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Ahead of next year's big vote, here's what we know about drugs in NZ

Australian Eastern Daylight Time — November 11, 2019

The report shows alcohol is still the most harmful drug in New Zealand. Methamphetamine use is an ongoing issue, and Māori continue to suffer ... View article...

National MP says benefit cuts could be good for Māori, strengthen whānau

Australian Eastern Daylight Time — November 11, 2019

National MP Joanne Hayes says some Maori could end up better off if their welfare payments were reduced - claims condemned by the Māori Council ... View article...

New Zealand public hearings highlight dark history of child abuse

Australian Eastern Daylight Time — November 11, 2019

Public hearings in New Zealand on abuse of ... Thousands of Maori people protested across New Zealand in July calling for ... View article...

How NZ's colonial government misused laws to crush non-violent dissent at Parihaka

Australian Eastern Daylight Time — November 11, 2019

This week, Māori in the Taranaki region remembered the “day of plunder” – the 1881 government invasion of Parihaka, the small settlement that had ... View article...

'Shut it down' - a call to close Oranga Tamariki

Australian Eastern Daylight Time — November 11, 2019

"I would prefer that we didn't have a state department anywhere near, particularly tamariki Māori. We have to accept, Māori have to accept that we will ... View article...

Mongrel Mob break-off chapter meets with Māori leaders to discuss becoming 'acceptable'

Australian Eastern Daylight Time — November 11, 2019

One member who welcomed community members and Māori leaders onto their patch was Sonny Fatupaito, who has led the Mongrel Mob Kingdom ... View article...

In New Zealand's Rotorua town, vents in the ground puffing out clouds of steam are a common sight

Australian Eastern Daylight Time — November 11, 2019

Te Puia, a centre for Maori cultural experiences in Whakarewarewa Geothermal valley, lies just three km from the town centre. It was established and ... View article...

'Māori for Māori' - radio host and youth worker Josh Te Kani wants to break the stereotype

Australian Eastern Daylight Time — November 11, 2019

Josh Te Kani has dreadlocks, tattoos - including a traditional tā moko pūhoro - and wears a whale bone necklace that's the size of his fist. They're ... View article...