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Māori Battalion descendants in Whanganui lead Anzac Day parade for first time

Descendants of members of the Māori Battalion will lead Whanganui's Anzac Day parade on to the War Memorial Centre forecourt. View article...

Te Kūwaha and Māori

Te Kūwaha, NIWA's Māori Environmental Research team, works in collaborative partnerships with hapū, iwi, Māori communities and businesses to ... View article...

Mataaho Collective win big at Venice Biennale

Mataaho Collective's major win at the Venice Biennale showcases the power of Indigenous Māori artists to the world says art historian, ... View article...

Northland council continues four-year Māori ward fight in face of government changes

A council that played a key role in getting Māori ward polling removed is now lobbying against government plans to reinstate binding referendums. View article...

Napier Prison closure 'unnecessary'

New Zealand's oldest prison, the Napier Prison could be closing its doors for good. Toro Waaka who has operated Napier Prison Tours for 22 years ... View article...

Te Papa takes down damaged Treaty of Waitangi panel

The video projection shows differences between te Tiriti in te reo Māori and Captain William Hobson's 1840 English version. It points to a 1988 ... View article...

Christopher Luxon believes new Three Strikes law will benefit Māori

... Māori who were overly represented as victims. Both Luxon and Associate Minister of Justice Nicole McKee emphasised the legislation would only ... View article...

Partnership is a game changer': Founding Te Aka Whai Ora boss says kaupapa will endure

The Māori Health Authority came into being because people were taking claims to the Waitangi Tribunal to address the inequity of the system, she says. View article...

Far North mayor hits out at government's Māori ward changes

Far North District Council and Northland Regional Council were set to oppose the coalition government's signalled changes to Māori wards. The ... View article...

Iwi-supported accommodation for released prisoners opens in Tāmaki

Te Hāpai Ō, led by Te Rūnanga ō Ngāti Whātua, is a new iwi-supported accommodation service in Auckland that will cater to tāne Māori , aiding their ... View article...

JCDeaux and Haumi celebrate two-year partnership

JCDecaux is celebrating its two-year partnership with concept and creative studio Haumi to showcase Māori art and cultural connection. View article...

Former All Black Ian Jones reconnects with his Māori heritage

All blacks legend Ian Jones, 57, is on a journey to reconnect with his Ngāi Tahu ancestry by trekking through the Hollyford Valley in New ... View article...

Māori lawyers call Shane Jones' Waitangi Tribunal comments 'inappropriate'

The Māori Law Society says his comments breach the principle of the separation of powers and the Cabinet Manual. View article...

Anthony Hōete made a Fellow by the Royal Society Te Apārangi

Professor Anthony Hōete has been made a Ngā Ahurei a Te Apārangi Fellow for his advancement of New Zealand and Māori architecture worldwide. View article...

Whales in Pacific countries gain rights of legal personhood

However, He Whakaputanga Moana marks a departure from these precedents. Unlike earlier initiatives, it is grounded in tikanga Māori (customary law), ... View article...

Māori woman mistaken as thief by supermarket AI not surprising, experts say

Māori AI and data expert Karaitiana Taiuru believes there are other Māori who have been affected but have not yet come forward. View article...

Māori consultant is encouraging Stuff to share pou tiaki with Newshub

Pou Tiaki is part of Stuff's aims to provide equal representation in news for all marginalised communities including Māori , Pacific, LGBTQIA+ and ... View article...

Auckland Blues begin reo Māori journey

Learning te reo Māori comes with it challenges and starting the journey can be the biggest one. But a new initiative, set up by the Auckland Blues ... View article...

New guidelines in NZ for trade marks featuring Maori elements

As use of Te Reo Maori is becoming widespread and increasingly popular throughout New Zealand, trade mark applicants have sought to incorporate ... View article...

Māori woman mistaken as thief by supermarket AI not surprising, experts say

Māori AI and data ethicist Karaitiana Taiuru believes there are other Māori who have been affected but have not yet come forward. View article...