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World's largest indigenous education conference kicks off in Auckland

The four-day conference features keynote presentations from a number of Māori academics including educator Professor Linda Tuhiwai Smith, linguistic ... View article...

Drug Law Reform Must be Led by the Most Impacted

Māori involvement in drug law reform. The human cost of our localised 'war on drugs', has been greatest for Māori , the Indigenous people of our ... View article...

Gold clam threat prompts warning to Whanganui River boaties

Authorities are ramping up prevention and detection efforts in the Whanganui River after the invasive freshwater gold clam was confirmed in ... View article...

When a party breaks up like a bad marriage

From the outside, Te Pāti Māori's relationship looked perfect but, for some period of time, the seams have been popping apart, one by agonising  ... View article...

Labour surges to 38% in new poll - but still needs Te Pāti Māori

After announcing its capital gains tax plan the party has hit its highest poll number since 2022 - but not quite high enough to cut Te Pāti Māori  ... View article...

Record number of New Zealanders leaving Aotearoa – chief among them Maori

Radio Waatea is Auckland's only Māori radio station that provides an extensive bi-lingual broadcast to its listeners. Based at Nga Whare Waatea marae  ... View article...

Whakapapa, not birthplace: Should citizenship be a birthright for all Māori?

The Waitangi Tribunal says the Citizenship Act fails to recognise Māori as tangata whenua , leaving some unable to claim the birthright their ... View article...

Māori delegation at COP30 stand with local indigenous land protectors in Brazil

Te Kahu Pōkere , the group of Māori representing the National Iwi Chairs Forum at the summit, have expressed support for the protesters, who are ... View article...

Removing Treaty responsibility from school boards undoes decades of progress

Taking away the duty of boards to give effect' to te Tiriti o Waitangi undermines the expectation that schools should work for Maori as well as ... View article...

Just two to party at Te Pāti Māori as questions swirl about last remaining MPs

The expelled MPs have set up new offices, separate from their former Te Pāti Māori colleagues, in a former select committee meeting room. The ... View article...

The bold proposal to save a legendary art couple's home

Te Pāti Māori co-leaders Debbie Ngarewa-Packer and Rawiri Waititi told reporters that on Sunday, the party's national council (minus the party ... View article...

Te Pati Māori MPs meet without party co-leaders, one day after expulsion decision

It comes after the National Council made the decision to expel Te Pati Māori MPs Mariameno Kapa-Kingi and Tākuta Ferris . View article...

The Warehouse drops Māori tā moko art on beach chairs, cooler bags and slides

Summer's coming, fam!, Just in time, The Warehouse has teamed up with Māori tā moko artist Pip Hartley to drop the Karanga Ink collection that ... View article...

Te Ataarangi conference held in Waikato

Te Ataarangi serves as a prime example of unity and leadership, founded by exceptional Māori women. Many ideas and initiatives were shared at the ... View article...

A history of expulsion: Six time MPs got given the boot by their own party

It's a short list, one reserved for the few in New Zealand's political history who've been shown the door by their own party. On Monday, Te Pāti Māori  ... View article...

The Maori ward vote in New Zealand contains important lessons for Canada

Recent Maori ward plebiscites indicate that while institutional reforms for Indigenous representation are vital, meaningful change isn't possible ... View article...

Archaeologists examine evidence for Indigenous long-distance voyaging below 50°S

The Māori were known as great navigators who inhabited New Zealand and the nearby Chatham Islands . Among the Rarotongan is a story, recorded by ... View article...

New Zealand's Kapa Haka Festival 2025 Brings Māori Heritage and Cultural Tourism to ...

The rhythmic echo of haka chants and the harmonious blend of traditional Māori songs will once again fill the air in Kerepēhi, New Zealand , ... View article...

I know where you live': Wāhine Māori Councillors ramp up security after threats

Māori councillors Mawera Karetai and Toni Boynton have both received threats and harassment during this year's election . View article...

Seymour says his ministry shouldn't offer te reo lessons on taxpayer dime

Public agencies are offering staff te reo Māori and Māori -Crown relations training, but senior ministers say this isn't how public funds should be ... View article...