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Te Ao Māori headlines with summaries.
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Te Arawhiti confirms axing of 49 roles
12 Dec 2024The agency's interim chief executive says 28 of the roles are already vacant.
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Iwi leader 'cuts out middle man' with open letter to King Charles III
12 Dec 2024He said Charles is a direct descendant of Queen Victoria - the reigning monarch at the time the treaty was signed - and had the mana to intervene.
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NZ's oldest uni marae reawakened after years-long closure
8 Dec 2024The marae will again provide "shelter and warmth" to students, as it has done for nearly four decades.
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Dame Whina Cooper's legacy celebrated through mokopuna's clothing collection
8 Dec 2024The collection is intended to reflect Dame Whina's values of kotahitanga, resilience and mana.
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Mokotron: Time to clear away 'cultural cringe'
8 Dec 2024Electronic musician Tiopira McDowell is challenging other creatives to make a distinctive local sound for Tāmaki Makaurau. Audio
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Victoria University unveils multi-million Ngā Mokopuna building on anniversary
6 Dec 2024The eco-friendly, self-sustainable building is just the second in Aotearoa built to a 'living building' standard which takes a year to achieve.
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Beloved hut that's housed generations being replaced
10 Dec 2024After more than 40 years weathering storms, snow, glaring sun and gale-force winds, Pouākai Hut is being swapped out.
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New poll: More Kiwis oppose Treaty Principles Bill than support
10 Dec 2024The poll also looked at how supportive of the bill different groups of voters were.
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'Racism will not ruin our signs': Council condemns ongoing vandalism
5 Dec 2024The Tasman Region has reaffirmed support for te reo Māori after repeated vandalism of bilingual signs.
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Janet Taiatini: Supporting Māori to give birth their own way
9 Dec 2024It's awesome that midwives now learn about indigenous practices but we need more Māori and Pacific trainees to meet the rising demand for culturally specific birthcare, says Taiatini. Audio
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In photos: Hineraumati Parade sweeps through Kāeo
9 Dec 2024Santa was still in attendance, but Hineraumati - the summer maiden of Māori lore - took centre stage.
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Whanganui Council wants public's view on landmark iwi partnership
5 Dec 2024The potential for a "world-first indigenous-council partnership" between the WDC and Māori will be on the table next week.
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Neil Finn, Pita Sharples receive NZ's highest arts honour
5 Dec 2024Tā Pita Sharples and Neil Finn have each received the Arts Foundations Icon Award Whakamana Hiranga for 2024 - for their lifetime achievements and mark on the arts.
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Māori, rural children at greater risk of severe paediatric appendicitis
5 Dec 2024Rural kids suffer severe appendicitis four times the rate of those in urban areas, and Māori children double the rate than non-Māori. Audio
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Te Arawhiti give update on potential Ngāpuhi treaty settlement
4 Dec 2024Despite a government preference for "larger groupings" of hāpu to get a mandate, the Office for Māori Crown Relations would not be forcing anyone to the negotiation table, its regional director says.
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Moana 2 Reo Māori - Another step on the journey for te reo
3 Dec 2024Māori Issues Reporter Pokere Paewai looks at the te reo version of Disney's latest film and what it means for the normalisation of te reo.
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Pōmārie: Daily TV news to end on Whakaata Māori after 20 years
5 Dec 2024It comes after the broadcaster found it would have large financial shortfalls in the coming years and concluded it needed to cut its costs.
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How does Te Tiriti o Waitangi compare to treaties in other colonial countries?
3 Dec 2024Aotearoa is unique among settler colonial states in having one treaty with the indigenous people, but how does that compare with treaties made with other first nations in Canada, the US and Australia?
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Digging into kai resilience with the Waitara Foodbank
2 Dec 2024A Taranaki foodbank is prioritising food-sovereignty to counter a broken model.
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Supreme Court allows appeal of customary marine title judgment
5 Dec 2024The Supreme Court has released its judgment on an appeal that made it easier for Māori to gain customary marine title under the Marine and Coastal Area (Takutai Moana) Act.
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Free school lunches making a difference for Māori - report
2 Dec 2024Students receiving lunches through the current scheme are happier, better learners and engage with tikanga Māori more often, report finds. Audio
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Labour expected to take 'strong stance' on Treaty Principles Bill - Hipkins
1 Dec 2024But the party is also focussed on jobs, healthcare and education, he says.
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'Exciting': Nanaia Mahuta is 're-entering' politics
1 Dec 2024The former Labour minister has returned to Labour after taking a year off, but says it's not her "intention" to run again.
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Free vape samples coincide with vaping increase
5 Dec 2024New figures reveal Māori remain the highest users overall.
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