been a deeply personal project.
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New book explores roots of family violence among Māori
10 Mar 2024A new book by an AUT health professor, A Litany of Sound Revisited, outlines the roots of family and sexual violence among Māori.
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Hurricanes Poua's 'redneck' haka 'stupid', Seymour says
ACT leader David Seymour says he defends the Hurricanes Poua's rights to free speech, but will push back when people say "stupid" things.
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Scammers target Toitū te Tiriti movement
6 Mar 2024"Their website was very sophisticated, very polished," says one of the designers affected.
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Māori Hui aa motu movement backed by Pacific leaders
At a conference in Fiji, they expressed support for the Hui aa motu movement launched by Kiingi Tuheitia at Turangawaewae Marae.
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A brief history of protests in sport
6 Mar 2024From revamped headgear to refusing to play, Kiwis are among athletes worldwide to take a stand.
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Hurricanes Poua won't be allowed to repeat haka criticising government
Before their Super Rugby Aupiki season opener, the team used a haka referring to a "this redneck government". Audio
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Doctors 'devastated' over scrapping of Māori Health Authority
28 Feb 2024Hundreds of doctors have pleaded with the Minister of Health for more detail on what will replace the now dismantled Māori Health Authority, Te Aka Whai Ora.
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Mayor reflects on 'vastly different' iwi relations since occupation
29 Feb 2024The relationship between Māori and the Whanganui council today is "vastly different" compared to 29 years ago, mayor Andrew Tripe says.
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Minister rejects claims he ignored concerns over Te Aka Whai Ora scrapping
29 Feb 2024Dr Rose Harris says removing Te Aka Whai Ora without a clear plan strips away a vital support mechanism which was helping all medical professionals address inequities.
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Bill scrapping Māori Health Authority goes under urgency today
27 Feb 2024A Waitangi Tribunal hearing challenging the move has not yet taken place. Audio
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Taranaki initiative fosters growth in Māori healthcare workforce
26 Feb 2024An initiative to help Māori into the health workforce is being credited with almost doubling the proportion of tangata whenua employed at the Te Whatu Ora Taranaki and transforming lives.
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Global awards recognise young wahine's efforts
25 Feb 2024Tylah Farani-Watene is one of just 32 inaugural Global Citizen Youth Leaders Award recipients from the Asia-Pacific region.
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Timing of Bill raises alarm bells for iwi leader
An urgent Waitangi Tribunal hearing is set down for Thursday - but it may come after the bill to disestablish Te Aka Whai Ora is tabled in Parliament.
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Inquiry into Māori Health Authority pushes on, despite Bill forging ahead
The government expects a bill scrapping the Māori Health Authority will be tabled next week, prompting accusations of not acting in good faith from Waitangi Tribunal complainants.
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Māori led research needed to better understand poverty determinants - Meihana Durie
23 Feb 2024The government should be focusing on the causes high poverty among tamariki rather than dismantling the work of past Māori leaders, an academic says.
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Waitangi Tribunal to launch urgent inquiry into scrapping of Māori Health Authority
The Waitangi Tribunal will go ahead with an urgent inquiry into the disestablishment of Te Aka Whai Ora, the Māori Health Authority.
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Cancer research awards: 'We are disproportionately not meeting the needs of Māori'
17 Feb 2024Three Māori researchers are receiving funding for their research into improving cancer care and addressing health inequities which see cancer disproportionately affect Māori.
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