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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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Tama Potaka scolded for joking about David Seymour's hapū
2 Feb 2024The Minister for Māori-Crown Relations was told to stop making jokes about Seymour at the National Iwi Chairs Forum.
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Interest in Te Tiriti exhibition surges after vandalisim
2 Feb 2024Te Papa says nearly half of all visitors are now identifying the exhibit as a highlight . Audio
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Founders of Māori dairy company stepping down after 12 years
Kingi Smiler, Maxwell Parkin and Mai Kieu Lien stepped down from Miraka, having served the maximum term under the company's constitution.
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Govt advisor in firing line for 'potential conflict of interest' as Rātana speaker
31 Jan 2024A speaker accused of insulting Winston Peters and Shane Jones at Rātana is being investigated by the government department he works for.
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Govt's smokefree changes show 'clear breach' of treaty
31 Jan 2024A coalition of Māori health experts and advocates is calling for the Waitangi Tribunal to urgently hear a complaint on the government's planned repeal of changes to smokefree legislation.
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Ngāi Tahu chief executive resigns
31 Jan 2024Arihia Bennett has spent almost 12 years at the helm of her iwi.
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Three Waters cash funds environmental scholarships for Māori
31 Jan 2024The scholarships flow from the Three Waters reforms 'better-off funding' which remains up for grabs despite the National-led government's axing of the water shakeup.
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Finance Minister Nicola Willis attending Waitangi commemorations
30 Jan 2024Willis said she would be engaging directly with iwi leaders to see how the government could get "better results for Māori". Audio
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Critics of Waitangi Tribunal urged to listen: 'You may find we have the same goals'
30 Jan 2024Politicians such as Shane Jones should engage with the Waitangi Tribunal over a possible new constitution rather than condemn it from the outset, a Māori leader says. Audio
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Ruapekapeka Pā road fix opens up history
30 Jan 2024The sealing of a once perilous road means visitors to significant battle sites no longer have to risk life and limb to get there.
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Northland MP 'condemns' boat ramp protest ahead of fishing competition
27 Jan 2024Grant McCallum has called a local iwi's blockade of the boat ramp "illegal actions".
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Labour Te Tai Tonga MP retires, warns 'Te iwi Māori will not roll over'
29 Jan 2024Labour MP Rino Tirikatene is retiring from politics after representing Te Tai Tonga from 2011 to 2023.
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Ngāti Kahu block boat ramp in fishing protest
26 Jan 2024A roadblock preventing fishers from using a boat ramp in the Far North has been lifted - but protesters say they will be backto make sure boats are not launched.
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Push for te reo Māori in South Wairarapa
29 Jan 2024South Wairarapa District Council is seeking the endorsement of a refreshed Māori Policy that will ingrain the use of te reo Māori within the organisation and community.
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The signs of a growing sense of unity across Māoridom
26 Jan 2024What a powerful iwi's actions tell us about the emerging response to the government.
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Taipa fishing competition protesters vow to continue demonstrations
26 Jan 2024The protest organiser says "It's now time for Māori to rise up, to intensify the struggle and make a stand".
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Hīkoi ki Waitangi: 'The purpose is to protect Te Tiriti'
25 Jan 2024Controversy over proposals about the Treaty of Waitangi is expected to breathe new life into an annual hīkoi.
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Māori artist and broadcaster Selwyn Muru dies, aged 86
24 Jan 2024One of his best-known works was 'Waharoa', a 7m-high wooden gateway that stands in Aotea Square.