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The mauri of Te Matatini handed to Waikato at Koroneihana celebrations
5 Sep 2025The mauri of Te Matatini has been passed from Te Kāhui Maunga to Waikato as early preparations begin for the next kapa haka festival in 2027.
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Watch: Māori Queen gives first national address
5 Sep 2025Te Arikinui Kuini Nga wai hono i te po has given her first speech at Koroneihana, a year after the death of her father.
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'Stand strong, believe in yourself': support for Māori Queen ahead of first address
5 Sep 2025Te Arikinui Kuini Nga wai hono i te po will deliver her first national address, after a year of mourning.
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Candle making: a personal journey of whānau, loss and reclamation
For one Te Kūiti businesswoman, pouring candles became a way to process grief and to reconnect with who she was beyond motherhood.
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'Hurt spills over': Te Pāti Māori apologises for MP's social media post
4 Sep 2025Labour MP Willie Jackson has come out swinging at comments by Tākuta Ferris.
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Marae must be resourced to be able to respond to natural disasters - researcher
5 Sep 2025Marae are often on the front line of natural disasters, opening their doors to shelter the community and at times hit hard by floods themselves. Audio
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Māori ready to do business with other nations
4 Sep 2025There should be less government and less dependency on the Crown and more tino rangatiratanga, Waikato-Tainui kaikōrero Tukoroirangi Morgan said.
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Kāi Tahu rangatahi champion leadership at Koroneihana
4 Sep 2025Rangatahi called upon other young people to protect the environment and preserve te reo Māori.
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'Got to wait it out' - Māori Language Commissioner confident te reo can survive political headwinds
4 Sep 2025From school books and government agencies to teacher training and even passports, the place of te reo is under intense scrutiny.
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Pacific community pay their respects at Koroneihana celebrations
4 Sep 2025Hundreds of Pacific leaders gathered at Tūrangawaewae Marae in Ngāruawāhia.
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Koroneihana: Prominent whānau call on rangatahi to rise
4 Sep 2025A prominent whānau Māori are calling on rangatahi to help shape the future.
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New chairs announced for Te Mātāwai
4 Sep 2025Te Mātāwai has appointed new co-chairs Brenda Soutar and Mātai Smith, putting te reo Māori revitalisation at the forefront.
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Thousands arrive to celebrate accession of Māori queen
4 Sep 2025Marae staff were doubled in number to cater for about 9000 guests.
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Stanford rejects claims Treaty being removed from school documents
4 Sep 2025Principals and teachers have repeatedly told RNZ there have been noticeably fewer Māori words and Treaty references.
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Waitangi Treaty, Māori dropped from new English, maths curriculums, teachers say
Teachers and principals warn the government was erasing decades of progress.
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Māori carvings at Australian museum repatriated to Aotearoa
3 Sep 2025The pou had been in the South Australian Museum's collection since 1891 - but are now coming home.
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1000 perform at Bay of Islands kapa haka festival
3 Sep 2025It was a day-long celebration of culture and togetherness.
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Māori Queen inspires rangatahi at her first Koroneihana
3 Sep 2025As thousands descend on Turangwaewae, the next generation of leaders reflect on their role in sustaining Kiingitanga traditions.
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Pro-equity programmes still needed to fix health workforce inequities - doctor
3 Sep 2025A study has found Māori and Pacific medical students going through a long-standing admissions programme are graduating at a higher rate than students in other faculties.
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Subway's biggest fan and why they gave away their $10,000 prize
3 Sep 2025A former social worker has been crowned the sandwich chain's top fan.
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Roads, rates and Māori wards: What's on a small northern town's mind
2 Sep 2025About 50 people turned out in Tangiteroria, midway between Dargaville and Whangārei, to hear from four would-be mayors.
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Thousands pour into Tūrangawaewae Marae for Koroneihana celebrations
Tūrangawaewae Marae heaved under the weight of Tainui Waka today, as thousands flooded into Ngāruawāhia for the annual Koroneihana celebrations.
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Koroneihana 2025: Rangatahi on what the Māori Queen means to them
2 Sep 2025One year since Te Arikinui Kuini Nga wai hono i te po became the head of the Kiingitanga, rangatahi Māori reflect on what the Māori monarchy means to them in 2025.
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'Bro vs sis' in the Tāmaki Makaurau by-election
1 Sep 2025Labour's counting on its track record to win back Tāmaki Makaurau, while Te Pāti Māori says its voice is needed to "push boundaries". Audio
