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Unions and Māori come together for Rā Whakamana
28 Oct 2025The mobilisation coincided with the 190th anniversary of He Whakaputanga o te Rangatiratanga o Nu Tireni (the Declaration of Independence of the United Tribes of New Zealand) and the first Labour Day…
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One of New Zealand's founding documents celebrates 190 years
28 Oct 2025He Whakaputanga o Te Rangatiratanga o Nu Tireni, usually translated as the Declaration of Independence of New Zealand, was signed at Waitangi on October 28th 1835.
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Hundreds gather across Aotearoa calling on government to honour Te Tiriti
28 Oct 2025The organisers describe the gathering as a tikanga-led stand for cultural wellbeing, mana wāhine, rangatahi, workers' rights, and tino rangatiratanga.
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Te Pāti Māori to suspend MP Mariameno Kapa-Kingi - reports
27 Oct 2025Te Pāti Māori members have voted to suspend MP Mariameno Kapa-Kingi, according to Waatea News.
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Te Karere news has budget slashed by 60%, The Hui receives no funding
24 Oct 2025Funding for the long-standing Māori news bulletin Te Karere has been slashed, while current affairs programme The Hui has had their funding cut completely. The announcement comes from Māori media...
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Historic waka 'Hinepāpara' emerges from Far North's Ōmahuta Forest
26 Oct 2025History has been made in the Far North, where a waka has been shaped in the forest for the first time in almost a century. On Friday, Bay of Islands...
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Sporting banter or disrespect? Is it ever ok to boo the haka?
24 Oct 2025Māori and Sāmoan voices say there's a clear line between sporting rivalry and cultural disrespect.
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History and archaeology 'chose me' - Professor Atholl Anderson
22 Oct 2025For decades the Ngāi Tahu archaeologist and historian has explored the origins and historic migration of peoples around the Pacific. Audio
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Researchers say NZ parks still carry colonial scars
21 Oct 2025Is it time for parks and reserves to better uphold Te Tiriti? Two researchers believe so.
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Meet the whānau bringing Minecraft and te reo Māori together
21 Oct 2025One whānau is taking a creative approach to ensure te reo Māori has a space to thrive online.
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Final results confirm axeing of more than half of Māori wards
21 Oct 2025Twenty-four of the 42 councils that were required to hold a referendum voted to remove them.
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'Not ever been overspent': Te Pāti Māori MP hits back at allegations
20 Oct 2025Mariameno Kapa-Kingi says she has taken "some time" to decide how to respond to the claims by Te Pāti Māori's leadership.
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'When we first set up you'd be lucky to have one Māori writer published a year'
20 Oct 2025Author Becky Manawatu has taken out the top prize at the 2025 Pikihuia Awards for her novel Kataraina.
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The 21-year-old rangatahi who won a council seat
18 Oct 2025Keshaan Te Waaka will sit on the Tararua District Council for the next three years and is already looking ahead.
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Ngāti Toa Rangatira celebrates return of sacred maunga
17 Oct 2025Ngāti Toa Rangatira has bought back 53 hectares of land at Whitireia, 177 years after it was gifted to the Anglican Church.
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Nail-biting win for Māori seats at Horizons Regional Council
19 Oct 2025Horizons Regional Council will keep its two Māori constituencies after special votes pushed a paper-thin margin to a comfortable majority.
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'It's worse than 2004': Veteran Māori activist slams new marine title bill
16 Oct 2025The government is intent on progressing the legislation next week despite a petition being delivered to Parliament, the Justice Minister says.
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'Essential integrity': Bolger believed in doing 'the right thing' by Māori
Jim Bolger often stood up to his own team when overseeing the fractious process that led to a Treaty settlement, a Ngāi Tahu leader says. Audio
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Kupu Māori Writers Festival returns for 2025
16 Oct 2025The line-up of speakers at the festival includes Patricia Grace, J. P. Pomare, Monty Soutar and Hinemoa Elder among many others.
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NZer of the Year calls for free cervical cancer screening for all
16 Oct 2025Currently, the National Cervical Screening Programme, which includes self-testing, is the only national screening programme that is not free for all New Zealanders.
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Kapa-Kingi has 'no regrets' about turning on Te Pāti Māori
15 Oct 2025The prominent activist says he knew he would be "dragged through the mud".
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Brownlee plans crackdown on Parliament's standards after maiden speech, haka
14 Oct 2025The Speaker suspended Parliament briefly last week after Oriini Kaipara's speech was followed by a waiata, then haka.
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'Not clear how many Māori Parties there are' - Labour leader
14 Oct 2025"It seems that there are a number of different segments to the Māori Party," says Chris Hipkins, "and it's unclear whether they actually form a cohesive whole at this point."
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'Mean-spirited': Sykes joins calls to halt coastal rights law change
14 Oct 2025Veteran Māori lawyer Annette Sykes says the government has to stop a law making it harder to get customary marine title.
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