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'Devastating in all ways': Tokerau Beach sand dunes destroyed by vehicles
Thrill-seekers causing significant damage to dunes on the Far North beach have forced the installation of temporary fences and blockage of access points. Audio
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Maipi-Clarke outranks her Te Pāti Māori elders in new leadership poll
19 Dec 2025The poll of Māori voters put Parliament's youngest MP at the top of the list for favoured leaders of Te Pāti Māori.
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Rangatira Marae holds burial ceremony for taonga lost to Cyclone Gabrielle
18 Dec 2025Rangatira Marae was demolished this year after Cyclone Gabrielle devastated it in 2023.
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New Zealand's only Māori visual arts degree celebrates 30 years of arts education
18 Dec 2025The indigenous-led programme Toioho ki Āpiti is based at Te Kunenga ki Pūrehuroa Massey University.
Kerensa Johnston & Jeremy Banks reflect on 180 year battle
This week a deal was signed at Parliament between Maori and the Crown for the return of more than 3000 hectares of land in Nelson, Tasman and Golden Bay. Kerensa Johnston and Jeremy Banks were part of… Audio
'Devastating in all ways': Tokerau Beach sand dunes destroyed by vehicles
Thrill-seekers causing significant damage to dunes on the Far North beach have forced the installation of temporary fences and blockage of access points. Audio
Maipi-Clarke outranks her Te Pāti Māori elders in new leadership poll
The poll of Māori voters put Parliament's youngest MP at the top of the list for favoured leaders of Te Pāti Māori.
Te Pāti Māori: From Comeback to Crisis
MATA Reports examines the crisis within Te Pāti Māori as an exclusive poll of Māori voters reveals the impact of its support. Audio
Rangatira Marae holds burial ceremony for taonga lost to Cyclone Gabrielle
Rangatira Marae was demolished this year after Cyclone Gabrielle devastated it in 2023.
New Zealand's only Māori visual arts degree celebrates 30 years of arts education
The indigenous-led programme Toioho ki Āpiti is based at Te Kunenga ki Pūrehuroa Massey University.
3000 hectares returned in one of country's longest land disputes
Māori landowners will have the land returned, and receive $420 million in compensation, in a landmark agreement with the Crown, ending questions going back to the 1830s. Audio
Government returning more than 3000 hectares of land to Maori
The government is returning more than 3000 hectares to Maori in the top of the South Island, along with 420-million dollars in compensation. Attorney-General, Judith Collins spoke to Corin Dann. Audio
Marae adds period care to Christmas parcels as costs bite
Kōkiri Marae has gifted about two and half thousand boxes of period products across three years.
Māori landowners to have over 3000 hectares returned to them
Māori landowners at the top of the South Island will have more than 3-thousand hectares returned to them in a landmark agreement signed with the Crown. The customary landowners were promised one tenth… Audio
Crown returns more than 3,000 hectares of land to Maori
The Crown is returning more than 3,000 hectares of land to Maori in the top of the South Island - ending what's thought to be the country's longest running property dispute. Kerensa Johnston from Te… Audio
The surging Maori economy
Iwi and business leader Helmut Modlik talks with Kathryn about the bright future for the indigenous economy.
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Parliament bill set to return historic Māori site in Northland to Ngāpuhi
Kororipo Pā, at Kerikeri Basin, was the stage for some of the most formative events in the history of Aotearoa. Audio
Treaty settlement process with largest iwi remains stalled
The Treaty settlement process of Aotearoa's largest iwi remains stalled. Peter de Graaf reports from Kerikeri. Audio
Taonga pūoro with Rob Thorne
Rob Thorne is an internationally renowned Māori taonga pūoro musician and anthropologist, at the forefront of the revival of traditional Māori instruments. Audio
Māori rock art one of 12 research areas to get funding boost
The Royal Society Te Apārangi announced the 12 recipients of its Mana Tūānuku Research Leader Fellowship for 2025 this week.
Exhibition looks at decline in state of freshwater across Ngāi Tahu takiwā
The Unutai e! Unutai e! exhibition opens in Christchurch on Saturday and uses photographic works to highlight the realities being faced by waterways across the country.
Ngāi Tahu set to take 33% stake in Milford Sound Tourism
The move would help protect Piopiotahi for future generations, with talks creating a strong foundation for the future, chief executive Haylee Preston says.
Coalition strains over stewardship land shake-up
The Conservation Minister has re-classified swathes of stewardship land on the West Coast of the South Island.
'What are you afraid of?': Proposal to remove mana whenua voice at council fails
A proposal from the new Napier Mayor to remove mana whenua voices and voting rights in the council's standing committees for the next council term has failed.
