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From gumboots to heels: The rise of a Māori pageant mum
When Vannessa Savage-Taranaki isn't eeling, diving, or running after her tamariki, she's bringing te ao Māori to the international pageant stage.
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'Kia tapatahi!' - Songbook of classic waiata Māori launched
6 Oct 2024The book is aimed at making waiata Māori easily accessible all across the world.
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Report lays racism in psychology sector bare
4 Oct 2024The study highlights "psychology's failing to provide a culturally safe environment for its own", researchers say.
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Māori infants still at highest risk of contracting meningitis
3 Oct 2024New research shows tamariki Māori are at highest risk of contracting meningococcal disease.
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Review finds benefits of teacher te reo course before cuts
2 Oct 2024A programme teaching teachers te reo that had its funding slashed was in high demand, had overwhelmingly positive feedback, and radiated benefits to pupils and whānau, an independent report says.
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GP access a problem for Māori with lung cancer
27 Sep 2024Comment - Surviving lung cancer in Aotearoa New Zealand could depend on whether you can access a GP - raising questions about equity in the country's health system.
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Kaipara council terminates formal iwi relationship agreements
2 Oct 2024The agreements were in place as part of Waitangi Treaty settlements.
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'I thought it was only a game for girls' - 40 years of men's netball
4 Oct 2024'No one' was playing men's netball when Kruze Tangira started playing, but now, 40 years later, the sport is firmly established and growing all the time.
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Removing te reo teacher training funding 'so crazy'
Teachers who can speak te reo can connect on a "different level", ākonga Māori say.
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Why this iwi leader wants a debate with David Seymour
3 Oct 2024Helmut Modlik will take on David Seymour in a public debate next Tuesday.
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UN Human Rights Office sends please-explain to NZ government
30 Sep 2024The letter asks about alleged violation of the rights to land, territories, and resources of Māori communities.
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Kiwis reclaim world record for largest haka
30 Sep 2024Aotearoa has reclaimed the Guinness World Record for the largest haka from France, with a preliminary total of 6531 people.
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World record haka attempt: In pictures
29 Sep 2024From pēpi to kaumātua, people travelled from far and wide to bring the kaupapa home. Here are some of the best photos.
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Dam Native: 'Our tūpuna wrote that record. I just held the pen'
28 Sep 2024Rapper Danny Haimona reflects with Music 101 on the legacy of Kaupapa Driven Rhymes Uplifted - the 1997 Dam Native album regarded as one of Kiwi hip-hop's greatest of all time. Video
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Coffee, kai and a whole lot of love for kaumātua
28 Sep 2024On the main drag of Taumarunui, Trunk Coffee House not only serves a cup of java, but shares a lot of kindness.
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Is kaupapa Māori health the future for preserving doctors?
3 Oct 2024Another medical centre has fallen victim to the nationwide shortage of GPs, but a kaupapa Māori health service is invigorating another. Audio
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'I'm here to listen' - Goldsmith meets with Ngāpuhi
3 Oct 2024Treaty Negotiations Minister Paul Goldsmith hopes to be the minister that finally gets a long-awaited settlement with Ngāpuhi across the line - but how that happens will up to the hapū.
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The first place kūmara was grown in NZ
New research has uncovered the unlikely location of one of the earliest securely dated sites of kūmara cultivation in Polynesia.
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Māori academics ask government to rescind 'colourblind' directive
A group of Māori academics and health workers are asking the government to rescind its recent directive for public services to be based on need, not race
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Taranaki seabed mining protest: 'Not in our best interests'
2 Oct 2024Hundreds of people have marched in a hīkoi protesting ongoing proposed seabed mining plans off South Taranaki, despite three previous court cases against the plan. Audio
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Minister meeting with Ngāpuhi hapū as 'sovereignty question' lingers
2 Oct 2024The minister for Treaty negotiations will meet formally with Ngāpuhi hapū for the first time today. Audio
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The many hats of a bloke from Kihikihi
26 Sep 2024Some describe Danny Heke as "a young bloke from Kihikihi" but he is the founder of a foundation trying to change the stark suicide statistics of Māori in Australia.
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Whakaata Māori job cuts another attack on te reo - Jackson
27 Sep 2024Government ministers have yet to say how many jobs will go at the Māori television channel. Audio
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Statistics reveal big changes to iwi populations
26 Sep 2024Iwi affiliation data released today by the Maori-designed platform Te Whata shows iwi populations have increased by an average of 46 percent over the last 10 years.
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Students call for te reo training funds to be restored
The students say the government move makes them feel like "you don't really care about Māori people".
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Kiwis urged to get behind haka world record attempt
29 Sep 2024Thousands are expected to attend the Sunday evening event at Eden Park, supported by a starry line-up that includes Six60, Alien Weaponry and the Topp Twins. Audio
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Māori students less likely to achieve University Entrance - ministry
26 Sep 2024Māori students were just as likely to get an NCEA qualification as European students from similar socio-economic backgrounds - but that didn't apply to UE.
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Māori Rodeo legends hope to saddle up around the world
25 Sep 2024Māori rodeo legends are hoping to expand indigenous competitions across the globe.
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