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Rangatahi Māori activist wins Amnesty International award
19 Dec 2023Te Matahiapo Safari Hynes wants to create new online resources that inspire and inform.
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Crown acknowledges it did not consult Treaty partner on axing of Māori Health Authority
The Crown has opposed an urgent bid to the Waitangi Tribunal to stop government plans to disestablish Te Aka Whai Ora.
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Kaumātua's spiritual, cultural views part of new dementia diagnosis tool
17 Dec 2023A new assessment tool is poised to revolutionise the diagnosis of mate wareware (dementia) in Māori kaumātua.
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Visitors reminded not to scatter human ashes at Cape Reinga
14 Dec 2023Ngāti Kuri have issued a public notice reminding people not to scatter the ashes of human remains at Cape Reinga as it is traditionally recognised as a place of spiritual transition for Māori.
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New Ngāi Tahu chair lays out challenges ahead
14 Dec 2023Protecting the taiao and promoting intergenerational transmission of te reo are the big challenges ahead for Ngāi Tahu, according to the iwi's new chairperson.
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Dismantling Te Aka Whai Ora would reverse hard work - Lady Tureiti Moxon
Lady Tureiti has filed an urgent claim with the Waitangi Tribunal alongside Māori primary health leader Janice Kuka, citing concerns the health agency will result in prejudice. Audio
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What English being an 'official language' would mean
14 Dec 2023The coalition deal between NZ First and National refers to giving English official status. But what would that involve?
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Waitangi Tribunal bid made in attempt to stop abolition of the Māori Health Authority
Lady Tureiti Moxon and the head of a Māori primary health organisation, Janice Kuka, have made a request for an urgent hearing regarding the government's plans.
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Has the new Treaty Negotiations Minister changed his views on colonisation?
13 Dec 2023Everyone will have a different point of view about history, Paul Goldsmith says.
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Iwi hopes to purchase 'spiritually significant' land from RNZ
13 Dec 2023Te Rūnanga o Toa Rangatira are negotiating the possible purchase of 50 hectares of land owned by RNZ at Tītahi Bay in Wellington.
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'We're not too young to be affected': Rangatahi lead hīkoi in Blenheim
13 Dec 2023When protests were taking place across the country led by Te Pāti Māori, "Blenheim was a little bit shy".
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School scrapping te reo Māori unit 'a step backwards'
13 Dec 2023Parents say they are shocked and angry with a Whakatāne primary school after it decided to scrap a bilingual teaching unit without consultation. Audio
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New Te Pāti Māori MPs make defiant debut speeches
12 Dec 2023Two new Te Pāti Māori MPs have made their debut in Parliament, promising to defend against attacks on their language and culture.
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Māwhera Pā to tell stories of Poutini Ngāi Tahu
12 Dec 2023The new centre named Māwhera Pā is the first of four hubs telling the stories of Poutini Ngāi Tahu on the South Island's West Coast.
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Te Papa should remove English version of the Treaty of Waitangi - expert
12 Dec 2023Te Papa should listen to protesters and remove its large display of the English version of the Treaty of Waitangi, a Māori legal expert says. Audio
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Iwi files for urgent tribunal hearing on government's te reo, Treaty policies
12 Dec 2023A Tauranga-based iwi has made an urgent claim to the Waitangi Tribunal, accusing the government of attacking Māori culture and language.
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Multiple arrests after Treaty of Waitangi panel at Te Papa damaged, police say
11 Dec 2023The wooden display panel showing the English version of the Treaty of Waitangi has been damaged with spray paint and some kind of power tool, Te Papa says.
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Another march if new government lets Ngāpuhi down?
10 Dec 2023Dame Whina Cooper's daughter says her mum would have urged Ngāpuhi to never give up the struggle for justice.
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National and Labour defend Te Papa's right to display English version of Treaty of Waitangi
12 Dec 2023Both National and Labour have defended Te Papa's right to display an English version of the Treaty of Waitangi after it was defaced by protesters on Monday. Audio
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Govt likened to 'dinosaurs behaving as though it's 1948' over te reo
12 Dec 2023The government's approach to the use of te reo is reversing half a century of progress, the chair of a trust says. Audio
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Number of youths vaping decreases, but data on Māori female teens 'concerning'
11 Dec 2023The number of youths regularly vaping has fallen for two years, but Māori girls continue to vape at a concerning rate, a new survey shows.
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'It's a day we have waited a long time for' - Ngāpuhi receive Tribunal report
9 Dec 2023A landmark Waitangi Tribunal report into injustices suffered by Ngāpuhi will strengthen the iwi's case as it looks to restart its stalled Treaty settlement negotiations, a hapū leader says.
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'Hugely significant': Report into land loss, Treaty breaches suffered by Ngāpuhi to be presented
9 Dec 2023A historic Waitangi Tribunal report expected to call for the return of all Crown-owned land across much of Northland will be handed over to the country's largest iwi this morning.
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Te reo Māori bonuses acceptable for 'relevant' roles - Minister Nicola Willis
6 Dec 2023Public Service Minister Nicola Willis is softening her comments to RNZ suggesting the government would prevent bonuses being negotiated for te reo Māori proficiency.
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