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AI hackathons spark innovation at AUT

As the only Māori -led event in this year's Aotearoa AI Hackathon Festival, it brought together learners, whānau and technology leaders to explore AI ... View article...

'Captains of our future': Iwi invests in rangatahi and tech

... Māori leader and teacher, always said that for te reo to be truly Māori , your thoughts must first be Māori . “Ki au nei he tino kōrero ērā i te mea ... View article...

Cultural perspectives central to understanding stigma

Integrating Māori and Pacific attitudes toward mental illness into health campaigns may result in a less judgmental Aotearoa New Zealand, ... View article...

Why tourists are exploring this NZ city in the dark this winter

Night two: Forest bathing, Māori art and a giant hissing geyser. “Would you like a glass of mulled wine in your hot tub?” asks a helpful staff member ... View article...

Analysis reveals geographic and ethnic inequities in cancer radiotherapy access across ...

Rural Māori age 75 and older with lung cancer also received curative radiotherapy at a rate 66% lower than their urban counterparts. Surprisingly, ... View article...

'Linguistic oppression': The little-known rule impacting Te reo Māori speakers at councils

At least 20 councils require members wishing to speak in Te reo Māori at meetings to give two days' notice. View article...

Doomed regulator makes last-gasp finding against online broadcaster

During the discussion, Plunket described tikanga Māori as “mumbo jumbo”, a remark the BSA said may not have breached standards of taste and decency by ... View article...

How Māori Artists Navigate Between Te Reo and English

“It takes one generation to lose a language and three generations to restore,” Māori Language Commissioner Rawinia Higgins once said. Last year marked ... View article...

New enrolments from Māori more than double for 2026 election

More than double the number of Māori have enrolled to vote in this election than the previous election in 2023, new provisional data shows. View article...

What to watch on Netflix NZ, Neon and more this week

... Māori orphan who travels from Aotearoa to North Yorkshire in hopes of finding out more about her whakapapa. But when she arrives at the ghostly ... View article...

Govt agency questioned whether Māori born overseas should sit citizenship test

Māori who are not New Zealand citizens won't be exempt from taking the citizenship test being introduced next year. A 20-question multi-choice ... View article...

NZ housing policy failing renters and disabled people, report finds

Kāinga Ora evictions have also risen sharply, from zero two years ago to 74 households in 2024/25, disproportionately affecting Māori and Pacific ... View article...

Māori roll grows by almost 15,000 voters since last election

Enrolled Māori voters wanting to switch between electoral rolls have until midnight on Thursday (August 6) to decide before this year's election. View article...

Unhealthy food marketing targets Māori youth: How advertising drives type 2 diabetes rates

Māori youth see over 68 unhealthy food ads daily. Researchers urge a return to ancestral eating and mātauranga Māori to combat rising type 2 ... View article...

Reconciliation or recolonization? What Canada can learn by looking abroad

Anti- Maori rhetoric has emerged from across the coalition government to justify this legislative overhaul. The governing National Party has ... View article...

Māori film pioneer Leo Koziol dies aged 57

The New Zealand screen industry is mourning the death of Māori filmmaker and festival founder Leo Koziol, who has been remembered as a tireless ... View article...

Taranaki councils look to work with Māori after merger

She said mana whenua and council must build on strong relationships regardless. “Because the enduring relationships will last after the ... View article...

Racism inquiry hears of hurtful 'white fraud' comments and Tasmanian Aboriginal division

A national inquiry into racism, hate and violence towards First Nations people has come to Hobart to hear from the state's Aboriginal groups and ... View article...

Te Matatini o Ngā Taniwha: Live draw set for Tūrangawaewae marae

A revamped draw format will determine performance schedules for 57 kapa haka ahead of next year's national festival. View article...

Yolngu star and Māori rapper forge a healing, feel-good anthem

The collaboration between an Arnhem Land musician and a Sydney-based Maori rapper has delivered a healing song described as a 'merging of ... View article...