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When you have a name people say is 'too hard'

In surveying 11 Māori students, she found they were feeling stress , anxiety , shame and withdrawal when teachers repeatedly got their names wrong. View article...

New Zealand First to campaign on scrapping Independent Māori Statutory Board

New Zealand First will campaign on scrapping the Independent Māori Statutory Board ( IMSB ), which they say has significant influence over Auckland  ... View article...

Māori and Pasifika educators embrace AI at South Auckland conference

For Lesieli, the motivation behind the conference was simple: ensuring Māori and Pasifika communities are not left behind. “It's about bringing our ... View article...

Māori, Pacific people and youth not prioritised in mental health support

The report notes the age-standardised rate of suicide deaths is highest among Māori men aged 25 to 44 years, Maori and Pasifika being more likely ... View article...

Is it time to put a Kiwi face on the $20 note?

Queen Elizabeth II remains on New Zealand 's $20 note, but if the design changed, should the next face be royal, Māori , or unmistakably Kiwi ? View article...

'Spurious and chicanerous' - Tama Potaka rejects claims Māori-Crown relationship at an 'all time low'

Minister for Māori Development Tama Potaka has traded barbs with opposition MP's over claims the Māori -Crown relationship is at an "all time low." View article...

A Kaupapa Māori Answer To The Family Violence Programme Problem

' Te Kawa o te Marae is grounded in kaupapa Māori . Rather than focusing only on behaviour, it centres identity, relationships, and cultural ... View article...

Whakaata Māori studios and vacant warehouse on the market in East Tāmaki

A portfolio of commercial properties in East Tāmaki , Auckland , anchored by the broadcast studios and offices of Whakaata Māori TV and a large ... View article...

North Hokianga settlement desperate to save kōiwi

... Māori -led approaches grounded in mātauranga Māori ; and community adaptation toolkits , providing practical resources to help communities across the ... View article...

Global communication researchers gather to explore social change

The event was grounded in te ao Māori and the relationship between tangata whenua and tangata Tiriti , with organisers also offering hybrid access ... View article...

Hospital failed Māori patient seeking return of womb intact, HDC finds

Before a hysterectomy , a Māori patient made it clear they wanted their womb back “ whole and intact ” without “cutting or slicing”, for cultural ... View article...

How distrust in healthcare is fuelling multiple outbreaks across the globe

“ Rongomaiwhiti Rīki is a kaupapa born from a desire to foster reo Māori within mainstream competitions,” says coach Tuteauru Maipi. More than 150 ... View article...

What needs to be done to tackle child homelessness in Aotearoa?

It also highlighted the disproportionate impacts on Māori and Pacific children, with young people living in severe housing deprivation more likely to ... View article...

NZ gov't backs Akaroa King Salmon expansion with NZD 1.5m Maori development grant

The New Zealand government has committed NZD 1.5 million ($900,000) from its Maori Development Fund to support expansion plans at Akaroa King  ... View article...

Lowering Māori Injury Rates Put At Risk By Govt's Focus On Culture Wars

WorkSafe latest restructure proposal is putting at risk the organisation's success in lowering serious injuries and deaths among kaimahi Māori . Under ... View article...

Diabetes ravaged his family. Now access to the drugs he credits with saving his life may change

Pharmac proposes removing special access criteria for Māori and Pasifika people with type 2 diabetes to three medicines. View article...

Removing ethnicity criterion for diabetes medicines not evidence based, expert says

... Māori and Pasifika is not evidence-based or clinically driven. ... A study has shown lives and costs have been saved with the introduction of a Special ... View article...

Government investing $5 million into Māori-owned businesses

Administered by Te Puni Kōkiri , the investment has been set aside from the Māori Development Fund to support economic growth, jobs and bolster ... View article...

Care Experienced Advocates Say Rangatahi Māori Can't Wait For The System To Catch Up ...

The report found many tamariki and rangatahi Māori experience multiple reports of concern before receiving the support they need, with one quarter ... View article...

Kiwi surfing great Troy Hirst mourned by Muriwai and Māori Bay communities

Kiwi surfing great Troy Hirst has been remembered as one of New Zealand 's most influential and respected surfers, with friends recalling his ... View article...