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Takitimu Marae taking opportunity to build back stronger after Cyclone Gabrielle
17 Jul 2023When the floodwater roared through Takitimu Marae in early February, there was nothing the community could do as it swept through the dining hall, ablution block, kitchen and wharenui. Audio
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Rising star: Quantum physicist Dr Jacob Ngaha
15 Jul 2023Jacob Ngaha believes he's Aotearoa's very first Māori quantum physicist, and he wants more rangitahi to join his learning journey.
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Watch: Matariki hautapu ceremony marks dawning of a new day
14 Jul 2023Hundreds of people gathered on Mt Ngongotahā in Rotorua for the second official Matariki public holiday.
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Light trail is biggest Bay of Plenty Matariki event
14 Jul 2023A stormwater reserve in Pāpāmoa will be the centre of a Matariki celebration tonight with an illuminated light trail.
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Matariki a chance to 'decolonise the dancefloor'
14 Jul 2023As the stars of Matariki rise, decolonising the dance floor is a key focus for three Tāmaki Makaurau DJs.
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My Māmā's love for Matariki
14 Jul 2023First person - As the country marks the rising of Matariki, Te Ao Māori journalist Ella Stewart writes about her Māmā's adoration of this special time of year.
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Mānawatia a Matariki: What's on around the motu
14 Jul 2023Want to get out and celebrate Matariki? Here's a list of events taking place around the motu this weekend.
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New education and culture centre will be a place to tell stories of tangata whenua
14 Jul 2023The Pūkaha National Wildlife Centre in the northern Wairarapa has opened a new educational and cultural complex.
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Treasury unsure school lunch scheme represents value for money - Budget document
13 Jul 2023A Budget document shows Treasury does not support the free school lunch scheme, Ka Ora, Ka Ako.
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Zambia women's football team welcomed at Tūrangawaewae Marae
12 Jul 2023Two cultures came together as the Zambian women's football team was officially welcomed to Aotearoa with a powhiri at Tūrangawaewae Marae at Ngāruawāhia.
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'It's more than just a day off': Matariki star cluster universal for all people - professor
13 Jul 2023Different cultures from around the world have used the cluster of stars to understand the change of season, when to plant and when to harvest. Audio
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How the Indian community celebrates Matariki
12 Jul 2023Community groups across the country are uniting to celebrate the Māori New Year.
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Reti sticks with plan to ditch Māori Health Authority
13 Jul 2023If National were to win the election, Shane Reti would disestablish the authority but "ramp up" cultural competency training.
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Paritūtū could go back to Māori in park revamp
12 Jul 2023Hapū have been leading an overhaul of the reserve management plan, emphasising Māori values in the future of Paritūtū Centennial Park.
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Swap to Māori roll popular in hot Te Tai Hauāuru race
13 Jul 2023With just days left for Māori voters to change electoral rolls, Te Tai Hauāuru electorate has the second-highest rate of voters swapping to the Māori roll.
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Million-dollar rebrand to go ahead for University of Otago
11 Jul 2023The University of Otago has announced a $1.3 million rebrand will go ahead next year including a new te reo Māori name and tohu (symbol).
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Precious taonga of Māori weaving and voyaging touring country
8 Jul 2023The only known customary Māori sail in existence has returned to Aotearoa on loan from the British Museum.
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Wellington iwi leader Ihakara Puketapu dies age 89
7 Jul 2023The Te Āti Awa kaumātua was the youngest person to be appointed permanent head of a government department.
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Vehicles banned on most of Marlborough's east coast as iwi files High Court review
4 Jul 2023Vehicles are no longer allowed on most of Marlborough's east coast following the adoption of a bylaw that recognises the "special stretch of coast".
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'I don't know enough' - Teacher concerned about integrating mātauranga
Non-Māori science teachers are questioning how they will teach mātauranga Māori in a proposed new curriculum.
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Merepeka Raukawa-Tait to contest Rotorua for Te Pāti Māori
6 Jul 2023Prominent Māori leader and Whānau Ora Commissioning Agency chair Merepeka Raukawa-Tait will stand for Te Pāti Māori in the Rotorua electorate.
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Napier-Hastings shoreline to light up for Matariki celebrations
Plans are underway to set the Napier-Hastings shoreline alight for Matariki, using excess driftwood from Cyclone Gabrielle. Audio
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Two wāhine Māori scholars awarded Fulbright awards
4 Jul 2023Two wāhine Māori scholars will get the chance to pursue their studies overseas after winning the Fulbright Graduate and Scholar Awards.
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Māori and Moriori place names maps launched
4 Jul 2023The New Zealand Geographic Board has launched a new set of tangata whenua place names maps as they were prior to European settlement.
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