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Pacific community pay their respects at Koroneihana celebrations
4 Sep 2025Hundreds of Pacific leaders gathered at Tūrangawaewae Marae in Ngāruawāhia.
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Koroneihana: Prominent whānau call on rangatahi to rise
4 Sep 2025A prominent whānau Māori are calling on rangatahi to help shape the future.
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New chairs announced for Te Mātāwai
4 Sep 2025Te Mātāwai has appointed new co-chairs Brenda Soutar and Mātai Smith, putting te reo Māori revitalisation at the forefront.
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Thousands arrive to celebrate accession of Māori queen
4 Sep 2025Marae staff were doubled in number to cater for about 9000 guests.
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Stanford rejects claims Treaty being removed from school documents
4 Sep 2025Principals and teachers have repeatedly told RNZ there have been noticeably fewer Māori words and Treaty references.
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Waitangi Treaty, Māori dropped from new English, maths curriculums, teachers say
Teachers and principals warn the government was erasing decades of progress.
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Māori carvings at Australian museum repatriated to Aotearoa
3 Sep 2025The pou had been in the South Australian Museum's collection since 1891 - but are now coming home.
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1000 perform at Bay of Islands kapa haka festival
3 Sep 2025It was a day-long celebration of culture and togetherness.
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Māori Queen inspires rangatahi at her first Koroneihana
3 Sep 2025As thousands descend on Turangwaewae, the next generation of leaders reflect on their role in sustaining Kiingitanga traditions.
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Pro-equity programmes still needed to fix health workforce inequities - doctor
3 Sep 2025A study has found Māori and Pacific medical students going through a long-standing admissions programme are graduating at a higher rate than students in other faculties.
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Subway's biggest fan and why they gave away their $10,000 prize
3 Sep 2025A former social worker has been crowned the sandwich chain's top fan.
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Roads, rates and Māori wards: What's on a small northern town's mind
2 Sep 2025About 50 people turned out in Tangiteroria, midway between Dargaville and Whangārei, to hear from four would-be mayors.
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Thousands pour into Tūrangawaewae Marae for Koroneihana celebrations
Tūrangawaewae Marae heaved under the weight of Tainui Waka today, as thousands flooded into Ngāruawāhia for the annual Koroneihana celebrations.
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Koroneihana 2025: Rangatahi on what the Māori Queen means to them
2 Sep 2025One year since Te Arikinui Kuini Nga wai hono i te po became the head of the Kiingitanga, rangatahi Māori reflect on what the Māori monarchy means to them in 2025.
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'Bro vs sis' in the Tāmaki Makaurau by-election
1 Sep 2025Labour's counting on its track record to win back Tāmaki Makaurau, while Te Pāti Māori says its voice is needed to "push boundaries". Audio
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'This is about us celebrating us' - A year of mourning for Kiingi Tuheitia
1 Sep 2025The first Koroneihana of Te Arikinui Kuini Nga wai hono i te po promises to be an "extravaganza" lifting the mourning period exactly one year on from the passing of Kiingi Tuheitia.
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'Stealth vaping is everywhere', new research finds
28 Aug 2025A researcher has found the design of vaping devices makes it easy to puff in secrecy.
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Human rights law blocking Māori authority, researcher says
28 Aug 2025"It's about power, who holds it and who gets to decide what justice looks like in this country," says Associate Professor Andrew Erueti.
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Te reo Māori celebrated on world stage at Indigenous Summit
28 Aug 2025Aotearoa's language journey was showcased as a "blueprint" for revitalisation at Canada's first-ever Indigenous Languages Summit.
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Young Māori prepare to attend COP30 in Brazil
28 Aug 2025A group of 10 rangatahi Māori have been selected from more than 60 applicants to represent their iwi at one of the world's largest climate change conferences. Audio
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Researchers target rising HIV diagnoses among Māori
28 Aug 2025A new research project will examine why Māori are less likely to access HIV prevention services.
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$24.6m infrastructure boost announced for East Coast
Regional Development Minister Shane Jones has announced funding for horticulture growth in Hawke's Bay and Tairāwhiti.
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High Court recognises Ruapuke Island Marine Title
27 Aug 2025But it will need to be reconsidered under an Amendment Bill progressing through Parliament.
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'A powerful shift' revealed in Kiwis' attitudes to te reo Māori
27 Aug 2025The challenge is to find "the levers" to accelerate the rate of change, an advocate says.
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