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Motorists advised to prepare for disruptions due to protests
4 Dec 2023Te Pāti Māori is calling on the community to join in, and police say people with time-sensitive commitments should be prepared.
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Air pollution: Tighter controls imposed around Mt Maunganui
4 Dec 2023Heavy industry is set to stay in Mount Maunganui despite air pollution problems, but stricter controls have been put in place on what will be allowed in future.
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New Māori data apprenticeship programme set to continue and expand
30 Nov 2023A Māori data programme in Manawatū is celebrating the graduation of its first data apprentices.
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Te Pāti Māori co-leader says smokefree reversal is 'systemic genocide'
Te Pāti Māori's co-leader has accused the new government of "deliberate .. systemic genocide" over its policies to roll back the smokefree policy and the Māori Health Authority.
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Legacy of colonisation driving decline in traditional Christian beliefs among Māori
29 Nov 2023Analysis - Religious beliefs among Māori have shifted significantly over the past two decades.
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'Closer to finish line': Land return pivotal moment for Tauranga hapū
30 Nov 2023Two Tauranga hapū will be able to reconnect with their whenua with reserve land likely to be returned to them.
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'Challenging few years for some' - Māori weigh in on new government
29 Nov 2023As the dust of the new coalition government settles Māori experts are looking ahead to what the next parliamentary term will bring.
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Iwi and council join forces as government signals cuts to co-governance
27 Nov 2023South Taranaki's iwi and council have drawn up a new partnership agreement just as the new coalition government plans to take an axe to co-governance.
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What does the new government mean for Māori?
24 Nov 2023A referendum on the Treaty of Waitangi could still be in play in the new coalition government agreement.
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Study finds rangatahi Māori experience worse 'structural disadvantage'
24 Nov 2023The long-running Growing Up in New Zealand study says urgent action is needed to implement policy changes. Audio
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New government plans to review Treaty of Waitangi principles
24 Nov 2023The principles of the Treaty of Waitangi will come under review by the new government.
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Māori being used as 'guinea pigs' for facial recognition tech - ethicist
23 Nov 2023Māori technology ethicist Dr Karaitiana Taiuru says there is "mountains" of international research pointing to these systems being racist and Māori beneficiaries were being used as guinea pigs. Audio
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Poll shows most New Zealanders want equal say in Te Tiriti decisions
23 Nov 2023A survey commissioned by the New Zealand Human Right Commission has found that 70 percent of New Zealanders want decisions around Te Tiriti o Waitangi to be done on an equal footing.
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Carbon farming on Māori land: Assets or liabilities?
22 Nov 2023Mihingarangi Forbes and Annabelle Lee-Mather investigate growing concerns around the Māori Carbon Collective and its elusive managing director.
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First wahine Māori chair of a regional council resigns
22 Nov 2023Tui Shortland has quit suddenly as chair of the Northland Regional Council.
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Petone to Pito-one name change gets council backing
21 Nov 2023Pito-one became Petone following colonial settlement in the 19th century, a misspelling of the area's traditional name. Now, it may change back.
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Racial bias expected in government's new Identity Check
21 Nov 2023A Māori oversight group expects instances of racial bias to come through in a new government-run identification platform - but says improvements will be made.
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'Our tomorrow will be just as bright as our today': Kīngi Tūheitia visits Parihaka Pā
20 Nov 2023Kīngi Tūheitia, following in the footsteps of his ancestor King Tawhiao, visited Parihaka at the weekend to strengthen the bonds between Taranaki and the Kiingitanga.
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'A hell of a year': The young mayor sparking change
17 Nov 2023Far North kahikā (mayor) Moko Tepania says being elected with the support of local iwi means he and his councillors are not alone.
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Worry new plan rules will capture traditional Ngāi Tahu camping
21 Nov 2023Poutini Ngāi Tahu have argued that cultural values in the proposed Te Tai o Poutini plan should be explicitly expressed, citing concerns that freedom camping rules will impact traditional Māori…
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New Zealand population grows to 5.27 million
16 Nov 2023In the past year, the population has grown by almost three percent.
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Most central Tāmaki Makaurau beaches safe for swimming
16 Nov 2023Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei says the mauri of the Waitematā has recovered sufficiently from wastewater overflows after a sinkhole appeared in September.
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Coastal rāhui, 800 Trust win Taranaki Regional Council Environmental Awards
16 Nov 2023A Parihaka kaumātua hopes a 70km stretch of the Taranaki coastline will become a mātaitai, or customary fishing reserve. Audio
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Landowner agrees not to dig Karikari Peninsula's wāhi tapu sand dunes
15 Nov 2023An occupation on the Far North's Karikari Peninsula is due to end Wednesday evening after a landowner agreed to hapū demands.
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