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Māori and Pacific poetry takes crowd on a shared waka

A three-night showcase in Auckland brings Māori and Pasifika voices celebrating storytelling, culture, and connection through poetry. View article...

The debate around rongoā Māori in prison healthcare

Rongoā is traditional Māori medicine, including herbal remedies , physical therapies and spiritual healing . It is increasingly in demand, including in ... View article...

Trust fracture inside Te Pāti Māori laid bare after court rebuke

Te Pāti Māori's internal turmoil has been thrown back into public view after MP Mariameno Kapa-Kingi , reinstated by the High Court after being ... View article...

Massive AI factory could impact sea life, cultural values

Southern mayors have thrown their support behind a new data centre which is set to become the country's second-highest electricity user. View article...

'Not one acre more' - urupā kaitiaki

As long as our tīpuna are happy, we will carry on,” says Rapata Kopae , one of the Ōpihi Whanaungakore trustees battling to stop development of ... View article...

Model developed to track uptake of te reo Māori

English is spoken by 95% of people in New Zealand, yet a bill to grant it the same official status as te reo Māori and New Zealand sign language ... View article...

'This moment is not about personal vindication': Kapa-Kingi on Te Pāti Māori reinstatement

Te Tai Tokerau MP Mariameno Kapa-Kingi says her reinstatement to Te Pāti Māori will not heal the hurt carried by her people but it's an important ... View article...

Housing fails to meet Māori and Pacific needs, say experts

Housing isn't meeting the needs of Māori and Pacific families in New Zealand , say Professor Deidre Brown and Dr Karamia Muller. View article...

Mariameno Kapa-Kingi Unsure If Future Lies With Te Pāti Māori Or As Independent

Te Tai Tokerau MP Mariameno Kapa-Kingi says she is still waiting to learn what her reinstatement to Te Pāti Māori will look like in practice, and ... View article...

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...