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Aotearoa music legend Toni Huata dies
10 Feb 2025Huata was a champion of Māori music and te reo, and released much of her music in her mother tongue.
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Development to bring stories of historic pā site to life
"The story of Pukerangiora will now be heard from our Pukerangiora uri," hapū chairperson Nardia Lichtwark said.
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Māoriland Film Festival to showcase more than 100 films from 86 Indigenous nations
12 Feb 2025The te reo Māori version of Dreamworks classic animation Shrek will premiere among the 86 films screening at Māoriland Film Festival.
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Backlash after false claim warriors at Waitangi had ankle monitors
11 Feb 2025A photo shared on social media claiming to be from Waitangi Day celebrations was taken at a different event last year, a tourism operator says.
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Iwi loses High Court challenge against beach vehicle bylaw
11 Feb 2025A Marlborough iwi has been unsuccessful in its challenge of a council bylaw restricting vehicle access on the east coast.
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Labour open to Parliamentary Commissioner for Te Tiriti
11 Feb 2025Two potential coalition partners, Labour and Te Pāti Māori, are "pretty much in the same camp" around protecting Te Tiriti.
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'Bringing the Parihaka love' with two tonnes of potatoes for Te Matatini
Taranaki iwi harvested two tonnes of potatoes to koha groups staying at local marae for the national kapa haka festival at the end of the month.
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More Māori nurses urgently needed - NSO kaiwhakahaere
7 Feb 2025Kerri Nuku also called for the embracing of tikanga to make Māori patients and nurses more comfortable.
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Tangi for Dame Iritana Tāwhiwhirangi urges strength in unity
7 Feb 2025Dame Iritana Tāwhiwhirangi, a founder and champion of the kōhanga reo movement, is to be laid to rest this morning at Rāhui marae in Tikitiki near East Cape.
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Wrapping up Waitangi with record waka turn-out
6 Feb 2025From the dawn ceremony to the numerous local performances and powerful words, Waitangi Day 2025 was one to remember, but a highlight would have to be the record turn-out of waka.
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West Auckland fills up Parrs Park for Waitangi celebration
6 Feb 2025Thousands of people gathered at Parrs Park in West Auckland to celebrate Waitangi Day.
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Waikato River settlement at risk in government's water plans - council
11 Feb 2025The government's proposed new water delivery legislation over-rides Treaty of Waitangi settlement obligations and will be "problematic" for the ongoing protection of the Waikato River, according to…
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Delayed release of Manurewa Marae inquiry report criticised
10 Feb 2025The findings were due to be released last week but were delayed - with the Public Service Commission saying the findings required more time.
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MSD found wrong after tangi food cost refused in funeral grant
8 Feb 2025A woman successfully appealed an MSD decision refusing to cover food costs for her husband's tangi in a funeral grant.
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Who's up next to make Treaty Principles Bill submissions
7 Feb 2025There are almost 500 people named, from the general public to former MPs, academics and Māori leaders.
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Pōwhiri one of many Waitangi events, says Potaka
7 Feb 2025Politicians from the coalition government received a frosty reception at Waitangi this year, but Māori Development Minister Tama Potaka says the pōwhiri that received so much attention was just one… Audio
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Luxon speaks to media after Waitangi event in Akaroa
6 Feb 2025Ngāi Tahu's Treaty settlement has allowed them to become a driving force in the country's economy, the PM says.
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Thousands predicted to descend on Waitangi talks never arrived
While Dame Iritana Tāwhiwhirangi's tangihanga and the Prime Minister's absence contributed, there was also a snubbing by some.
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What are the hopes for the future of Aotearoa?
6 Feb 2025From Tangata Whenua to Tangata Tiriti, from seasoned attendees to first-time visitors at Waitangi, their visions for Aotearoa share a common theme - kotahitanga.
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As it happened: Waitangi Day 2025
6 Feb 2025Events are starting to wind down at Waitangi with the great waka Ngaatokimatawhaorua, with about 80 kaihoe on board, coming in to land at Hobson Bay.
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Waitangi Day 2025: In pictures
7 Feb 2025Waka hit the water at the Treaty Grounds, while the PM was welcomed onto Ōnuku Marae in Akaroa and the Waitangi Hikoi made themselves known.
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Why some turned their backs on ministers at Waitangi
6 Feb 2025Māori leaders in the Far North turned their collective back in an emotional demonstration.
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Kōhanga Reo look to build on the platform left by the late Dame Iritana Tāwhiwhirangi
6 Feb 2025Thousands paid respects to a very special Kuia over the past few days.
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Kaupapa waka changed a paddler's life
6 Feb 2025Dutch paddler Koos Wabeke says getting involved with kaupapa waka - and learning about the Māori world - has changed his life.
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