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Government open to multiple Ngāpuhi groupings in settlement
The preference is for one commercial settlement but the government says it's open to recognising cultural groups under that.
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Why tā moko should never be dismissed as 'scribbles'
11:53 am todayWinston Peters described Rawiri Waititi as the one with "scribbles on his face" in Parliament. Here's what an expert says.
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"Primary care is incredibly grounding": Matire Harwood appointed professor at Auckland University
12:28 pm todayThe GP says her journey from a young curious girl to a professor of medicine was shaped by whānau, mentors - and one unfulfilled bribe. Audio
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'Vote yes': Teen changing gear to promote Māori wards
16 Jun 2025Having Māori in decision-making spaces should be a given, says 15-year-old Jack Karetai-Barrett.
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Ngāti Rangi celebrates housing milestone
15 Jun 2025The new homes will be for the descendants of Ngāti Rangi living in the region and those wanting to return home.
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Matariki public holiday: What you need to know
16 Jun 2025Matariki, Aotearoa's newest public holiday, is marked this Friday. Here's what you need to know about what's open and what's not.
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Hundreds expected to celebrate legacy of Māori health pioneer
The Tā Māui Pōmare Annual Commemorations have drawn mana whenua from around the motu since 1936 to commemorate Aotearoa's first Māori Health Minister.
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The story behind the art on NZ's newest highway
13 Jun 2025"For me it's not really whether I'm happy or not, it's whether our people are happy," one of the artists says.
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Te Pāti Māori's legal representative on the haka that shook the world
12 Jun 2025Lawyer Tania Waikato says she has serious concerns about how the government dealt with Te Pāti Māori MPs who performed a haka in Parliament against the Treaty Principles Bill.
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Waitangi National Trust chair steps down after almost a decade
11 Jun 2025The maximum length a person can be on the board is nine years.
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New bridge, walkway protecting historic Taranaki pā opens
14 Jun 2025The completed project cost about $2 million.
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Rangatahi use kaupapa Māori speech competition to tackle big issues
14 Jun 2025Students from across the motu compete at a regional level, eyeing for a spot to represent at nationals.
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'Soften Up Bro': Supporting tāne Māori to express vulnerability
11 Jun 2025This Men's Mental Health week a Māori clinical psychology researcher is calling on men to challenge Aotearoa's harmful "harden up" mentality.
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Iwi partner with NZTA and hope future projects can follow same model
12 Jun 2025Iwi in Manawatū are crediting part of the success of the new Te Ahu a Turanga Highway to a partnership between them and the NZ Transport Agency.
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Report finds stark outcomes for Māori in state care system
11 Jun 2025The Independent Children's Monitor has found Māori children overrepresented in Oranga Tamariki's systems, with outcomes as they grow up painting a "paint a stark picture".
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'Come for the haka, stay for the healing': Auckland celebrates haka without the competition
10 Jun 2025Tāmaki Makaurau came alive as haka took centre stage at Spark Arena.
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'Happy tears': Students graduate with qualifications in carving and weaving
10 Jun 2025Nine tauira graduated from the New Zealand Māori Arts and Crafts Institute in Rotorua.
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'Flipping the script' - record number of PhD scholarships granted in Māori Cancer Researcher Awards
One of the recipients of the Māori Cancer Researcher Awards lost her mother to cancer as a child, and still remembers how exclusionary the process was for her whanau.
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Taranaki council rebuffs calls to oppose seabed mining
10 Jun 2025Trans-Tasman Resources has approval to vacuum up 50 million tonnes of sand annually from the South Taranaki seabed for 35 years.
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'Nothing short of disastrous': Seabed mining project another 'muru raupatu' for Taranaki
9 Jun 2025About 500 people braved icy waters off the New Plymouth coast on Sunday to protest against the Pātea seabed mining project. Audio
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'We are living a nightmare': Parent's plea after teen's death
10 Jun 2025Just weeks before his 16th birthday, Kaea Karauria was fatally stabbed at a birthday party. Video
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Labour keeps door open for Te Pāti Māori, but urges focus
10 Jun 2025Chris Hipkins says Te Pāti Māori needs to focus on important issues such as jobs, health and homes, like Labour is. Audio
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'You can't scale chaos': Sector leader urges overhaul as builders face mental health crisis
8 Jun 2025There's a deepening mental health crisis in Aotearoa's construction sector, according to one business leader who says reform is urgently needed.
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Rangatahi-led project explores health benefits of kūmara vines
8 Jun 2025Darius Martin-Baker has combined with Callaghan Innovation scientists to study the medicinal qualities of kūmara.
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Suspended Te Pāti Māori MPs to embark on national tour
6 Jun 2025Te Pāti Māori says it will continue to stand its ground as three MPs begin their record suspensions. Audio
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'If I don't, who will?': Kara-France on making history
8 Jun 2025The Kiwi mixed martial artist will step into the octagon this month with the chance to become the first ever Māori UFC flyweight champion.
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Te Tai Tokerau comes out on top at 2025 Ahuwhenua Trophy awards
10 Jun 2025The Excellence in Māori Sheep and Beef Farming and the Young Māori Farmer awards both went to Northland-based farmers.
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This year's Te Matatini biggest yet
5 Jun 2025The festival brought just under $24 million into Taranaki.
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