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Kura kaupapa Māori calls for safe crossing to protect tamariki and whānau

Tauira from Te Kura Kaupapa Māori o Ngā Uri o Māui say traffic outside the kura has become increasingly dangerous during peak drop-off and pick-up ... View article...

Deadpool T-shirt with Māori-style tattoo designs sparks backlash

Walmart 's website described the product as having a crew neckline and a “ cool front graphic print ”, with no mention of the Māori or Polynesian designs ... View article...

“Kua mana” Rawiri Waititi opens up to Te Karere on High Court ruling

Te Pāti Māori co-leader Rawiri Waititi speaks exclusively to Te Karere with his reaction to the High Court 's decision to reinstate Mariameno  ... View article...

To help save NZ's native species, we must move past the extinction blame game

Some Māori counter with statements such as “we didn't cause moa extinction , we were the first conservationists ”. We have seen arguments that treasured ... View article...

Doctor Who? How Shane Reti went from National's deputy to Ciga-reti

It was a lot of heat on a Māori health minister. Reti was health minister for all of a month when the NZ First -driven smokefree changes saw him ... View article...

Colourful Picture Book Explores Pacific Identity Through Young Hero's Trip To Festival In Hawai'i

Written in Māori and English, with vivid illustrations by Tongan-Kiwi artist Luca Tu'avao Walton , Rere Atu ki Poronihia is an uplifting story that ... View article...

Why the word 'tribe' makes some Māori uneasy

Colonial settlers didn't call themselves a collection of tribes. · I've never heard a Māori speaker critique the word iwi negatively in te reo Māori . View article...

'Work to do': Advocate says more progress needs to be made in teaching Te Reo Māori

Māori language advocate Stacey Morrison says 250,000 kids still aren't taught anything in Te Reo - so there's work to do. "I do think it's an ' ... View article...

Tūrangi/Tongariro Community Grant Supporting Local Initiatives

... Māori heritage, and enhance social, cultural, and environmental outcomes. The grant supports initiatives that engage residents, foster ... View article...

Scrapping Census Risks Undercounting Māori And Weakening Representation

They undermine the counting of the Māori population, resource allocation, and representation,” said Ferris . “We know that Māori communities are not ... View article...

Conservative party New Zealand First pushes to make English an official language

Charles Sturt University political scientist Dominic O'Sullivan said the English Language Bill was part of an "aggressive agenda of diminished Māori  ... View article...

Inside an iwi's fast-growing berry enterprise

Inside a cooled packhouse just outside Whanganui , thousands of fragrant strawberries move along a conveyor belt system for hand-packing before ... View article...

How much does a kumara patch cost?

equivalent status to "colonialist science". As a result, money allocated for the "National Science Challenges ... View article...

Waikato District Council looks to push more decisions to local marae

A slim majority of Waikato District voters wanted Māori wards gone, so the council is looking at other ways to involve 25% of its population. View article...

'Fails Māori' Māori health advocates slam Pae Ora amendment bill

A bill aimed at embedding health targets into the country's health system is facing strong criticism from Māori health advocates and opposition ... View article...

Māori women overrepresented in jails, courts

Māori women are disproportionately over-represented in New Zealand jails and courts, highlighting systemic justice issues and inequities . View article...

Garner says polling industry still treating NZ like first past the post

“Every pathway for the New Zealand Labour Party to take the Treasury benches runs through Te Pāti Māori . Simple as that.” Garner argues voters are not ... View article...

Māori in Dubai seek shelter amid Middle East strikes

Māori in Dubai shelter underground as Iran tensions rise, while an economist warns of possible impacts at home. View article...

Wāhine Māori acknowledged with awards for cancer research

Three emerging Māori researchers leading innovative projects to improve cancer outcomes for whānau Māori will receive this year's Māori Cancer ... View article...

Labour seen as more capable of dealing with key issues

... Māori is seen as most capable of handling issues facing Māori . The cost of living and inflation remains New Zealanders' number one concern, with ... View article...