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Watch Mata: Surveying the new political landscape
17 Oct 2023Tau Henare, Morgan Godfery, and a range of politicians discuss the election results and what the future looks like for Māori.
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Te Pāti Māori hoping for more seats once special votes counted
16 Oct 2023Te Pāti Māori's election haul could have a knock-on effect on coalition arrangements if special votes fall in its favour. Audio
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Nanaia Mahuta: taking stock and spending time with whānau
15 Oct 2023Defeated Minister of Foreign Affairs Nanaia Mahuta says she hopes the gains for Māori over the last two Labour terms will not be wound back.
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Māori electoral commission needed for 'shambolic' voting system - Te Pati Māori
14 Oct 2023Te Pati Māori has called the voting system "shambolic" after many booths ran out of ballots, some closed early and the online system collapsed.
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Long-running dispute between iwi and boaties ends up in court
9 Oct 2023An estuary has long been used due to its safety and proximity to fishing grounds. But local iwi oppose vehicle access as the area is of cultural significance.
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Election could bring massive change for Māori health services
12 Oct 2023Māori health services are waiting nervously for the election, after National and ACT pledged to scrap the independent Māori Health Authority.
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Takutai Moana Act breaches Treaty principles - Waitangi Tribunal
6 Oct 2023Report sets out a raft of recommendations but warns the Crown against 'cherry-picking' select findings.
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'Get behind it': Expert urges parties to give Māori Health Authority a chance
11 Oct 2023The centre right parties' plans to dump the agency will be a massive step backwards in trying to improve Māori health outcomes, a man who has worked in the sector for years says. Audio
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Iwi and Taranaki Regional Council seek help from nature for flooding
11 Oct 2023Ngaa Rauru is joining up with Taranaki Regional Council to search for "nature-based solutions" to flooding of the Waitōtara River catchment in the face of climate change.
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Why Māori and young voters sometimes don't vote in elections
5 Oct 2023As election day draws nearer, Māori and young people tell RNZ what it will take for them to be more engaged in the voting process.
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Far North mayor to receive award for being one of world's top young politicians
4 Oct 2023Moko Tepania - who was "blown away" and hoped just to be nominated - was due to receive his award in Belfast, Ireland on Wednesday evening.
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Te Tai Tokerau: Te Pāti Māori trails Labour in new poll
5 Oct 2023Labour deputy leader and incumbent MP Kelvin Davis has opened up a six-point gap over his Te Pāti Māori rival in the race for Te Tai Tokerau electorate.
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Police bias: Judge rules two Māori men profiled in stop
5 Oct 2023Serious charges against two young Māori brothers stopped and searched by police because they looked like gang members have been dismissed, and the officers' actions condemned.
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What is 'race-baiting' and who decides?
Analysis - A policy is labelled racist. Then that accusation is itself called racist. Are we getting anywhere with any of this?
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Nanaia Mahuta facing a strong challenge in Hauraki-Waikato, new poll shows
3 Oct 2023The incumbent MP is just four points ahead of one of the youngest candidates in this year's general election, a poll conducted for Whakaata Māori is revealing.
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Rotorua council agrees to return reserve land to Ngāti Kearoa Ngāti Tuara
4 Oct 2023The reserve on Tarewa Street was part of Rotorua Lakes Council's Heads of Agreement to transfer land back to the iwi.
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Bike trail bridge connects National Park and new ecosanctuary
3 Oct 2023The longest suspension bridge in Aotearoa will be built as part of the infamous "missing link" of the Mountains to Sea trail in the central North Island.
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Climate change 'challenge of our lifetime' - Ngāi Tahu
1 Oct 2023Ngāi Tahu is starting to see insurance retreat affect its marae and papakāinga homes.
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'A timeless taonga': Only known customary Māori sail Te Rā returns to Aotearoa
29 Sep 2023Te Rā is believed to be over 200 years old and will be on display at Tāmaki Paenga Hira, the Auckland War Memorial Museum. Audio
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Hundreds gather to farewell Māori leader Sir Patu Hohepa
26 Sep 2023One of Ngāpuhi's greatest scholars has been laid to rest at Waimā in the Far North.
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From 'pebble in the shoe' to future power broker – the rise and rise of Te Pāti Māori
22 Sep 2023In 2020, Rawiri Waititi told his fellow MPs his job was to be a change agent for Māori. Three years later, how does the party grow its platform and base, Annie Te One asks.
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Ikaroa-Rāwhiti: Labour defector Meka Whaitiri trails in latest poll
21 Sep 2023A third of voters remain undecided in the Māori electorate of Ikaroa-Rāwhiti, a new poll is showing.
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'Absolutely ridiculous': Iwi health provider pays for staff health insurance
19 Sep 2023It was an "absolutely ridiculous" situation, the boss of Whakatāne's Ngāti Awa Social and Health Services admitted.
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Labour, Te Pāti Māori in tight race for Te Tai Hauāuru
19 Sep 2023Soraya Peke-Mason holds a slim lead in the electorate contest over the Te Pāti Māori co-leader Debbie Ngarewa-Packer in a new poll released tonight.
![Makers unknown Te Rā [the sail] c. 1770–1800. Harakeke, kererū, kāhu and kākā feathers, dog skin. On loan from the Trustees of the British Museum. © Whakaarahia anō te rā kaihau Te Rā Project. Photo: Cultural Heritage Imaging; compiled by John Collie, Christchurch Art Gallery Te Puna o Waiwhetū.](https://rnz-ressh.cloudinary.com/image/upload/s--UxI59XZt--/ar_16:10,c_fill,f_auto,g_auto,q_auto,w_288/v1695924743/4L1XPFF_Back_Sail_full_size_jpg)
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