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'Generations of hurt': Whanganui Treaty settlement clears final hurdle

The Crown has acknowledged the "profound impact" of historical injustices on generations of Whanganui Māori .  View article...

More women and Māori reach boardrooms, but executive leadership remains largely male

Women, Māori representation on boards has got better in 12 months according to the group of progressive businesses that chart their own diversity ... View article...

Young Pasifika and Māori musicians unite to bring harmony and healing to Koroneihana

Young Māori and Pasifika musicians from across the motu came together to honour the coronation of the Te Arikinui Kuini Nga wai hono i te po. The ... View article...

New Zealand insurers failing to meet Māori needs

New Zealand's insurance industry is not meeting the needs of Māori people consistently, according to its market watchdog. View article...

Pacific chiefs to attend Māori Queen's second koroneihana

The bond between the Pacific and the whare ariki o Te Wherowhero (the house of chief Te Wherowhero) continues to grow stronger before reigning Māori ... View article...

'I'm weeping': Real estate agent's 30-year career at risk after ruling on Māori tikanga course

Real estate agent Janet Dickson has lost her bid to get an exemption from doing a Māori tikanga course, which was part of compulsory professional ... View article...

Pair deny filming to 'intimidate' New Plymouth councillor

New Plymouth's Māori ward councillor says two onlookers were aiming to intimidate, by filming her in the council chamber. By Craig Ashworth of ... View article...

Labour to oppose 'silly co-governance' in Māori partnership policy

Labour says it will oppose instances of “silly co-governance” as the party develops its policies relating to Māori partnership, which proved a ... View article...

New Zealand opens five marine reserves with groundbreaking Maori co-management ...

The approach reflects the role of Māori communities as long-standing guardians of their coastal environments, while bringing that knowledge together ... View article...

Introduce a range of new taxes, including a wealth tax, stamp duty

Te Pati Māori also proposes something called “No GST on kai” which it explains as a targeted tax credit for those earning $60,000 or less. That would ... View article...

Māori PHOs say Te Whatu Ora breaching deal that got new capitation over the line

Maori PHO collective Te Kāhui Hauora Māori is accusing Health New Zealand Te Whatu Ora of breaching a verbal agreement made to get this year's ... View article...

Newcastle's Maori strongman with Red Bull flair and England ambitions

In Te reo Maori , the word 'Pouri' tends to carry a solemn resonance. It often conveys a sense of sorrow or sadness; the echo of some grave event ... View article...

Māori nurse educator Pipi Barton recognised with top honour

Advocating for Māori nurses, as both tauira and in the workforce, has been a career mission for Northland nurse and academic Pipi Barton — this ... View article...

What the election slogans say – and what they whisper

Te Pāti Māori has unveiled an ambitious tax policy, claiming it would lower the income tax of 97% of New Zealanders , writes Henry Oliver in today's ... View article...

New Poll: Kiwis reject Opportunity push to raise Youth Court age

A majority of voters in every party tested reject extending the Youth Court to age 25: NZ First : 86 percent; ACT : 78 percent; Te Pāti Māori : 78 ... View article...

Business student's ambitions bloom

The future is bright for Sullivan Margaritis Award recipient Kaiya Walker , who recently launched a Māori -inspired gift box business while studying ... View article...

Te Pāti Māori proposes 48% income tax rate, tax credit for kai

Te Pāti Māori has proposed a raft of new taxes, including a wealth tax, a vacant house tax, a land banking tax, and a stamp duty. View article...

Science Meets Mātauranga Māori In Breakthrough Model To Map Flood Risk And Cultural Loss

... Māori through wānanga and interviews with kaumātua . That second phase of the work was funded by Natural Hazards Commission Toka Tū Ake , enabling ... View article...

NZ election poll watch: right still leads left, but Opportunity could deny it a majority

 Te Pāti Māori is below the 5% threshold in national polls, but is expected to win at least one of the seven electorates reserved for those ... View article...

Open Call for Manurewa Local Grant (New Zealand)

Māori culture, identity, and heritage; Family and children's wellbeing ; Healthy lifestyles; Environmental sustainability ; Low-carbon community action ... View article...