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Fixing the Basics Must Include Māori — Critics Warn Against a Future Without Indigenous Voices

As political debates unfold in Aotearoa about the direction of national policy in the lead-up to the 2026 general election , commentators and Māori  ... View article...

I could feel my ancestors next to me: Latrell reflects after leading the War Cry in 2019

Indigenous All Stars centre Latrell Mitchell talks about leading the war cry before his side's 34-14 win over the New Zealand Maori . View article...

Child Poverty Still a Harsh Reality for Too Many Whānau in Aotearoa

Advocates are calling on the government to strengthen income support , build more warm and affordable homes , and ensure kaupapa Māori solutions are ... View article...

Nicola Rata-McDonald: Protecting Our Moana: Unsustainable Coastal Harvesting Sparks ...

Rata-McDonald says these measures are proven tools, grounded in both tikanga Māori and environmental science . “A temporary ban allows species to ... View article...

Fixing The Basics? Building A Future Without Māori Is Not A Future At All

  Te Pati Maori . Te Tiriti o Waitangi is not a footnote. It is the founding agreement of this country. It is the source of political ... View article...

New advocacy group aims to fight privatisation of health services

The group, Kaitiaki Hauora , consists of patients, health workers, iwi and Māori health representatives, unions, advocacy organisations and community ... View article...

Remembering Aroha Awarau: A Life of Creativity, Courage, and Kaupapa

The Māori arts community is mourning the recent passing of Aroha Awarau , a creative force remembered for his commitment to storytelling, ... View article...

Pinnacle Challenges Māori Sports Investment Reforms in New Zealand

In a surprising development, Pinnacle , the leading sports betting company, has publicly expressed support for the newly proposed reforms to Māori  ... View article...

Family's harrowing night escaping raging flood-waters in Northland

It was supposed to be a coming together, a celebration at a marae for a first birthday. But the water, and lots of it, came by stealth in the dead ... View article...

Māori delegation eyes deeper business, cultural ties with India

A Māori -led delegation is travelling to India to explore trade opportunities and strengthen cultural ties . View article...

Couple must pay $488,219 in unpaid rates after losing court battle to get 'Māori land' treatment

Judge says argument that land should be assessed like Māori freehold land was “misconceived”. View article...

A new office; a new name

To mark the opening of our new chancery , the Embassy collaborated with Te Taura Whiri te reo Māori ( Māori Language Commission) to create a te reo ... View article...

Online Hate Speech In New Zealand Is Becoming More Targeted — And The System Isn't ...

Young people , Māori and LGBTQIA+ communities remain consistently more exposed than the general population. More than one in five LGBTQIA+ people ... View article...

A new home for hauora and whānau

A former Stoke rest home has been transformed into a central hub for Māori health and well-being, with Te Piki Oranga opening its new hauora  ... View article...

'He lived fully. He loved deeply': Tributes for journalist and playwright Aroha Awarau

Award winning Māori journalist and playwright Aroha Awarau has died at the age of 49. A post on Facebook confirmed he died ... View article...

Looking forward to an election year of political posturing

All parliamentary parties , with the exception of Te Pāti Māori , start the year optimistically. But even Te Pāti Māori must. Want to read more? It's ... View article...

Maori geothermal industry shows Hawaii leaders how they tapped resources

Leaders from the the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands met with a Maori land trust that manages their own ancestral lands and geothermal  ... View article...

'How do the people break through?' – third of Māori land considered landlocked

Tāmaki Makaurau regional field adviser Dot Dalziell said up to a third of Māori landholding is locked, but the problem was particularly acute in the ... View article...

New private credit fund backs Māori economy

Toroa wholesale fund promises Māori enterprises a different kind of lender and gives private capital investors direct access to the fast-growing Māori  ... View article...

How New Zealand's Justice System Produces Māori Over-Incarceration

In the 19th century, British settlers established detention centers to suppress Māori resistance and dismantle tikanga , the Indigenous law that saw ... View article...