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Professor who led Matariki drive awarded NZ Order of Merit
Interest in Matariki continues to grow, says the man who led the drive for it to become a public holiday.
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Willie Jackson appeals for return of mokomokai in historic Oxford Union debate
24 May 2024He is the first MP since former prime minister David Lange to be asked to debate at Oxford.
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What seems like 'just a small ceremony' is 'righting some wrongs'
23 May 2024Mayor Tory Whanau says the new street name correctly recognises chief Hōniana Te Puni.
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Painting of leading activist wins 2024 Adam Portraiture Award
22 May 2024Taranaki artist Maryanne Shearman has been announced as the winner of the Adam Portraiture Award for her portrait of climate champion Tuhi-Ao Bailey.
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'Cloaks are really sacred to our people': Possum pelt exchange fosters indigenous bond
22 May 2024An Aboriginal delegation of possum skin cloak knowledge holders have shared information with Māori of an animal which is sacred in Australia but a pest in Aotearoa.
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Thousands turn to rongoā Māori for treatment of their injuries
21 May 2024There's been massive growth in people opting for traditional Māori healing practices for their rehabilitation through ACC.
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Value of close ties between regional councils, Māori on freshwater stressed
21 May 2024Building meaningful and enduring relationships between iwi, hapū and regional councils is vital, a new report finds.
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Survey doesn't support claims Treaty sowing division
14 May 2024New research shows New Zealanders - especially younger ones - see the Treaty largely as a positive symbol, Olli Hellmann writes.
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Kaumātua's vow to stay on island as DOC tells him to leave his home
23 May 2024The Department of Conservation has ordered Matutaera Te Nana Clendon to dismantle his illegal dwelling but he says he's not going anywhere. Audio
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Watch: Fleeced - Perpetual Leases and Māori Land
22 May 2024As New Zealanders debate the notion of 'one law for all', what's the intergenerational impact of perpetual leases on Māori landowners?
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Returned Wairoa land to be used for cyclone recovery workers
21 May 2024Iwi and hapū in Wairoa are celebrating the first return of whenua to their hands.
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Wahine Māori set to lead global public health body
21 May 2024Emma Rawson-Te Patu said the immediate priority for her two-year tenure at international organisation was decolonising public health globally.
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Further legal action over Māori Health Authority axing
It is the second High Court action into the government's policies affecting Māori.
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Bill repealing section 7AA of Oranga Tamariki Act passes first reading
21 May 2024It does not mean Oranga Tamariki will stop working with iwi and Māori organisations, Children's Minister Karen Chhour says.
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Minister wants to work with Māori - after effort to scrap Treaty obligations
Karen Chhour wants Oranga Tamiriki to establish more partnerships with Māori, despite introducing a bill to Parliament removing their obligation to do so.
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Māori population grows to 904,100
16 May 2024About one in six New Zealanders now identifies as Māori, the latest Stats NZ data shows.
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New school lunch model could cut out kaupapa Māori suppliers
16 May 2024A Whanganui school lunch contractor says kaupapa Māori suppliers could be out of the picture under the government's new free school lunch model.
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Iwi Leaders Group united against Oranga Tamariki scrapping Treaty obligations
19 May 2024If the government really wants Oranga Tamariki to continue working with Māori groups, it should leave the law as it is, leader says.
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Govt attempting to overrule Te Tiriti - Tribunal
17 May 2024Government plans to require local councils hold a referendum on whether to have Māori wards breaches the Treaty of Waitangi, a Waitangi Tribunal report has found.
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Dame Hinewehi Mohi inducted into New Zealand Music Hall of Fame
18 May 2024The singer, producer and te reo Māori advocate says she's honoured to be recognised for her music - her "real heart project".
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Māori, Pasifika risk discrimination from new police technology - expert
15 May 2024Similar tech in America frequently falsely accuses people of colour of being someone else, Dr Karaitiana Taiuru says. Audio
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Waitangi Tribunal to hear Māori Health Authority claim
15 May 2024Claimants have been notified that they have met the criteria for a 'priority inquiry' scheduled for October 2024.
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Watch: Mata - Whānau Ora chair 'devastated' by section 7AA repeal
14 May 2024Merepeka Raukawa-Tait talks about section 7AA before Kiritapu Allan and Haimona Gray discuss the politics of toilets and tikanga - and what might be in the Budget for Māori.
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Iwi pen letter to King Charles over Te Tiriti O Waitangi
17 May 2024The letter calls on King Charles III to stop what Ngāti Kahu calls a violent attack on Te Tiriti.
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'Tenei te tira hou te hara mai nei' - Fresh faces take regional haka to new level
14 May 2024A record 55 groups have qualified for Te Matatini in New Plymouth next year.
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'Relationships are key': Help for at-risk learners pays off
14 May 2024A new app and embracing te ao Māori are among ways Taranaki's largest tertiary education has seen a big improvement in pass rates.
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Structured literacy could aid Māori students in mainstream schools - teacher
14 May 2024The government's move to introduce structured literacy has the potential to lift reading and writing levels among Māori students in mainstream schools, says an English teacher who is Māori.
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Decision that blocked minister's Waitangi Tribunal summons overturned
But a bill has been introduced to Parliament, meaning the Tribunal no longer has jurisdiction over the case.
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