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'When the Māori economy succeeds, the economy succeeds': Nicola Willis
The finance minister says the government needs to do a better job making sure young Māori have good skills to find work.
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'Immense mana' - tributes flow for Sir Tumu Te Heuheu
23 Sep 2025Tributes continue to flow for Sir Tumu Te Heuheu Tūkino VIII, acknowledging his quiet nature, his kaitiakitanga and focus on the future.
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Ngāti Tūwharetoa chief Sir Tumu Te Heuheu dies
23 Sep 2025Born at Little Waihi on the shores of Lake Taupō, he leaves behind a legacy of service to his iwi. Video
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'We fought for Māori wards - now we need to use them'
22 Sep 2025The Māori ward is being contested for the first time in Whanganui, but turnout is low so far.
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'Pinnacle of kapa haka excellence': Te Matatini 2027 dates announced
22 Sep 2025Te Matatini, the premier celebration of Māori performing arts, will be staged at Hopuhopu, Ngāruawāhia, from 22-27 February 2027. The kapa haka festival will be co-hosted by Waikato-Tainui, Te…
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From New Jersey to Aotearoa: US teen dedicates year to te reo Māori
22 Sep 2025Charlie O'Sullivan, 19, has no whakapapa connections to New Zealand, but found particular interest with the language.
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Court appoints mokopuna as guardian of kaumātua after whānau battle
21 Sep 2025The man's children and grandchildren undoubtedly have his best interests at heart, the judge says.
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National Iwi Chairs Forum and unions announce day of solidarity
19 Sep 2025The day, Rā Whakamana, is aimed to "reaffirm the tino rangatiratanga of Tangata Whenua and protect the rights and wellbeing of all workers".
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Kaupapa Māori CrossFit comp celebrates reo, hauora and whānau
21 Sep 2025'Mātātoa' brings Māori together through fitness, te reo and culture.
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Rangatahi learn carpentry skills while building whare for iwi
19 Sep 2025A group of South Taranaki rangatahi are reconnecting with their culture in a first-of-its kind collaboration with the Western Institute of Technology. Audio
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More Māori nurses are needed, NZ Nurses Organisation says
19 Sep 2025The New Zealand Nurses Organisation said the number of nurses working for iwi and Māori providers would need to rise to keep up with the projected Māori population growth.
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'A burning desire' - A call to reclaim te reo Māori
19 Sep 2025Ashley Emiko is reclaiming her reo after feeling disconnected from a part of her identity as a child.
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Te Reo Māori power couple want learners to feel the fear and do it anyway
18 Sep 2025The TAHI spoke with Stacey and Te Manahau Morrison, who have been together for more than 20 years and have raised a family in te reo, but neither grew up speaking it. Video
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Wahine lawyer planting seeds for te reo Māori online
18 Sep 2025Angel Stewart is part of a resurgence of people reclaiming and protecting a taonga that was denied to previous generations - te reo Māori.
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From Hawaiki to Aotearoa: New books trace journey of Tararua ancestor
18 Sep 2025Rangitāne iwi has launched a set of bilingual books as part of Te Wiki o te Reo Māori. Audio
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Tāmaki Makaurau by-election: Oriini Kaipara extends majority in final count
17 Sep 2025The final result shows Te Pāti Māori's Kaipara extended her majority over Labour's Peeni Henare by 500 votes.
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Why one MP only spoke to journalists in te reo Māori this week
17 Sep 2025Other political parties have weighed in, with one saying it was creating an "exclusive bunch" of Māori.
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New local drama Tangata Pai serves primetime TV with 30 percent te reo
15 Sep 2025A homegrown series based in Ngāmotu Taranaki "shows how far we've come as storytellers" says one of its stars.
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Māori monarch 'a profound source of inspiration' at Toitū Te Reo event launch
17 Sep 2025The Māori Queen's continuous support for te reo Māori revitalisation "not only demonstrates her commitment, it inspires us all to keep the kaupapa alive".
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'Being Māori is your superpower': Finding strength in reclaiming te reo
17 Sep 2025Janay Harding grew up disconnected from te ao Māori, but says reclaiming her reo has given her grounding.
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Māori beaten for using te reo deserve apology - Dover Samuels
18 Sep 2025The former government minister says the Crown still has not said sorry - 10 years after he called for a formal apology.
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'The missing piece': Rangatahi on reclaiming te reo Māori
16 Sep 2025Rhoen Hemara is part of a generation reclaiming a taonga that was stripped from his grandparents.
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Te Wiki o te Reo Māori celebrates 50 years
15 Sep 2025Māori Language Week has kicked off, with a parade, webinar series and a time capsule planned. Audio
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Te Pāti Māori president defends MP's controversial comments
16 Sep 2025Labour leader Chris Hipkins says that position - if held more broadly - would make it "very difficult" to work with Te Pāti Māori.
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Wellington hīkoi celebrates 50 years of Te Wiki o te Reo Māori
15 Sep 2025Students, teachers and whānau filled Wellington's waterfront with waiata and banners in support of te reo Māori.
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Taiaha lessons: 'It teaches you to be humble, it teaches you to be resistant'
16 Sep 2025About 150 Māori and Pakeha aged from 6 years old to over 60 are picking up the taiaha to learn mau rākau in Hawke's Bay.
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Te Wiki o Te Reo Māori: Kiwi publisher aims to help raise one million bilingual children
15 Sep 2025The people behind a new children's book publisher says they are "proud to be part of a growing movement to normalise Te Reo in everyday life".
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Iwi setting up own Māori authority to combat 'health crisis'
14 Sep 2025Māori health authority Te Aka Whai Ora was disestablished by the government earlier this year.
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