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Waikato announced as hosts for Te Matatini 2027
Tākiri Tū Te Matatini will be hosted by Tainui, at Hopuhopu near Ngāruawāhia, following a two-day tono process involving Te Whare Haka o Tainui and Tainui waka Iwi.
MPs remember 'great tōtara' Takutai Tarsh Kemp
Flags are flying at half mast around Parliament after the death of the Te Pati Māori MP for Tāmaki Makaurau at the age of 50. Audio
Iwi granted hearing into fast-tracked mining plans
The Waitangi Tribunal has granted iwi a hearing into the way the Fast-track Approvals Act has been used to seek approval to mine the seabed off Pātea.
NZ's longest ad urges more Māori to join the Māori roll
The 30-minute ad features artist and activist Tame Iti (Ngāi Tūhoe) in a cavernous space reading a 'Māori roll call' of people who have recently joined the Māori electoral roll. Audio
Local election deadline for switching rolls nears
Voters of Māori descent can change between the Māori roll or general roll at any time except in the three months before an election.
'Happy tears': Students graduate with qualifications in carving and weaving
Nine tauira graduated from the New Zealand Māori Arts and Crafts Institute in Rotorua.
Tāmaki Makaurau to celebrate te ao Māori with kapa haka showcase
Haka fans will come together this weekend to celebrate te ao Māori through haka, waiata and whanaungatanga at Tāmaki Hakangāhau. Video
One in six New Zealanders experienced discrimination last year - survey
Seventeen percent of adults reported experiencing discrimination, with racial discrimination the most common.
Māori educators say Budget boost won't fix poor school buildings
Māori Medium schools received funding in the Budget for approximately 50 new teaching spaces.
Regulatory Standards Bill passes first reading
The Regulatory Standards Bill has passed its first reading in Parliament.
Food insecurity in Porirua: 'There's real pressure on our whānau'
There has been a big spike in the number of whānau reaching out for essential supplies, says a marae in Porirua offering foodbank services.
Te Mātāwai announces new board appointees to lead te reo revitalisation
Kiri Tamihere-Waititi, Penetaui Kleskovic, Kiwa Hammond and Ruakiri Fairhall have been appointed to the board.
Standards bill a stealthier version of Treaty bill, say claimants
An urgent hearing into Act's Regulatory Standards Bill say it will diminish the Crown's obligations to the Treaty of Waitangi.
'Original intent': Govt plans Waitangi Tribunal review
Act leader David Seymour says the tribunal has gone well beyond its brief.
Council's sewerage pipeline work resumes at Lake Rotokākahi
Around 80 officers moved in on Monday night to clear the area so council work could continue.
Wrapping up Te Matatini day one
Of the 14 groups that performed on day one, only three will qualify for the finals.
Traffic jams as Te Matatini competition begins
See all the pictures as teams take the stage and visitors queue for hours on the first day of the "Olympics of Kapa Haka".
Kapa haka crews take the stage as Te Matatini 2025 begins
The first performers are taking the stage at the national kapa haka championships, with more than 2000 people and 55 groups set to perform. Audio
'Unconscionable': Iwi leaders, former PM, blast Treaty bill
Hikoi leaders, Jenny Shipley, iwi and legal experts have lined up for a series of scathing select committee submissions against the bill.
2024 in photos: Hīkoi mō te Tiriti
RNZ's Te Manu Korihi team looks back at the moments that shook te ao Māori in 2024.
2024 in photos: Te tangihanga o Kiingi Tuheitia
RNZ's Te Manu Korihi team looks back at the moments that shook te ao Māori in 2024.
2024 in photos: Waitangi Day
RNZ's Te Manu Korihi team looks back at the moments that shook te ao Māori in 2024.
Cultural star compass on Mt Maunganui vandalised
Tauranga mayor Mahé Drysdale says it is a "despicable and disrespectful act". Audio