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Battle of Ōrākau commemorations: 'Don't let the fires go out on our whenua'
2 Apr 2024A large gathering marked the 160th commemorations of the battle of Ōrākau today, as the process to return the site to iwi hands nears its end.
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Pacific, Māori leaders seek legal personhood for whales
2 Apr 2024Kiingi Tuheitia and a Cook Islands leader are inviting other Polynesian countries to get behind the proposal.
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'We are the mokopuna our tīpuna have been waiting for'
29 Mar 2024Whānau of Mangaroa Marae are gathering in the Hawke's Bay settlement of Bridge Pa over Easter weekend to celebrate.
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Māori ward referendum 'an expense we don't need' – Masterton mayor
5 Apr 2024Masterton's mayor says holding a referendum for an already established Māori ward is an expense "we don't need" for an issue that has already been debated.
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Māori ward referendums: 'The idea it's about fairness is absurd'
5 Apr 2024Māori ward councillors say the government's plan to reintroduce referendums for councils to bring in their role is absurd and cruel.
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Changes to anti-racism plan 'render the plan pointless'
4 Apr 2024A tangata whenua caucus member says changes to the plan include a reduced focus on institutional racism and colonial racism against Māori. Audio
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Coalition delivers Māori wards ultimatum to councils
4 Apr 2024Councils that brought in Māori wards without polling residents will need to hold one - or scrap the wards they had set up, the government says.
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New Zealand's little-known history of segregation
2 Apr 2024Māori were blamed for the 1913 smallpox epidemic and confined to their villages. That was just the beginning of decades of restrictions.
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Nui Stretch's two parallel careers in wood
1 Apr 2024Not content with simply playing the guitar, Nui Stretch spent more than a decade learning how to make them, finding out "what actually makes those things tick". Audio
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Whakaata Māori celebrates 20 years of telling Māori stories
28 Mar 2024The broadcaster has survived the last two decades by staying true to its kaupapa, despite challenges, an advocate says.
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Māori communities must be at forefront of emergency management plans, hapū say
28 Mar 2024A group of Hawke's Bay hapū are calling for the knowledge of Māori communities to be at the forefront of emergency management plans.
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Crown breaches of Treaty kept Māori isolated from their whenua for over 100 years
27 Mar 2024A new report released today by the Waitangi Tribunal found the breaches kept Māori near Foxton isolated from their whenua for over 100 years.
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Oriini Kaipara furious at artist 'profiting off whakapapa'
27 Mar 2024A painting depicting the likeness of the former TV presenter has been removed from a sale after complaints it was done without her consent.
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Survey finds third of marae in flood prone areas, up to 30% prone to landslides
27 Mar 2024Hundreds of marae around the country face potential exposure to floods, landslides and other natural hazards, but new research aims to bolster marae resilience in the face of climate change.
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Ngāi Tahu uses storytelling to prepare for future earthquakes
26 Mar 2024Ngāi Tahu are weaving mātauranga Māori and their own creation stories with scientific knowledge to help boost earthquake preparedness. Video
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Māori portrait to return from UK after decades
26 Mar 2024The previous owners were unaware of the painting's importance, the auctioneer says.
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Mantle of IronMāori triathlon passed
22 Mar 2024Fifteen years after its launch, the annual indigenous triathlon, IronMāori, is entering a new stage as its founders step aside.
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13 Māori students, academics awarded Ngarimu VC and 28th Battalion Memorial scholarships
22 Mar 2024A historian of the 28th Māori Battalion is among the winners of this year's Ngarimu scholarships.
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Veteran alcohol harm reduction campaigner's message for non-Māori organisations
22 Mar 2024A veteran alcohol harm reduction campaigner is fed up with "white saviours" telling Māori how to treat their own people.
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GP clinic heads to High Court to get data back from IT company
27 Mar 2024A small marae-based GP clinic is going to the High Court to try to get its data back from a medical IT company.
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'We know we can make a difference' - Pania Hetet
21 Mar 2024Te Pūkaea o Te Waiora - an iwi-led partnership based in Whakatāne - aims to reduce Oranga Tamariki uplifts by providing whānau with options and support.
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Māori AI expert Dr Karaitiana Taiuru shares his favourite whakataukī
18 Mar 2024Dr Karaitiana Taiuru tells RNZ what his favourite whakataukī is and how it relates to his work and whānau. Audio
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Kāpiti Coast hapū looks forward to airing grievances before Waitangi Tribunal
18 Mar 2024A hapū on Kāpiti Coast says it is looking to forward to presenting its stories of dispossession and disadvantage to the Waitangi Tribunal this week.
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Māori school body Te Rūnanga Nui celebrates 30th anniversary
16 Mar 2024Kura Kaupapa Māori have marked an important milestone as Te Rūnanga Nui, the body overseeing Kura Kaupapa celebrates its 30th anniversary.
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