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Evidence of plant-based diets among Māori

Some Māori groups in inland Aotearoa (the Māori name for New Zealand) in the 18th century may have eaten an almost entirely plant-based diet , ... View article...

Hollywood blockbuster highlights the wahine Māori behind famous waiata

The waiata is a version of Pō Atarau , sung by the Turakina Māori Girls Choir, and appears alongside tracks by the likes of the Beatles and Harry  ... View article...

We Must Act Now On Energy Sovereignty- Every Household Is Paying The Price

Te Pati Maori . Until we break our dependency on imported fossil fuels, Aotearoa will always be exposed to global wars and price ... View article...

East Coast Presbyterian minister Nehe Dewes remembered as 'a true gentleman in all respects'

Presbyterian minister and Aotearoa's first Māori senior prison chaplain Nehe Dewes will be farewelled at his home marae of Rāhui at Tikitiki on ... View article...

When I finally 'spoke to' money, I realised we'd never been properly introduced

In many ways, the contest for Tāmaki Makaurau is bigger than either Kerrin Leoni or Oriini Kaipara. It is a referendum on two competing ideas of Māori  ... View article...

High prevalence of long COVID a stark reminder

One in six Māori adults (15.5%) reported long COVID symptoms, compared to one in nine non- Māori (11.3%), while one in four people living with ... View article...

Food policies to support healthy and environmentally sustainable diets

Our results show these policies have the potential to improve population health and reduce health inequities for Māori . Removing GST from sustainable  ... View article...

Almost 200,000 New Zealanders are now living with long COVID – where is the government plan?

One in six Māori adults (15.5%) reported having had long COVID symptoms , compared to one in nine non- Māori adults (11.3%), and among people living ... View article...

Coalition support at lowest since election, and most Kiwis think country is 'heading in ...

... Māori Opposition has risen to 48%. If an election were held now, both sides would be set to win 60 seats each in a likely 120-seat Parliament ... View article...

Call for unity on energy action

The fuel crisis has left Māori communities anxious about how much fuel is in their rohe, Te Pāti Māori coleader Debbie Ngarewa-Packer says. View article...

Can a sweet potato help your baby sleep through the night?

Kūmara is the Māori name commonly used in New Zealand for the sweet potato, a root ... View article...

Why Kerrin Leoni thinks she can win back Tāmaki Makaurau for Labour

The race for one of the country's key Māori seats is on. View article...

Pacific students get a boost as university programme tackles equity gap in access

University entrance rates for Māori and Pasifika have fallen but a partnership between Auckland schools and the University of Auckland is helping ... View article...

Coroner says New Zealand rugby player who died by suspected suicide had brain abnormality CTE

It can only be diagnosed after death. Christie was a former New Zealand Maori representative who believed he was suffering from CTE and campaigned for ... View article...

Ngāi Tahu react to the first successful prosecution for illegally exporting pounamu

Representative Susan Wallace told Morning Report pounamu is a sacred resource and taonga recognised by many New Zealanders, not just Māori , who wear ... View article...

Debbie Ngarewa-Packer says the fuel crisis is causing anxiety among Māori communities

The Te Pāti Māori co-leader and energy spokesperson sat down for a wide-ranging interview with Mata host Mihingarangi Forbes. View article...

Ōtara school brings back bilingual learning after 21-year break

A new Māori and Sāmoan bilingual unit in South Auckland is reconnecting a long-broken pathway, as communities push for culturally grounded ... View article...

Electoral Commission runs out of 'enrol and vote' brochures

... Māori , and is exclusionary given the growing generation of te reo Māori speakers.” She was also concerned the enrolment form in large print still ... View article...

The deep spiritual roots of Māori tradition

The Māori are the indigenous people of Aotearoa New Zealand, possessing a rich cultural heritage rooted in Polynesian navigation , vibrant oral ... View article...

Māori Anglican church attends historic installation of first female Archbishop of Canterbury

“Our Māori tipuna fell in love with the indigenous Christ. So, when a service gathers many languages and cultures into one act of worship, we see ... View article...