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Te Ao Māori headlines with summaries.
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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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Burger Wellington winner wants more celebration of kai Māori
13 Sep 2025Te Papa Cafe's Āhuru Kai Kōhua Poaka burger was inspired by the Māori food tradition of a boil-up, Āhuru.
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'Not good enough': Greens call for Māori ward referendum extension
12 Sep 2025Candidate profiles were left out of voting packs in three districts.
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Iwi's history brought to life on waterfront
12 Sep 2025Ten tohu whenua have been installed along Te Aka Ōtākou, the walking and cycling path that follows Otago Harbour's.
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Swirling steam, laser lights, and geysers: Rotorua's newest attraction
It's a new way to see the geothermal valley of Te Puia, one visitor said.
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Major sponsorship question as WOMAD 2026 cancelled
11 Sep 2025The decision on whether the two main WOMAD partners stay on or not is yet to be made. Audio
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Law changes will further sideline Māori in health sector select committee told
The Health Select Committee has been hearing public submissions on amendments to the Pae Ora (Healthy Futures) Act.
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Three districts exclude Māori ward candidates' profiles
11 Sep 2025A Local Government New Zealand committee says the omission is disappointing and concerning, especially given the referendum on Māori Wards.
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'Gutting': Māori ward candidate profiles excluded from voting booklet
10 Sep 2025The country's Electoral Officer has admitted the mistake occurred in "the proofing and printing process".
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Part of Miramar Peninsula gets reserve status 14 years after promise
10 Sep 2025The government says the prominent landmark has enormous historical and cultural significance.
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Te Pāti Māori MP doubles down on controversial post about race
10 Sep 2025Tākuta Ferris has doubled down, at odds with his party's earlier apology.
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Mike McRoberts: 'I wasted seven years of my life'
9 Sep 2025The broadcaster has been open about his struggles to reclaim his ancestral language. Audio
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