Te Ao Māori
Health authority accused of denying vaccine funding to kura
Health officials are being accused of holding out on cash that would help a West Auckland Māori school boost Covid-19 vaccinations in their local community.
Covid-19 'just got real' in Te Tai Tokerau
One in five people are still unvaccinated in Northland and there are now 10 active cases in the region.
Covid-19: Ministry seeks extra time to release Māori vaccination data
The Whānau Ora Commissioning Agency says the Ministry of Health has asked for a 24-hour extension to release Māori vaccination data after losing a landmark decision in the High Court on Monday.
Whānau Ora court victory: 'We need to know where to target our efforts'
A Māori health provider says Whānau Ora's legal victory over the Ministry of Health will mean it will be able to better target the unvaccinated.
Ministry 'reconsidering decision' to not provide Māori vaccine data
Ministry of Health says it is reconsidering its decision to not give Māori vaccine data to the Whānau Ora Commissioning Agency after the High Court ruled against it.
Māori vaccination won't hit 90% dbl dose 'til mid 2022 says Māori development minister
The Minister for Māori Development is backing the 90 percent double vaccination DHB milestone, saying it could take until at least the middle of 2022 to get Māori up to that level.
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Māori survivors of abuse in care to speak at Royal Commission hearing in March
A special hearing for Māori survivors of abuse in state and faith-based care will be held in March.
Te Matatini Kapa Haka competition postponed
One of the biggest events on the Māori calendar, Te Matatini Kapa Haka competition, has been postponed until February 2023.
A call for the descendants of Toi to get vaccinated
Te Rūnanga Hauora Māori o te Moana a Toi are pushing for as many members of their rohe of Bay of Plenty to be vaccinated as soon as possible. Audio
Contingency plans for national Kapa Haka competition
This afternoon Te Matatini organising committee will make an announcement about the biggest event on the Māori calendar.
The Kapa Haka national competition was due to be held in February next year in… Audio
Bay of Plenty iwi champion indigenous perspective on climate change
An Iwi in the Bay of Plenty town of Maketū is developing their own climate strategies as the area's landscape comes under threat.
Aotearoa commemorates Te Pūtake o Te Riri
Today is Te Pūtake o Te Riri, He Rā Maumahara, the national day of commemoration for the New Zealand wars.
Crown and iwi appoint new ‘face and voice’ of Whanganui River
The government and Whanganui River iwi have jointly appointed a new Pou Tupua to act and speak on behalf of Te Awa Tupua, the special status accorded to the Whanganui River.
He Whakaputanga o te Rangatiratanga o Nu Tireni - Declaration of Independence
186 years ago today, on 28th October 1835, thirty-four northern chiefs signed He Whakaputanga o te Rangatiratanga o Nu Tireni, the Declaration of the Independence.
Commemorations are underway in… Audio
Protesters 'continue to put the wider community at risk' - police
Occupants of a car and a bus deliberately parked to obstruct traffic on SH1 only moved out of the way this afternoon after "lengthy engagement with police".
'Anti-vax' protest convoy stopped at Auckland border, blocking SH1
A convoy of about 50 vehicles attempting to to make its way from Rotorua to Waitangi was stopped at Auckland's southern border about 11.45pm last night and some are still blocking State Highway 1. Audio
Supporting Māori-led Covid-19 vaccination conversations
Comment - Over the course of the Covid-19 pandemic, we have been repeatedly shown that when Māori lead, we get things done, Jordan Green and Dr Jess Berentson-Shaw write.
Ōrākei kaumātua on alert after postive case visits whānau
An Auckland hapū is going door to door to help test residents in the suburb of Ōrākei after a positive case had visited a home in the area.
Wellington iwi trust criticised for slow progress on member registrations
An iwi trust in Te Whanganui-a-tara is being criticised by its members for failing to process and manage new iwi registrations resulting in the loss of over 12,000 iwi members.
'Northland cluster is growing' - Iwi call for alert level 3
Iwi in the North are calling for alert level 3 in Te Tai Tokerau following the increasing amount of Delta Covid-19 cases popping up.
