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Cothing line released with Māori culture as its face

Surfer Te Kehukehu Butler has teamed up with tā moko artists Maia Gibbs and Henare Brooking to launch a Māori clothing line. View article...

Racism and democracy: why claims of 'division by race' in the NZ election and Voice ...

Arguments against including Indigenous cultural perspectives and experiences in public policy have spilled over into prejudice and racism on both ... View article...

Graduate bridges Māori traditions and engineering

With a vision to combine Māori arts and technology, Paraone Luiten-Apirana is a conjoint degree graduate and professional teaching fellow. View article...

Right bloc on track for power in New Zealand

Both ACT and the Greens enjoyed a two-point bump to 12 per cent, with the Maori Party on 3.0 per cent. Mr Luxon said he was unconcerned about ... View article...

Māori Avatar-Actor Shane Rangi to Direct First Feature

Fandomodo Films has optioned the rights to the feature film Taonga, which will be directed by ... View article...

Kaupapa Māori polling places to counter voter discrimination

The Electoral Commission has unveiled the steps it is taking to ensure Māori voters don't face discrimination in this year's election. View article...

Scientists discover continent that had been missing for 375 years

Geoscientists discovered a continent that had been hiding in plain sight for almost 375 years. Historically, there's been speculation about ... View article...

ACT launches campaign with vow to end co-governance

ACT is promising to end co-government, which it claims comes at the expense of universal human rights. View article...

Creed Tha Kid releases new Latin-inspired single 'Impatient'

Brisbane-based Māori -Australian R&B/Hip Hop artist Creed Tha Kid returned with a catchy new single called 'Impatient' View article...

Financial barriers to primary health care in Aotearoa New Zealand

In Aotearoa New Zealand, co-payments to see a general practitioner (GP, family doctor) or collect a prescription are payable by virtually all ... View article...

Māori and Pacific leaders propose legal personhood for whales at UN

Māori leaders, including the Māori King, together with other leaders from throughout the Pacific have supported a resolution for the adoption of ... View article...

Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei commemorate 183 years since Auckland land gifting

“Lots of people give that credit to William Hobson, but it was actually the idea of Apihai Te Kawau himself to make a bargaining example of how Māori  ... View article...

Te reo Māori is my superpower

Starrett-Leigh Tamihana-Iorangi, who's enjoying a Bachelor of Education in Huarahi Māori , shares her te reo journey from kōrero with her tūpuna ... View article...

Māori names found for Northcote parks

“Ma te Maori mo te Maori e korerotia nei – nga korero mo a tatou tipuna. That's a big part of it. What we see in the news is signage – which are ... View article...

How to get your te wiki o te reo Māori fix without leaving the couch

Listening to Māori music or watching tāngata whenua shows and movies is a great way to learn the language passively. Te wiki o te reo Māori is ... View article...

Te reo Māori inspires Native American to save her own language from extinction

“I feel grounded being in Aotearoa because I can see the support and the love for te reo and Māori culture, and it gives me the reassurance that I ... View article...

Why it's so difficult to get a Māori education

For many Māori parents raising kids with their language and culture is a non-negotiable—but it doesn't come without challenges. View article...

Māori Language Week: Educators say extra classes needed to meet demand

Shortland Street will replace its theme song next week for Te Wiki o te Reo Māori , with Waiho i te Toipoto (Let's Stay Together). View article...

New Zealand for Māori Language Week to be celebrated together

Devised by Te Taura Whiri i te Reo Māori , the aim is to get more than 1 million people taking part: because 1 million speakers are needed by 2040 to ... View article...

He's wrong': Luxon disagrees with Winston Peters' Māori comments

When asked whether Māori were New Zealand's indigenous people, the National leader responded with a one-word answer: "Absolutely." Then asked about ... View article...