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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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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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