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Thousands stand in unity to challenge government
6 Feb 2024It was a united front at Waitangi on Monday as the government's proposed Treaty Principles Bill was challenged.
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Waitangi: Government denies it's 'delegitimising' Māori
5 Feb 2024Government leaders have rejected allegations they are degrading tino rangatiratanga, saying the proposed Treaty Principles Bill won't "delegitimise" Māori.
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Videos: See what government leaders had to say at Waitangi
5 Feb 2024In videos - The leaders of the coalition government have spoken at Waitangi, with David Seymour experiencing heckling from the crowd.
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'Standing together': What Waitangi Day means for a Samoan Māori woman
For Valeria Gascoigne, it is an emotional moment. "It's a celebration of being Māori and also Samoan, and being proud of both."
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Kotahitanga in action: Hundreds descend upon Treaty grounds alongside the Kiingitanga and Rātana
4 Feb 2024As the sun shone over the Waitangi Treaty Grounds on Sunday afternoon, up the hill came two of Māoridom's leading voices, a true sight of kotahitanga.
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Waitangi Day: Thousands expected at South Island's longest-running commemoration
6 Feb 2024Thousands of people are expected to attend the South Island's longest-running Waitangi Day commemoration in Banks Peninsula's Okains Bay today, following two years of Covid-19-related cancellations.
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Tame Iti brings Haki Ātea to Waitangi
5 Feb 2024Tame Iti made a splash at the Waitangi Treaty Grounds in a display that was part pōwhiri, part art piece.
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Waitangi action: Peters booed, Seymour drowned out and Luxon reflects
5 Feb 2024The coalition government has faced a confronting reception at Waitangi on Monday.
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In pictures: Government face raucous challenge at Waitangi
5 Feb 2024Politicians from National, NZ First and ACT have been welcomed onto Waitangi Marae - with the fiercest challenge reserved for David Seymour.
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All wards should be treated the same, says LGNZ president
5 Feb 2024Councils are attacking the government's proposal to bring back local referenda for Māori wards.
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In pictures: All the action from the Treaty Grounds at Waitangi
4 Feb 2024A host of iwi and organisations from te ao Māori were to the Treaty Grounds on Sunday, as part of Waitangi commemorations, including delegations from Kīngitanga, Rātana, Parihaka and Te Pāti Māori.
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Waitangi: 'Unite, unite' - Māori leaders say during Kiingitanga welcome
4 Feb 2024A call for unity has gone out from this afternoon's powhiri at Waitangi, welcoming the Kiingitanga to the Treaty Grounds in a display of solidarity.
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Must-watch screen classics to stream this weekend
4 Feb 2024Māori and Pasifika contribution to film and television has had a big impact on Aotearoa New Zealand's culture, language and international reputation, writes Alexander Bisley. Video
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Nearly 400 march through Kaitāia to support Te Tiriti o Waitangi
2 Feb 2024The peaceful march was part of a much longer hīkoi that left Te Rerenga Wairua, or Cape Reinga, at dawn on Thursday and is due to arrive at the Treaty Grounds on 6 February.
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Luxon says meeting with iwi leaders positive, insists on 'prosperity for everybody'
2 Feb 2024A meeting between the coalition government and iwi leaders was positive, constructive and very direct, the Prime Minister says.
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Te reo Māori rollback excludes councils
31 Jan 2024Council policies on te reo Māori are not affected by the government's rollback, the local government minister has confirmed.
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Police Deputy Commissioner Wallace Haumaha retires
31 Jan 2024Police Deputy Commissioner Wallace (Wally) Haumaha is retiring after a 40-year career, alongside cultural adviser Sergeant Wayne Panapa.
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Māori Kiwifruit Growers gets nearly $1m boost to help increase exports
2 Feb 2024The funds are to also help the growers with re-affirming Aotearoa's connections with indigenous peoples around the world.
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Kīngi Tūheitia, Te Pāti Māori expected to arrive at Waitangi
4 Feb 2024Kīngi Tūheitia is bringing with him the mauri of the Hui aa Motu in Ngāruawāhia.
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Opposition told to regroup, fight the coalition
3 Feb 2024The opposition has been told not to lick its wounds for too long, so it can join the fight against the new government's policies affecting Māori.
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Government warned to 'be careful' with its Māori policies
The government has been warned to "be careful" with its policies affecting Māori at the National Iwi Chairs Forum (NICF) today.
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Iwi Chairs Forum to focus on dealing with govt
The forum will host 74 iwi ahead of Waitangi Day, and they will be considering "how we deal with the new coalition government".
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Iwi bid to rename National Park village splits community
3 Feb 2024A close-knit community in the central North Island is divided over an iwi bid to change its name.
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'I'm going to object every time': Councillor rejects use of te reo
1 Feb 2024An Invercargill city councillor publicly derided the use of te reo Māori in names after a misunderstanding.
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