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A 'destruction of Whānau Ora by stealth' - providers
10 Mar 2025A change in direction at Whānau Ora has drawn the ire of agencies, which are set to lose their long-held positions as commissioning bodies and say up to 1000 jobs could be lost.
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HOKA shoes uses a Māori name. Why don't they say so?
12 Mar 2025One of the world's hottest sneaker brands, rarely attributes its name to Māori - but it used to.
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Kapa haka leaders at top of the South Island confident region is ready to host Te Matatini
10 Mar 2025Speculation has been rife that the Nelson-Marlborough region could miss out on its confirmed host status due to concerns over infrastructure and accommodation.
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Watch: Te reo Māori Shrek trailer released
8 Mar 2025Shrek - Kātahi te Korokē will premiere at the Māoriland Film Festival in Ōtaki on 27 March. Video
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Prebble's resignation leaves 'sour taste' in lawyer's mouth
5 Mar 2025A prominent Treaty lawyer is questioning whether Richard Prebble's resignation from the Waitangi Tribunal was a ploy for media attention.
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'Filth ecological disaster': anti-sand mining petition makes it to parliament.
5 Mar 2025A petition of 14,000 signatures in opposition to sand mining at Te Ākau Bream Bay has been handed to Greens MP Hūhana Lyndon.
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Māori visionaries praised at Te Matatini
6 Mar 2025Tributes paid to the founders of Parihaka Pā, the Pai Mārire movement and Rātana Church.
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Te Matatini: Opening a window into te ao Māori
4 Mar 2025Te Matatini o Te Kāhui Maunga brought thousands of visitors to Taranaki, injecting millions of dollars into the province in the process, and opening a window into te ao Māori. Audio
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Gene technology changes: What you need to know
18 Mar 2025Explainer - The current GMO regime is out of date, experts agree. But proposed changes sideline Māori, some say. Audio
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'You are in your rights to ask why' - Woman stopped from leaving supermarket speaks out
7 Mar 2025Under tax legislation introduced in 2023, businesses must collect customer details for purchases over $1000 but staff at Pak'n Save Whanganui failed to explain that to Taysha Puohotaua Williams.
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Labour rules out electorate deal with Te Pāti Māori - Māori Queen says 'good luck'
7 Mar 2025But Willie Jackson admits one contest is posing a problem: who should take on Te Pāti Māori's Hana-Rāwhiti Maipi-Clarke?
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'Deeply disappointing': Experts on why cancer screening changes are a concern
7 Mar 2025Cancelling a plan to lower the age for Māori has been described as "institutionalised racism", though some experts say the move overall will save lives.
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Renaming of Te Arawhiti, Office for Māori-Crown reflects smaller role
6 Mar 2025The new name "reflects the significant changes in our responsibilities", its interim chief executive says.
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Next Te Matatini venue in doubt as festival grows to record size
3 Mar 2025The chief executive of the largest kapa haka festival in the world, says organisers will need to rethink where the competition is hosted.
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Why so many groups used the drum at this year's Te Matatini
2 Mar 2025The drum has a special meaning to the people of Taranaki that many groups have paid tribute to this week.
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What kai was flavour of the week at Te Matatini?
2 Mar 2025While aihi kirīmi, pāua, and hāngī have sold like the clappers at this year's Te Matatini, other stalls not so much.
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Te Kapa Haka o Ngāti Whakaue have won the title of Toa Whakaihuwaka
1 Mar 2025The rōpū from the Te Arawa region have been crowned champions for the first time.
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'I almost wept with excitement and with joy': Witi Ihimaera
4 Mar 2025A scheme to foster talented young Māori writers is a "mighty mentor programme," Witi Ihimaera says. Audio
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Father son duo makes ancient waka discovery
4 Mar 2025Buried in the sand and floating down the river, pieces of an ancient waka have been found, but their origin and age remains a mystery.
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What whānau are wearing to Te Matatini
1 Mar 2025Whether it's Māori business merch flying off the shelves, custom pounamu, or handcrafted pēke (bags) to carry all the necessities - every fit has a story.
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Haka a form of 'political expression', Waititi says
28 Feb 2025"Māori are very political people," Rawiri Waititi who performed at Te Matatini with new group Te Taumata o Apanui, said.
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Meet the Anderson whānau chipping in to Te Matatini
1 Mar 2025Theodore Anderson would normally be scaffolding, but he is now carting kaumātua up and down the steep Bowl of Brooklands hills from dawn to dusk.
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Te Matatini set to reveal top 12 kapa haka groups
28 Feb 2025A feeling of anticipation has gripped Pukekura/Bowl of Brooklands in New Plymout.
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Te Matatini final day begins in style
1 Mar 2025Hundreds of spectators were so keen for the they started lining up at 3am, four hours before the gates opened.
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