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How the Māori seats could hold the key to this election

“The idea is, if you add, say, seven extra MPs from the Maori electorates, then you'd have seven more left-leaning MPs, and they would help make ... View article...

5 New Marine Reserves to Protect Dolphins and Kelp Forests off New Zealand's South Island

The reserves will be managed in partnership with the local Māori community, and be exclusive "no-take" areas. View article...

New Zealand tells 'snivelling wokesters' to accept Captain Cook ferry

But the decision to name one vessel after Cook, who killed Māori when he and his crew landed on the country's shore in October 1769, has raised ... View article...

Rawiri Waititi Urges Māori to Join Māori Roll Before Electoral Option Closes

Te Pāti Māori Co-leader Rawiri Waititi is urging Māori across Aotearoa to check their enrolment details and consider joining the Māori Roll before ... View article...

Mana Whakahono ā Rohe: Let's replace the myths with the law

He is also co-chairperson of Te Maruata, a Local Government New Zealand committee which promotes increased representation of Māori as elected members ... View article...

'Thousands of lives can be saved': Politicians urged to put public health ahead of industry profits

Māori are about twice as likely to smoke as non- Māori . Health Coalition Aotearoa interim co-chair Jason Alexander said prevention was essential to ... View article...

Will light pollution disrupt our connection with Matariki?

Victoria University of Wellington lecturer Dr Bridgette Farnworth told RNZ light pollution in New Zealand is increasing, on average, at a rate of 3.2 ... View article...

Wai Ariki Hot Springs and Spa marks three years and celebrates thriving Māori workforce

For many applicants, a significant number whakapapa (trace their genealogy) to Māori and some directly to Ngāti Whakaue. For some people, the ... View article...

Greens pledge 'Kiwipower' to boost renewables and cut power bills

It also pledged solar panels on more than half of all public homes within four years and $80 million for renewable energy for Māori housing. View article...

Marama Davidson slams coalition government, doubles down on comments

“It's not harsh enough, Julian. The real-life damage that they have been doing to people, women, disabled people, Māori , the trampling over Te Tiriti, ... View article...

Is New Zealand too focused on the now at the expense of the future?

At the other end of the political spectrum, the Greens prioritise rapid decarbonisation and reducing income and wealth inequality, while Te Pāti Māori  ... View article...

Folk Tales – a much-needed cuddle in dark times

Garrett's stories come from Māori mythology, mostly from her iwi Tūhoe, and explore Garrett's childhood curiosities alongside her grown-up interests ... View article...

Play It Strange Announces Fundraising Concert To Support 2026 Waiata Māori Competition

20 years in the future you will get the call, and you will answer, because we are now all family.” Pop artist, winner of a Waiata Māori Music Award ... View article...

12 New Zealand Small Towns With Unmatched Friendliness

Meanwhile, the Akaroa Museum showcases settler and Māori history inside a 19th-century cottage. Cromwell . Scenic view of Cromwell, New Zealand. Image ... View article...

Doctors accuse Minister and Government of silencing scientists and threatening patient safety

He criticised its consultation on cultural competence , cultural safety and Māori health as “ideological”. View article...

Māori Tourism Treasures Grow as Eight New Experiences Join Auckland ...

Tāmaki Makaurau's Māori visitor economy has received a major boost with eight new Māori -owned businesses and Places of Cultural Connection joining ... View article...

'No Matariki Big Mac': How Matariki avoided becoming another Christmas or Halloween

It's a fear Māori cultural marketing and communications consultant Skye Kimura is well aware of. View article...

Che Wilson Reflects on Leadership, Identity and the Future of Te Ao Māori

As someone who has worked across governance, education and political leadership , Wilson offers insights into the changing relationship between Māori  ... View article...

Now the hype has settled, let's appreciate one of Aotearoa's greatest actresses

For many Māori , Rena Owen doesn't need an introduction. For many New Zealanders , she became a household name through Once Were Warriors in 1994. Her ... View article...

Māori broadcasting veteran Henare Kingi dies aged 91

The Māori broadcasting community is mourning the passing of Henare Kingi ( Ngāpuhi ), one of the pioneering voices of Māori radio, who has died in ... View article...