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NZ lags on indigenous rights, and it could get worse

Minister for Māori -Crown relations Tama Potaka noted that the inquiry offered “useful insights on issues of considerable importance to New Zealand”. View article...

Fewer list seats could squeeze Māori representation in Parliament - expert

2023 set a record for Māori representation in Parliament with 34 MPs at the start of the term, making up around 28 percent of Parliament. View article...

'A good campaign'? Christopher Luxon's KPIs say otherwise

Meanwhile the Greens, ACT and NZ First are all returning bigger teams, Te Pāti Māori secured its survival through winning all but two of the Māori ... View article...

Te Āhuru Mōwai Housing Vision Wins National Landscape Award

The award judges praised the framework's grounding in kaupapa Māori , with whenua, whānau wellbeing and mātauranga Māori shaping its approach. They ... View article...

NZ On Air Overhauls Music Funding to Support Emerging Artists and International Growth

A dedicated New Music Māori funding round will also be established, supporting Māori artists whose work contributes to Māori culture and identity ... View article...

Kiingitanga mourns trusted pillar Tā Pou Temara

Hundreds of mourners are gathering in Ruatāhuna to farewell Tā William Te Rangiua Pou Temara, a revered figure of te ao Māori whose guidance ... View article...

New Zealand Funds Two Geothermal Exploration Projects Led by Māori Incorporations

The New Zealand government is granting funds to two Māori incorporations to explore low-temperature heat in Taranaki and a geothermal anomaly at South ... View article...

Māori defended our rangatiratanga under the last Government. Now, we must exercise it

Another responded that it wasn't the organisation's job to look after everybody. That was the Government's responsibility. Both had a point. Māori ... View article...

Data reveals National's rout in Auckland, Opportunity's weak spots

One in five Green voters was on the Māori roll, while Opportunity fared worst in the Māori seats – and other observations from election 2026. View article...

Te Tai Tonga's new MP Mananui Ramsden attributes result to 'rising tide' of 'pissed off' people

Mananui Ramsden may have Te Pāti Māori in-fighting to thank for his taking back Aotearoa's largest electorate, Te Tai Tonga, for the Labour Party. View article...

German museum returns Māori ancestor's remains to New Zealand

... Maori ancestor at the Oldenburg State Museum of Nature and Humankind. After 145 years, the Maori ancestor is returning to New Zealand. The human ... View article...

Why additional MPs may cost millions

On the preliminary results, the typical 120-seat Parliament is expected to increase by 11 MPs, with both National and Te Pāti Māori winning more ... View article...

More than 40 pilot whales washed ashore and died in New Zealand

The Department of Conservation is working with the Māori iwi to arrange the burial of the animals, Hawira said. Māori consider them taonga—a sacred ... View article...

The political tide is turning across the globe, will Aotearoa follow?

Global political shifts show voters are ready to change course. As Aotearoa heads to the polls, can Māori leverage that momentum for true ... View article...

Better glucose control, brighter outlook for sight

A Māori -led international study suggests continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) could reduce diabetes-related eye disease and other complications in ... View article...

Jade Townsend Takes Flight

The experience allowed her to reconnect with her hometown and create a body of paintings exploring her whakapapa—the Māori concept of genealogy ... View article...

New Sydney museum to house major contemporary Māori waka

Hand built and led by Māori tattoo artist and designer Peter Elers. The designs have been inspired by Western Sydney's diverse communities, including ... View article...

Employers are powerful, but sympathetic to those trying to get on a shaky work ladder

Some groups' numbers had worsened significantly. Māori unemployment sat at 10.8%, almost double the national number. Youth unemployment reached 17% in ... View article...

Strategic voting is where political calculations meet electoral reality

Since the Māori Party first contested an election in 2005, many voters have supported its electorate candidates while giving their party vote to ... View article...

Pacific people broadly open to weight-loss medication, study finds

Researchers from the University of Auckland surveyed 190 Māori and Pacific adults living with overweight or obesity. Overall, 78 per cent ... View article...