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ACT Party tried to get Treaty of Waitangi clause removed from education legislation
1 Jul 2025The ACT Party fought to have a Treaty of Waitangi clause stripped out of amended education legislation - but was overruled.
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Tā Māui Pōmare day: Māori health pioneers celebrated
28 Jun 2025Sir Māui Pōmare Annual Commemorations happen every third Saturday in June at Ōwae Marae, sometimes at Urenui Pā (Ngāti Mutunga).
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Tahiti prepares for its first Matari'i public holiday
29 Jun 2025In November Tahiti will mark Matari'i as a national public holiday for the first time following in the footsteps of Matariki in Aotearoa. Audio
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Waikato announced as hosts for Te Matatini 2027
27 Jun 2025Tākiri Tū Te Matatini will be hosted by Tainui, at Hopuhopu near Ngāruawāhia, following a two-day tono process involving Te Whare Haka o Tainui and Tainui waka Iwi.
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Matariki pou whenua unveiling marks milestone for marae's cyclone rebuild
25 Jun 2025"It's emotional for us because it is a long time coming," a marae trust official says.
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Ngāti Toa launch new agency to distribute Whānau Ora funds
30 Jun 2025Ngāti Toa have launched one of four new commissioning agencies to decide how Whānau Ora resources are distributed to Māori and Pacific communities across the country. Audio
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'One of my sisters': Friends and colleagues remember Takutai Tarsh Kemp
27 Jun 2025A friend and colleague of Takutai Tarsh Kemp says she battled remarkably and no one knew of the possibility of her passing away under dialysis. Audio
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Concerns health legislation changes could 'weaken' Māori voices
27 Jun 2025Earlier this month the Minister of Health announced the government would introduce legislation for a "suite of amendments" to the Pae Ora (Healthy Futures) Act.
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'Believe in you, believe in me, believe in Māori': Takutai Tarsh Kemp dead at 50
26 Jun 2025The Te Pāti Māori MP had taken leave from Parliament last year, following a diagnosis of kidney disease and recently celebrated her birthday. Audio
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MPs remember 'great tōtara' Takutai Tarsh Kemp
26 Jun 2025Flags are flying at half mast around Parliament after the death of the Te Pati Māori MP for Tāmaki Makaurau at the age of 50. Audio
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Waitangi Tribunal registers claim calling for urgent hearing into fast tracked plans to mine seabed off Pātea
3 Jul 2025The Waitangi Tribunal is considering a claim filed by south Taranaki iwi Ngāti Ruanui concerning a Trans-Tasman Resources (TTR) shallow-seabed mining project approved under the Fast Track Approvals…
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'Carried on behalf of all of us': Iwi defends the mana of moko
26 Jun 2025It comes after Winston Peters' comments calling Rawiri Waititi's mataora "scribbles".
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NZ First's Shane Jones criticises advertisement encouraging enrolment to Māori Roll
25 Jun 2025The NZ First minister says the Whānau Ora Commissioning Agency campaign aligns too closely with Te Pāti Māori. Audio
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NZ's longest ad urges more Māori to join the Māori roll
25 Jun 2025The 30-minute ad features artist and activist Tame Iti (Ngāi Tūhoe) in a cavernous space reading a 'Māori roll call' of people who have recently joined the Māori electoral roll. Audio
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Māori All Blacks filling their new jersey with mauri
24 Jun 2025The Māori All Blacks are taking to the field this year, not only to win, but to honour the legacy of their tūpuna. Video
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Local election deadline for switching rolls nears
24 Jun 2025Voters of Māori descent can change between the Māori roll or general roll at any time except in the three months before an election.
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'Can't be as long as forever': Treaty Negotiations Minister on settlements
It comes as NZ First is drafting a member's bill forcing Ngāpuhi into a single commercial settlement.
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NZ First drafts bill to force Ngāpuhi into single Treaty settlement
24 Jun 2025Shane Jones said the bill would ensure there was no mention of hapū sovereignty in any settlement with Ngāpuhi.
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A love letter to being Māori - Kōkā lights up Matariki
20 Jun 2025Director Kath Akuhata-Brown says it's time for a story that heals, not harms and shows the beauty of being Māori. Video
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Live: Watch Matariki celebrations with Whakaata Māori
20 Jun 2025Aotearoa celebrates Matariki for the fourth time since it was officially made a public holiday.
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How different iwi mark the Māori new year
19 Jun 2025Parekaia Tapiata hopes that New Zealanders will embrace Puanga, a star that might be new to some, with open arms this Matariki season.
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New classrooms for Kura Kaupapa announced
20 Jun 2025The government has announced $28 million will be spent on building more "safe, warm and dry classrooms" for tamariki in Māori full immersion schools.
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Iwi files court action against minister and DOC over Ruapehu ski fields
18 Jun 2025Te Patutokotoko alleges the Crown failed their legal obligations under the Treaty of Waitangi.
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'By Seymour, for Māori?' - Tama Potaka defends Māori targeted funding cut
18 Jun 2025The Māori Development Minister has defended attacks by the opposition arguing he allowed targeted Māori funding to disappear under his watch.
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