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New Zealand parliament votes down contentious “Treaty principles” bill

A bill which sought to “reinterpret” New Zealand's Treaty of Waitangi, signed between Māori tribal leaders and the British Crown in 1840, ... View article...

'Extreme amount' of pāua poaching rife in the Wellington region

He has been diving for the taonga shellfish for 50 years — and said both Māori and non- Māori needed to be kaitiaki to protect the pāua, as treaty ... View article...

Community housing builds stalled as providers left without financial security

One of the five strategic partners are Māori organisations. " Māori need to be given those opportunities to build their capability, capacity. "That ... View article...

Life on Easter Island

Shields said the arrival of the first Rapa Nui was about 1200AD. "They are Polynesian, so basically cousins of the New Zealand Māori . They have a lot ... View article...

In Lake Takapō, Learning to Reconnect With Darkness the Māori Way

For the Iwi Māori katoa ( Māori tribes), the stars acted as a map for their Polynesian ancestors, who around 3,000 years ago before European ... View article...

The Waitangi Tribunal at 50: A turning point for Māori rights

New Zealand's Waitangi Tribunal will mark 50 years. It was formed to uphold the Treaty of Waitangi. The treaty guaranteed Māori self-determination ... View article...

Labour doesn't support Te Pāti Māori policy for Māori to get NZ Super at earlier age

Labour has clarified it does not support Te Pāti Māori's policy for Māori to receive New Zealand Superannuation seven to 10 years before everyone ... View article...

Hone Harawira criticises Te Pāti Māori candidate Pere Huriwai-Seger for confronting Casey Costello

The activist and MP has criticised Pere Huriwai-Seger, who ran on Te Pāti Māori's list in 2023 for after exchange with the NZ First MP. View article...

25 historical photos of the Māori people

The Māori people of New Zealand are renowned for their rich culture, history and ancestral traditions. The arrival of Europeans in the 18th ... View article...

Stan Walker | Māori Singer, Actor, and Television Personality

Radio Waatea is Auckland's only Māori radio station that provides an extensive bi-lingual broadcast to its listeners. Based at Nga Whare Waatea marae ... View article...

Adults quickly tune in to rhythm and melody of a new language, but early exposure to writing ...

... Māori and Malay, a very similar and also unfamiliar language to them. Based on its melody and rhythm, participants successfully recognized Māori  ... View article...

Producer Mokotron takes home Taite Music Prize

The musical project of University of Auckland Māori Studies Senior Lecturer Tiopira McDowell (Ngāti Hine), Mokotron beat out the other finalists Anna ... View article...

Earning Your Spikes

In the digital age, slurping kina is a status symbol for Māori . ... In the corners of social media frequented by Māori , kai takes on a prismatic form. ' ... View article...

The resource management reform is a direct hit on te Tiriti

Māori development minister Tama Potaka temporarily forgot that detail when asked – forcing Bishop to clarify: “I don't know what's in Tama's head ... View article...

How Maori and Muslim worlds connect

Ahi Wananga is a new six-part documentary series that explores connections between Aotearoa's Maori and Muslim communities. View article...

Air New Zealand unveils new uniforms celebrating Aotearoa's identity

... Māori artist and tā moko specialist Te Rangitu Netana. Together, Wickstead and Netana created a suite of designs featuring traditional Māori  ... View article...

Māori rights upheld as Treaty Principles Bill is defeated

Te Pāti Māori MP Hana-Rawhiti Maipi-Clarke, who has been a strong voice against the bill throughout its progress, welcomed the outcome. She told the ... View article...

New Zealand lawmakers reject proposed law to redefine the country's founding Treaty of Waitangi

... Māori tribes and the. ... “This bill has been absolutely annihilated,” said Hana-Rāwhiti Maipi-Clarke, an opposition lawmaker from Te Pāti Māori , the ... View article...

New Zealand rejects push to redefine founding treaty

A Maori folk song rang through New Zealand's parliament after politicians voted to defeat a bill that many feared would erode Indigenous rights. View article...

New Zealand parliament votes down bill targeting Maori rights

New Zealand's Parliament Thursday rejected a bill targeting Maori rights that sparked protests. The Treaty Principles Bill was ... View article...