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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...

Wife of Te Pāti Māori co-leader dissects party's internal woes on social media.

A key figure within Te Pāti Māori is still dissecting the party's internal woes on social media, despite an agreement with iwi chairs yesterday to ... View article...

Banning homelessness in CBDs would be 'irresponsible', Labour MP says

Labour has raised the question of if the Government is planning to ban homelessness in city centres – how would this work? The Te Pāti Māori stoush is ... View article...

How a teen's passion for Māori wards led to a shock win for his mum

Mawera Karetai didn't have a single billboard or spend a cent on her Māori ward election campaign in the Bay of Plenty . View article...

Teen Smoking Decline in New Zealand

What our previous research did not examine, however, was whether progress in lowering adolescent smoking was the same across ethnic groups ( Māori , ... View article...

Iwi leaders step in as Te Pāti Māori tensions escalate

Iwi leaders will meet with Te Pāti Māori leadership at Parliament in an effort to put a stop to extraordinary infighting. View article...

Teaching the machines to speak: Māori innovation and the fight for data sovereignty

Founded in 1990 in the far north of Aotearoa (New Zealand), it grew out of a long struggle for Māori control over media and cultural representation. View article...

Freshwater allocation system degrading water quality and shutting Māori out, court hears

A group of Māori landowners taking the government to court over freshwater rights allege the current system of water allocation is degrading water ... View article...

School curriculum 'will perpetuate racism and ongoing inequity in our schools'

The government's draft primary school curriculum makes Māori invisible and is not fit for purpose, says the association for Māori principals and ... View article...

Iwi leaders unveil AI safeguards to protect Māori data

Te Kāhui Raraunga - the working arm of the Data Iwi Leaders Group - has unveiled a new framework designed to protect Māori data use in the AI age ... View article...

Te Pāti Māori Faces Calls for Reform and Transparency from Founding Member

Te Pāti Māori is facing calls for reform , as founding member Amokura Panoho criticises the party's current direction . On Monday, Waatea received ... View article...

Dementia in Northland: Far North programmes focus on Māori and proven to help

Dr Makarena Dudley , from the University of Auckland's Centre for Brain Research, helps deliver a Māori -specific programme proven to help ... View article...

Rural nurses target vaccination 'hesitancy'

Vaccine mistrust. Māori GP Doctor Nina Bevin said she was worried about the low vaccination rates . Dr Bevin said despite years of hard mahi from the ... View article...

Is the media really ignoring Te Pāti Māori or protecting it?

Is the media generally turning a blind eye to Te Pāti Māori's ( TPM ) scandals, or actively shielding the party from the scrutiny others would face? View article...

UN Shadow Report Warns Māori Rights at Risk Under Current Government

A UN shadow report warns racial discrimination is escalating in New Zealand , driven by government policies undermining Māori rights and the Treaty of  ... View article...

The most popular pet names in NZ this year

An increasing number of animals were given te reo Māori names this year including 191 pets named Tūī, 34 named Kiwi and 24 named Kea . The NZCAR  ... View article...

Falls-prevention strategy for older Māori reduces equity gap

Martin Johnston reports on Taurite Tū, a programme for Māori aged 50 years and older, which has proved effective in reducing the risk of falls and ... View article...