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'I feed the people': One wahine's mission to support the homeless
Flow Waaka has spent over a decade feeding and supporting people living rough, and she's urging others to do their part.
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Iwi Māori Partnership Boards object to Pae Ora Act changes
9 Aug 2025A national hui in Taranaki brought all 15 boards together for the first time since their establishment in 2022.
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Te Tauihu celebrates 55 years of kapa haka
9 Aug 2025Hundreds of people are expected to gather in Nelson on Saturday to celebrate 55 years of kapa haka in the region.
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Fury as ministry cans kids book for too many Māori words
8 Aug 2025"Our members see this move as an act of white supremacy. It's an act of racism," says Te Akatea, the Māori Principals' Association. Audio
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'Just mean': The classic marae kai boil-up finds new fans
8 Aug 2025The soul-warming slow-cooked stew embodies whanaungatanga as well as delivering hearty winter flavours.
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National MPs want to vote for sanctions on Israel, Swarbrick claims
7 Aug 2025Greens co-leader Chlöe Swarbrick says National MPs she's spoken with want to support a stronger stance on sanctions against Israel but are too terrified to take on their party leadership.
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After life in Australia, musician Jen Cloher finds 'beautiful healing' in te ao Māori
9 Aug 2025Six years ago, Jen Cloher was touring Aotearoa when they stepped onto the sometimes scary but "beautifully healing" path of rediscovering their Māori identity.
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Online gambling sites using fake stories to target Māori
7 Aug 2025Often the fake profiles will steal photos from real life whānau, give them fake names and make up elaborate tales. Audio
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The midwives reclaiming tikanga Māori in birthing care
7 Aug 2025"Some of our whānau say they've never had friendship from previous midwives ...That connection matters."
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Ngāi Tahu, Mint Renewables join forces on renewable energy projects
7 Aug 2025The partnership will have $100 million to invest.
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'Very bad day for race relations' - former Attorney-General
6 Aug 2025Chris Finlayson is criticising the government's move to push on with controversial marine and coastal rights legislation.
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'Lost for words': Rotorua kuia caught up in Hobson's Pledge campaign
6 Aug 2025The campaign asked people to vote no to Māori wards.
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WĀHI looks how best to support mental health of young Māori in rural Bay of Plenty
6 Aug 2025A new three-year research project by the youth charity aims to look at how Māori philosophies and values can be used to shape mental health promotion.
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'Very dangerous': Waipiro marina fast-tracked
6 Aug 2025Iwi and boatie groups are united in their opposition of a commercial marina for 200-250 recreational boating vessels with 14 superyachts in Bay of Islands.
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Proposed NCEA replacement 'Eurocentric' approach to education
5 Aug 2025The proposed NCEA replacement is a monocultural, Eurocentric approach to education, says Rawiri Wright.
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University building AI Māori pronunciation tool
5 Aug 2025Auckland University is building a new AI tool that will give te reo Māori learners real time, personalised feedback on their pronunciation. Audio
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Iwi disappointed council deferring Taupō water management agreement
3 Aug 2025Taupō mayor David Trewavas said he was all for the agreement, but felt the community had not been taken along with the process.
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Māori see highest increase in life expectancy - Stats NZ
1 Aug 2025Despite Māori having the lowest life expectancy at birth, there has been a 3.1 year increase from the 2005-2007 to 2022-2024 periods, taking it to 75.8 years
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Tolaga Bay marae 'preparing people's minds' for moving their wharenui
1 Aug 2025The whānau of Hinemaurea were thinking of relocating to safer ground before Cyclone Gabrielle. Audio
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Auckland's tourism sector embraces Māori and Pasifika culture
It's hoped the move will help the city build a more distinct international brand. Audio
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Taupō council defers debate over draft water management agreement with iwi
31 Jul 2025The Taupō District Council has voted to defer consideration of the agreement with local iwi Ngāti Tūwharetoa until after the next local government elections.
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'It's got a lot of significance spiritually': The managed retreat of marae
31 Jul 2025A major project to relocate five marae in Tairāwhiti is underway, after flooding from Cyclone Gabrielle forced them to move to safer ground. Audio
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Councillors to vote on new joint management agreement with local iwi
31 Jul 2025Councillors will vote on a new joint management agreement of Lake Taupō and the Upper Waikato River with local iwi Ngāti Tūwharetoa today. Audio
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'System's obviously flawed' - Ngarewa-Packer on Electoral Commission's processes
30 Jul 2025Te Pāti Māori says it's heard hundreds of complaints about people's details being altered.
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Wāhine toa pave the way for future kaikaranga
30 Jul 2025They have carried the first voice on the marae for decades, now these kuia are passing their knowledge to the next generation.
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Study finds whānau businesses offer path to economic success for Māori
29 Jul 2025A new study has found that whānau-led businesses could be one of the most immediate ways to improve livelihoods within Māori communities.
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More needed for rural Māori looking after whānau with dementia
29 Jul 2025Too many are caring for loved ones with dementia - or mate wareware - without support, diagnosis or the information they need, according to two leading brain researchers. Audio
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Wāhine Māori reconnect to taonga of karanga in Ōtautahi
29 Jul 2025Wāhine were given a deeper understanding of their place within te ao Māori, a wānanga leader says.
