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'We are all connected': Indigenous, Pacific leaders unite at Waitangi
5 Feb 2026Waitangi Day commemorations have become a gathering point for Indigenous ocean leadership from across the Pacific.
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Waitangi visitors reflect on manaakitanga
6 Feb 2026Festivities continued at Waitangi, after Friday morning's official ceremony.
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'Beautiful to connect': Aboriginal group's solidarity with Māori
6 Feb 2026Gumbaynggirr representatives say Indigenous nations must stay connected as they face similar cultural and political challenges.
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Waitangi 2026: Dawn service in pictures
6 Feb 2026Thousands filled the Treaty Grounds at Waitangi for a dawn ceremony. Here's how it unfolded.
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'For our mokopuna': Rangatahi voices rise at Waitangi
6 Feb 2026Rangatahi at Waitangi say the decisions being made today must be grounded in the wellbeing of future generations, with many calling for stronger action on climate change and greater Māori...
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'Loud and proud': Teens descend on Treaty Grounds
4 Feb 2026About 60 people, many carrying banners and flags, took part in this morning's leg of a six-day hīkoi through Kerikeri's town centre.
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National Iwi Chairs Forum backs court case challenging MACA amendments
3 Feb 2026Ngāti Manuhiri are set to take the government to the High Court over changes made to the act last year, which made it harder for Māori to win customary marine title.
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Te Tii Marae welcomes manuhiri once again
3 Feb 2026The marae, commonly known as Te Tii, welcomed iwi from around the country in a pre-dawn pōwhiri today.
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Kapa-Kingi hopes to be back in Te Pāti Māori after hearing
2 Feb 2026Mariameno Kapa-Kingi is also asking the court to require the party to conduct a "proper full and open and honest process" regarding its leadership through a special general meeting.
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Māori theatre company brings whānau voices of trauma and hope to the stage
2 Feb 2026For more than three decades, Aotearoa's longest surviving independent Māori theatre company has used storytelling to open kōrero about trauma, healing and hope in communities. Audio
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Canterbury museum to mark 50 years hosting Waitangi Day commemorations
2 Feb 2026It is the South Island's biggest and longest-running commemoration of Waitangi Day, beginning in 1976.
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'For all New Zealanders': Celebrations getting underway at Waitangi
2 Feb 2026It's a packed schedule of festivities at both the upper treaty grounds and the newly refurbished Te Tiriti o Waitangi Marae.
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'Carry that legacy on': Ngāti Hāua celebrates Treaty settlement
30 Jan 2026The Crown has apologised to Taumarunui iwi Ngāti Hāua in a Treaty Settlement, which includes statutory pardons for two of their tūpuna. The Ngāti Hāua Claims Settlement Bill passed its...
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Emotional day as Ngāti Hāua Treaty settlement becomes law
31 Jan 2026"I'm thrilled to bits, and I'm thinking of our tūpuna and all those who fought to get us here."
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Wiki edit-a-thon celebrates wāhine in Aotearoa
30 Jan 2026If you've ever fancied a go at editing one of the world's largest-ever sources of knowledge, you've got a chance this weekend. Audio
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Prime Minister expected to return to Waitangi
Last year, Christopher Luxon opted to go to Canterbury instead, spending the 'political day' in Christchurch to announce a roading upgrade.
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Settlement milestone to mark end of 'long, hard road' for Ngāti Hāua
29 Jan 2026The Ngāti Hāua Claims Settlement Bill will have its third and final reading in Parliament on Thursday, enacting the tribe's Treaty settlement, Te Pua o te Riri Kore.
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'It's not enough': Marae welcome funding boost but say more could be done
29 Jan 2026Marae are welcoming the governments funding boost as a "good start" for the marae communities who turn out time and time in the wake of severe weather events. Tauranga Moana...
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Flood-hit evacuees comforted by marae 'aroha'
28 Jan 2026Sjaak van Unnik believes he's gained a lot of aunties and uncles on the East Coast. Audio
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Dark clouds loom over Waitangi as Ngāpuhi challenge government settlement process
28 Jan 2026As Waitangi commemorations approach next week, tensions are mounting over the path toward a potential Ngāpuhi settlement
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'Overwhelming outpouring of grief': Iwi on deadly landslide
27 Jan 2026A hui will be held at a later date to discuss the future of Mauao and access to it.
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Fiery Rātana rhetoric cools amid frosty Māori-Crown relations
24 Jan 2026Analysis - Rhetoric at Rātana was cooler this year, compared to the past four years of fiery exchanges.
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Government announces $10m for Ringatū marae in Bay of Plenty
23 Jan 2026The announcement was made at Rātana, with regional development minister Shane Jones saying the funding would boost resilience in the Wainui Marae infrastructure.
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Māori willing to work with any party ahead of election, says Kiingitanga's Rahui Papa
Politicians were welcomed to Rātana Pa with a pōwhiri this afternoon.
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