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Te Ao Māori headlines with summaries.
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Māori Ward councillors campaigning hard to retain Māori wards
7 Oct 2025Nelson's incumbent Māori Ward councillor Kahu Paki Paki said despite running unopposed, this election has "been harder than you could probably ever imagine".
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Jobseeker changes 'out of touch', youth homelessness group warns
7 Oct 2025A kaupapa Māori youth homelessness group says benefit changes will increase whānau stress and push more rangatahi onto the streets.
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'Not plausible': Woman wants investigations into excavated waka halted
5 Oct 2025Catherine Sixtus says the waka, found in the Chatham Islands, may have come from Germany.
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Natural elements didn't stop Te Tarata 160-year commemorations
6 Oct 2025It has been 160 years since the battle of Te Tarata - now eighth-generation descendants live to tell the story their tūpuna endured.
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'Never too late': Social worker's journey to reclaim Māori identity
5 Oct 2025A wahine who has reclaimed her cultural identity is urging more Māori to pursue a career in social work.
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New book explores reimagined life in Taranaki in 1940s
3 Oct 2025Airana Ngarewa has just released his third book, 'The Last Living Cannibal', inspired by Ngāruahine leader Tītokowaru. Audio
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Inclusive marae experience open to all
3 Oct 2025"All whānau" have the opportunity to immerse themselves in activities and traditions well-known to te ao Māori at three Hawke's Bay marae.
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Te Papa showcases moko kanohi or facial tattooing in action
2 Oct 2025A group of tā moko artists have studied over 200 toi moko, or Māori ancestral heads with the hope of identifying their iwi and eventually returning them home.
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'Advance te reo Māori revitalisation': Māori entities get new leaders
1 Oct 2025Māori Development Minister Tama Potaka made the announcement.
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The City to Sea Bridge and legacy of architect Rewi Thompson
5 Oct 2025The fate of the bridge described as a turning point for Māori architecture has swung back and forth over the past few months. Audio
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Kapa-Kingi rules out rival political party after Te Pāti Māori split
4 Oct 2025The activist hopes the split will spur Te Pāti Māori into creating genuine change from the inside. Audio
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Former Māori Party co-leader backs Toitū Te Tiriti split
3 Oct 2025"It's a split and it doesn't mean to say that there's not compatibility or alignment with kaupapa." Audio
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Iwi-led conservation project awarded $6m funding boost
30 Sep 2025But other conservation programmes were also relying on that same funding.
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Te Rangimaheu Te Heuheu Tūkino IX named as successor of Tā Tumu Te Heuheu Tūkino VIII
30 Sep 2025Gerrard Te Rangimaheu Te Heuheu Tūkino IX will takeover from his father, signalling a continuation of the legacy.
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Former Destiny Church member asks: 'Did I not deserve to be protected?'
30 Sep 2025For years, Destiny Church shaped every part of Lynia Morseu-Tol's life. Now, she is reckoning with faith, identity and whānau.
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Sir Tumu Te Heuheu remembered as a dedicated champion of his people
28 Sep 2025The paramount chief of Ngāti Tūwharetoa died on Tuesday at the age of 84.
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'He understood the power of the voice' - remembering Wiremu (Bill) Kerekere
28 Sep 2025Piripi Walker (Raukawa) recalls the wise, well-spoken broadcaster and composer, who was also his "caring mentor".
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Ngāti Tūwharetoa continues to mourn Sir Tumu Te Heuheu
26 Sep 2025The Ariki or paramount chief of Ngāti Tūwharetoa has been lying in state at his marae in Waihī near Tūrangi.
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Lawyers reject minister's tikanga Māori court ruling concerns
Minister of Justice Paul Goldsmith said he was worried New Zealand was developing a "bespoke" legal system that incorporated concepts of tikanga Māori.
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Errors in voting packs could lead to change for local elections
29 Sep 2025Currently councils run local elections but recent errors have sparked calls for the Electoral Commission to take over responsibility.
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Invercargill's oldest carved meeting house to be restored
30 Sep 2025The decorative wooden carvings at the 100-year-old Te Wharepuni o Anehana in Anderson Park will be removed and restored.
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Justice Minister warns government prepared to remove tikanga Māori from court rulings
27 Sep 2025The minister claims New Zealand's "bespoke" legal system could discourage overseas investment.
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Manuhiri begin journey to farewell Sir Tumu Te Heuheu
26 Sep 2025People from around the motu will begin making their way to Tapeka marae at Waihī on Friday for the tangihanga of Sir Tumu Te Heuheu.
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Sweet as: Rark up and mōrena make it to Oxford dictionary
25 Sep 2025They're among 11 Kiwi phrases or words chosen for the dictionary's World English update.
