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'Momentous day': Western Bay of Plenty gets Māori wards
18 Aug 2023Applause then waiata rang out from the packed public gallery as the councillors voted nine to three in favour of Māori wards.
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Labour launches party's Māori campaign and manifesto
19 Aug 2023No major policies were announced, but party leader Chris Hipkins says Labour has a very good track record for Māori, and there is still more work to come.
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Otago graduates make history by defending at home
19 Aug 2023Two Otago graduates have made history by completing their PhD oral defence assessments within their own Māori communities.
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Iwi marks milestone in Parliament after 'a very long struggle'
17 Aug 2023The Whakatōhea Treaty Settlement Bill received its inaugural reading in the halls of Parliament on Thursday.
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Wānanga now able to self-determine how they operate
Māori tertiary institutions will be now able to choose for themselves how they operate after the Education and Training Amendment Bill passed its third reading in Parliament.
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New iwi community services buildings completed with the help of scholarship trades students
16 Aug 2023Following two years of hard work and collaboration, Te Rūnanganui o Te Āti Awa has opened a new building at Te Whiti Park in Waiwhetū, Lower Hutt, to provide extended hauora services to the community.
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Kapa haka groups to headline Māori Language Festival of Wellington
16 Aug 2023The second Māori Language Festival of Wellington will be headlined by two of the world's best kapa haka groups.
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Final push for Taranaki maunga deal before election
15 Aug 2023Iwi are making a final bid to get the negotiated redress for the confiscation of Taranaki maunga approved and in front of Parliament before the election.
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Long-running Nelson Tenths Māori land case back in High Court in Wellington
14 Aug 2023The longest running property claim in the country - the Nelson Tenths - headed to back to the High Court in Wellington today.
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Maramataka another layer of diversity to a Bay of Plenty farm
Mohi Beckham is helping to turn a tired and depleted land into a fertile and productive farm. But the benefits extend to more than just the land. Audio
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'You had to be strong within your own Māoriness' - Iwi liaison marks 50-year career in the NZ Police
12 Aug 2023One of Aotearoa's leading iwi liaison officers is celebrating a fifty-year milestone in the New Zealand Police, before his pending retirement at the beginning of next year. Audio
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Bilingual book takes top honours at Children's Book Awards
11 Aug 2023A bilingual book about the Māori creation story has won the highest accolade in children's literature.
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District health boards were only paying lip service to Treaty of Waitangi, article says
10 Aug 2023A recent report in the New Zealand Medical Journal has found that district health boards have been paying lip service to the Treaty of Waitangi.
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Long-running Far North occupation ends as council votes to buy waterfront land
10 Aug 2023The occupation began after the landowner felled part of a historically significant pōhutukawa tree to make space for a house.
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Tawhai Rickard wins National Contemporary Art Award
7 Aug 2023The 41 finalist works are on exhibit at Waikato Museum Te Whare Taonga o Waikato until 12 November.
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Te Matatini gifts a trilingual waiata to New Zealand Rugby
5 Aug 2023When the All Blacks face off against Australia in their Bledisloe Cup clash this afternoon they will be armed with a waiata which is a celebration of haka, music and language.
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Government's Tai Rāwhiti and Wairoa forestry plan 'too little too late'
3 Aug 2023The government's plan to shake up forestry in Tai Rāwhiti and Wairoa has been met with frustration and disappointment by locals, with some members of the public meeting storming out in protest.
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Ombudsman calls for 'more trust and empowerment of iwi' after cyclone visit
3 Aug 2023Chief Ombudsman Peter Boshier is calling on the government and local councils to empower iwi on the back of a visit to cyclone-hit areas.
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UN committee concerned by number of tamariki Māori in detention
2 Aug 2023The United Nations Committee against Torture has published its findings on New Zealand, highlighting its concerns about the disproportionate representation of Māori in the entire justice system.
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New Zealand's oldest property claim goes back to the High Court
1 Aug 2023The case of the Nelson Tenths, one of the largest litigations against the Crown in New Zealand's history, is set to go back to the High Court this month. Audio
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End of an era for renowned kapa haka group
1 Aug 2023After three decades of performance at the top of the kapa haka world, Te Mātārae-i-Ōrehu haka group have announced their retirement.
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Iwi groups get Crown apology, $30m redress package in Treaty settlement
Minister for Treaty of Waitangi Negotiations Andrew Little hopes the settlement will help restore the wellbeing of both the people and their lands.
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New Plymouth council meeting to take place on marae for first time
1 Aug 2023For the first time ever, New Plymouth's council will meet on a marae - and it's a case of "about time", the district's first Māori ward councillor says. Audio
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Trustees of iconic marae put on notice in land court decision
29 Jul 2023Te Tii Waitangi Marae's board has accepted the judge's decision and insists "the future is bright".
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