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Reviewers of legislation Treaty clauses expected to report back in months
The creation of the group has been led by Justice and Treaty Negotiations Minister Paul Goldsmith.
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Sovereignty 'red line' in any future Ngāpuhi settlement message from hui
10 Jul 2025Much of hapū hui agenda taken up by discussions of sovereignty and bill which aims to impose a single settlement on Ngāpuhi.
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Kaipara will fight hard to retain vacant seat for Te Pāti Māori
11 Jul 2025The Te Pāti Māori co-leader says the newly chosen candidate is prepared for the battle to keep the seat in his party's hands. Audio
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Law change prompts spike in Māori electoral roll registrations
11 Jul 2025In the past two years, 31,000 votes have switched to the Māori roll and 25,000 new voters have opted for Māori enrolment.
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Black Sox brothers reach 100-game milestone at Softball World Cup
11 Jul 2025Ngāpuhi brothers Ben and Thomas Enoka have each played 100 games for the world's most successful men's softball team.
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Teen cycles from Whakatāne to Parliament for Māori wards
9 Jul 2025Jack Karetai-Barrett left Whakatāne aboard his Focus Atlas 6.7 gravel bike covering more than 894km to Wellington.
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Iwi vows not to take 'backward step' after flags ripped down
10 Jul 2025Flags flying along SH1 in the lower North Island were torn down in what a spokesperson calls a "racist" attack.
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Black Sox men off to powerful start at Softball World Cup
10 Jul 2025New Zealand are the only unbeaten team so far and will face Venezuela in their final group match.
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Iwi leader Pita Tipene to stand for Northland council
9 Jul 2025Northland iwi leader Pita Tipene has thrown his hat into the ring to stand for the Northland Regional Council at the upcoming local elections.
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Move to increase Māori participation in school board elections
8 Jul 2025School boards are where many of the most critical decisions about tamariki education are made.
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Story of Rotorua soldier brought to life in opera
8 Jul 2025Written by acclaimed New Zealand composer Dame Gillian Whitehead, it tells the true story of Roger Ingram Te Kepa Dansey. Audio
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Brett Graham speaks about the loss of his dad - artist Fred Graham
6 Jul 2025The winter season of Matariki is a time to remember those who passed away over the past year and one of those was the artist, Fred Graham, who died last month at the age of 96.
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Opponents dominate early hearings on Seymour's bill
7 Jul 2025Multiple submitters on Monday called the bill "constitutionally unsound", whilst its supporters were few and far between.
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Māori-Greek artist takes a slice of Aotearoa to the Big Apple
4 Jul 2025Jimmy James Kouratoras' Hei Tiki - For the Love of Our Ancestors painting is currently being shown in New York's Theatre District and has featured on a 10-metre high digital billboard.
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'Not just baking soda volcanoes': The science fair elevating mātauranga Māori
3 Jul 2025The fair was founded five years ago to engage more Rotorua children in science.
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Māori landowners take Crown to court over water rights
2 Jul 2025The case cites what the group describes as the Crown's "repeated failure to uphold the tikanga-based and Tiriti-guaranteed rights".
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'Indescribable loss': Takutai Tarsh Kemp laid to rest
1 Jul 2025The Te Pāti Māori MP has been laid to rest today on the grounds of a small church at Opaea Marae among the rolling hills of Taihape.
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Fears Regulatory Standards Bill could be a barrier for Māori housing
However, Regulations Minister David Seymour is rejecting the criticism from the Ministry of Housing and Urban Development.
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Black Sox lean on brotherhood in World Cup campaign
3 Jul 2025The Black Sox are the most decorated in men's softball history, winning seven world titles and totalling 13 medals.
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'Now's the time': Takutai Tarsh Kemp's son calls for Māori roll registrations
2 Jul 2025Te Pāti Māori MP Takutai Tarsh Kemp was buried at Opaea Marae at a service attended by over 300 people. Audio
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'Peaceful, strong leader' - Tribute at nēhu for Takutai Tarsh Kemp
1 Jul 2025The Te Pāti Māori MP died suddenly last week prompting an outpouring of grief from fellow MPs and the public.
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ACT Party tried to get Treaty of Waitangi clause removed from education legislation
1 Jul 2025The ACT Party fought to have a Treaty of Waitangi clause stripped out of amended education legislation - but was overruled.
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Tā Māui Pōmare day: Māori health pioneers celebrated
28 Jun 2025Sir Māui Pōmare Annual Commemorations happen every third Saturday in June at Ōwae Marae, sometimes at Urenui Pā (Ngāti Mutunga).
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Tahiti prepares for its first Matari'i public holiday
29 Jun 2025In November Tahiti will mark Matari'i as a national public holiday for the first time following in the footsteps of Matariki in Aotearoa. Audio
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Waikato announced as hosts for Te Matatini 2027
27 Jun 2025Tākiri 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.
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Matariki pou whenua unveiling marks milestone for marae's cyclone rebuild
25 Jun 2025"It's emotional for us because it is a long time coming," a marae trust official says.
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Ngāti Toa launch new agency to distribute Whānau Ora funds
30 Jun 2025Ngāti Toa have launched one of four new commissioning agencies to decide how Whānau Ora resources are distributed to Māori and Pacific communities across the country. Audio
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'One of my sisters': Friends and colleagues remember Takutai Tarsh Kemp
27 Jun 2025A friend and colleague of Takutai Tarsh Kemp says she battled remarkably and no one knew of the possibility of her passing away under dialysis. Audio
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