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Te Pāti Māori re-commits to Te Tiriti Commissioner
4 Feb 2025It will be a bottom line for any potential coalition negotiations at next year's election, the party says.
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Leaders lay out goals at Iwi Chairs Forum
4 Feb 2025The political situation is simply one of the big topics, Ngāti Kahungunu iwi chair Bayden Barber says
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'She was very articulate and very direct' - Whānau remember Dame Iritana Tāwhiwhirangi
3 Feb 2025Whānau of Dame Iritana Tāwhiwhirangi have remembered her as a tireless advocate for empowering Māori families.
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Iconic Te Tii Marae wharenui reopens
3 Feb 2025A dawn ceremony was hosted by mana whenua Ngāti Rāhiri and Ngāti Kawa who welcomed iwi leaders, politicians and the masses. Audio
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Te reo version of Shrek to premiere at Māoriland Film Festival
3 Feb 2025Shrek has been reimagined and redubbed in te reo Māori as part of a collaboration between Māoriland Productions and the American studio Dreamworks and will premiere at the Māoriland Film Festival in…
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Hāngī feeds 10,000 people at Te Tii Waitangi Marae
3 Feb 2025As the country discusses the concept of kotahitanga (unity), marae and whānau across Te Tai Tokerau have demonstrated what true unity can achieve. Audio
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Hobson's Pledge-backed realtor loses challenge over compulsory Māori values course
4 Feb 2025The decision in the High Court means she faces the prospect of being ineligible to practice as a real estate agent for five years.
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Luxon defends decision to skip events in Waitangi
4 Feb 2025But the head of the marae the prime minister will attend instead says he won't be given an easy ride. Audio
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Watch: Davidson takes aim at Luxon in return to politics
3 Feb 2025Speaking publicly for the first time since being treated for cancer, the Greens co-leader criticised the Prime Minister for not attending Waitangi.
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Dame Iritana Tāwhiwhirangi remembered for reviving te reo
3 Feb 2025The educator, who died aged 95, worked all of her long life to help advance te ao Māori, nephew says. Audio
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Dame Iritana Te Rangi Tāwhiwhirangi dies aged 95
2 Feb 2025Dame Iritana was a life member of the Māori Women's Welfare League, a Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit and made a Dame Companion in 2009 for services to Māori education.
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Alien Weaponry: 'We're all kind of nerdy and geeky'
1 Feb 2025Brothers Henry and Lewis de Jong were just kids when they formed metal band Alien Weaponry. An intimate new documentary gets inside their world. Video, Audio
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'Kia tere': Buyers heed advice to act fast as Māori clothing range returns
31 Jan 2025It's believed the 'Kia Kaha Te Reo Māori' garments are The Warehouse's fastest selling apparel range. Audio
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Descendant of Treaty translator slams Principles Bill, demands apology
31 Jan 2025The Bill aims to replace the existing Treaty principles - developed over time by courts and the Waitangi Tribunal to interpret the Treaty in law - with three new ones determined by the Government.
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Ashburton school drops pounamu pass rule after online outrage
3 Feb 2025Ashburton Intermediate School has dropped a rule requiring students to get a uniform pass to wear a pounamu at school.
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Māori artist Reuben Paterson's glittering New York life
3 Feb 2025Celebrated Māori artist Reuben Paterson says he has no regrets on making the move to New York a couple of years ago. Audio
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Politicians warned they face 'very hot reception' at Iwi Chairs Forum
3 Feb 2025Chairman of Waitangi National Trust Pita Tipene expects an intense first meeting with the Treaty Principles and Regulatory Standards Bills likely on the agenda. Audio
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'Part of history changing' - A decade working at Waitangi Day
The first time Matarora Smith worked Waitangi Day commemorations in Paihia, she felt the wairua and whakapapa of the historic place. Audio
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New funding to drive 'fair' nationwide rollout of diabetes tech
2 Feb 2025A three-year, $1.4m project aims to address inequities experienced by Māori and Pacific people with type 1 diabetes.
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Getting 'the best of three worlds' as a Māori-Chinese person
2 Feb 2025Danny Karatea-Goddard celebrates the new year three times a year - on 1 January, Matariki and the Lunar New Year. Audio
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'Together for Te Tiriti': Lush joins fight against Treaty Principles Bill
31 Jan 2025The company, known for its handmade and cruelty-free products, has launched an in-store and online campaign.
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'Ride for Talei' cyclists to pedal to Te Matatini
30 Jan 2025The team of 20 will loop around the Taranaki Maunga stopping at four main points for health promotion events, before finishing at the national kapa haka competition.
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Urgent Waitangi Tribunal claim on Regulatory Standards Bill filed
29 Jan 2025The claim alleges that, if enacted, the Bill will be a breach of Te Tiriti, and will cause significant prejudice to Māori.
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'It hit me, how much of a privilege it is to be Māori'
27 Jan 2025First person - After being separated from her roots as a child, Tracey Perkins and her fiancé are raising their tamariki to know who they are and where they come from.
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