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Supreme Court orders govt to pay in advance for Māori coastline appeal
In a rare decision, the country's top court has told the Crown it must give advance financial support to a group of hapū challenging it.
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Ngāi tahu country artist through to The Voice Australia
19 Sep 2024From Westport to the world stage: Shingleton says he's proud to be representing Ngāi Tahu and Māori. Video
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Aotearoa's best te reo speakers vie for $10k prize
18 Sep 2024Some of the nation's best speakers will descend on Te Whanganui a Tara this weekend to flex their te reo muscles. Audio
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Te reo Māori needs to go digital to survive - innovator
18 Sep 2024A Māori tech innovator and language revitalist wants to see te reo Māori thrive in-person and digitally.
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What goes on inside a te reo-only stand-up comedy show
18 Sep 2024Bringing te reo outside the classroom is the goal of the reo Māori stand-up comedy show Tainapu.
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Syphilis hitting Māori and Pasifika the hardest
17 Sep 2024Rates of the disease are on the rise and hitting Māori and Pasifika the hardest.
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The one word NZ experts aren't happy to see added to the Oxford English Dictionary
19 Sep 2024Waka jumper, mahi and chilly bin are among a list of common Kiwi phrases being added. Audio
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The teamwork that solved a life-and-death puzzle
19 Sep 2024It's been almost 30 years since a team joined forces to investigate a type of stomach cancer, and they have helped saved thousands of lives along the way.
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Funding cuts could see 'significant change' for Whakaata Māori
Its chief executive says the organisation is looking "at everything possible" to achieve cost savings and ensure the next 20 years for Whakaata Māori.
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Stacey Morrison: 'Please don't be embarrassed about using te reo Māori around me'
15 Sep 2024Te Wiki o te Reo Māori (Māori Language Week) has kicked off with the official theme of Ake Ake Ake - A Forever Language. Video, Audio
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Iwi believed first indigenous group to name a genome sequence
15 Sep 2024It's hoped the move will help to bring a critically endangered plant back from the brink of extinction.
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Iwi 'disgusted' by Kaipara District Council scrapping Māori ward
14 Sep 2024"I really don't believe that they give a hoot about Te Tiriti o Waitangi," one critic says.
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Kapa haka festival for Taranaki children celebrates 30 years
14 Sep 2024Te Huihuinga o Ngā Tātarakihi was established in 1994, and is now run by Rangimokai Knuckey and other volunteer kaiako.
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Shrek becomes latest film to get a te reo Māori makeover
17 Sep 2024It is the first time a DreamWorks animation is being adapted into the language. The re-imagined version will be released in 2025.
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A 'forever language' - te Wiki o te Reo Māori marks 52 years of extraordinary progress
17 Sep 2024A forever language still needs to be fought for, especially in the current environment where the government has moved to minimise the official use of te reo.
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Organisers cut prices for haka record attempt at Eden Park
16 Sep 2024The event aims to bring 10,000 New Zealanders together to perform Ka Mate.
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Te Matatini o Te Kāhui Maunga Festival 2025 to launch on Friday
16 Sep 2024It is one of the largest cultural events in te ao Māori.
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'I've only been here five minutes' - Youngest MP gets global honour
13 Sep 2024Maipi-Clarke says the award is an honour, as is her day job. Audio
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Waitangi Tribunal finds failings in govt's handling of marine Act changes
13 Sep 2024Changes to customary marine title showed a blind adherence to pre-existing political commitments at the expense of Māori, the Waitangi Tribunal has found.
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Waiata released for Te Wiki o te Reo Māori 2024
14 Sep 2024The waiata was written in 1984 by the late Te Pikikōtuku 'Piki' Kereama. Video
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Personhood for whales a 'legacy' of late Kiingi Tuheitia
A few months before his death, the Māori King stood with indigenous Pacific leaders, calling for whales to be given personhood.
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Tribunal findings on customary marine title changes no surprise to iwi leader
13 Sep 2024The Waitangi Tribunal has hit out at the government for blindly adhering to its coalition agreement by making it harder for Māori to get customary marine title.
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Rangatahi Māori launch 'musical assault' on colonisation
13 Sep 2024Theia's latest waiata is "a call to action", and it's not the only one. Video, Audio
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'Just being Māori - all day, every day': Ngā Manu Kōrero winner
12 Sep 2024Te Kanawa Wilson has won best male speaker at the national secondary schools' speech competition for Māori students, with a stirring kōrero about covenants and signings between Māori and Pakeha. Audio
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