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Treaty Principles Bill translation fails 'international... ethical standards'
A group of licensed Māori translators have hit out at the upcoming Treaty Principles Bill, calling it factually incorrect and misleading.
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Junior softballers vye for spot in U-18 Women's Softball World Cup final
27 Jul 2024Māoritanga and pride remains at the forefront as the haka makes its mark on the softball world stage.
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People still in temporary accommodation 18 months after cyclone
25 Jul 2024More than 120 people in Wairoa are living in temporary accommodation and there are more who need it.
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Overruling court on coastal rights risks new protests, Te Pāti Māori warns
26 Jul 2024Te Pāti Māori is warning a move to overturn a court decision risks a return of the big foreshore and seabed protests of 20 years ago. Audio
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Govt says new plans won't reopen Foreshore and Seabed debate
The government is planning to make it harder for Māori to make customary claims on coastlines.
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Māori survivors of abuse in state care want transformative action now
24 Jul 2024Gary Gerbes suffered horrific abuse in the 1950s and passed away in May, one of many who did not live to see the acknowledgement or apology.
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Oranga Tamariki: We should have engaged with mana whenua earlier on boot camps
Had Te Rangitepāia been asked, they would have said the boot camp "doesn't sit right" with their hapū's kaupapa, a representative says.
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Te Pāti Māori MP diagnosed with kidney disease, to take leave
21 Jul 2024Te Pāti Māori MP Takutai Tarsh Kemp has been diagnosed with kidney disease and will be taking leave from Parliament.
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Seymour labelled 'a political idiot' by Tuku Morgan
Waikato-Tainui leader Tukoroirangi Morgan takes aim at the ACT Party's Treaty Principles Bill, predicting "protest action never seen in the history of this country" if it proceeds.
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Decision stalls on possible name change for historic town
22 Jul 2024Nearly three years after a marae applied to restore Russell's original name, residents are still waiting. Audio
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What to do with a extremely rare washed up whale?
16 Jul 2024The Department of Conservation is working with mana whenua and scientists to come up with a plan. Audio
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Former councillor calls for early Māori ward polls
10 Jul 2024Councils that want to keep their Māori wards at the next local elections should have to poll their communities beforehand, former local government leader John Bain says.
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Iwi 'vindicated' by rejection of plans for major port expansion
13 Jul 2024The project would have severed the iwi's connection to a beach and a reserve considered their traditional whenua and moana.
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Learn to kōrero about the Olympics in te reo Māori
11 Jul 2024A new bilingual resource, containing more than 1000 terms and phrases across 30 Olympic Games sporting codes, has been created. Audio
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Fishing or rockets? Space operator denies part in lakeside evictions
11 Jul 2024An 83-year-old fisherman wants to know if he is being given the heave-ho from his hut because a company wants to launch rockets nearby.
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Ngāi Tahu Holdings sells off harvesting rights of its West Coast forest estate
10 Jul 2024Fiera Comox has bought a 35-year cutting right to 45,500 hectares of forestry blocks between Westport and Franz Josef.
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More media cuts? Whakaata Māori prepares for $9.5m funding decrease
2 Jul 2024Whakaata Māori has announced a review of its organisational structure as it faces a $9.5 million funding decrease in coming years.
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Mātātoa: The CrossFit competition that blends fitness and te reo
2 Jul 2024The competition is in its third year with about 250 athletes competing.
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The hangi shop filling bellies with kai Māori
2 Jul 2024Boil-up, hangi and fry bread sit alongside more traditional fast food offerings.
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Recap: Japan XV trounce Māori All Blacks
6 Jul 2024History has been made as Japan XV scored a first-ever win over the Māori All Blacks.
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13 jobs set to go at Office for Māori Crown Relations Te Arawhiti
5 Jul 2024The government organisation tasked with completing Te Tiriti o Waitangi settlements is proposing to cut more than a dozen roles.
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Using Kupe to promote beer 'highly offensive' - tikanga expert
5 Jul 2024The New Zealand IPA design features the bare-chested Polynesian navigator holding what appears to be a taiaha. Audio
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Tension rises as digger arrives on land subject to Treaty claim
4 Jul 2024A headland in the Bay of Islands was earlier occupied by hapū to stop homes being built. Now, a digger has arrived to start clearing vegetation.
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Government to fund relocation of cyclone-wrecked marae, homes on Māori land
3 Jul 2024No plans for relocation are set in stone yet, and eight months after council buyouts of other homes began, marae representatives say the process has been too slow.
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