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As it happened: PM Christopher Luxon pays tribute to Kiingi Tuheitia
31 Aug 2024The Prime Minister said he will remember the Māori King as someone who brought love, hope and peace.
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Aotearoa New Zealand mourns Māori King Kiingi Tuheitia
30 Aug 2024Māoridom is preparing for what will likely be its biggest tangi in nearly 20 years after the sudden death of Kiingi Tuheitia Pootatau Te Wherowhero VII. Audio
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'Beautiful, gentle soul' - Rotorua acknowledges death of Kiingi Tuheitia
30 Aug 2024New Zealand's longest-serving councillor has shared his sadness after the death of his long-time friend, Kiingi Tuheitia, who died on Friday morning.
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All of Taranaki's accommodation booked out ahead of Te Matatini
30 Aug 2024A record 55 teams will flood Taranaki for the festival, which will be like "every single event that New Plymouth has in a year, rolled into one week".
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Whangārei District Council votes against scrapping Māori ward
29 Aug 2024Whangārei District councillors have voted down a motion to abolish their Māori ward in a two-hour, often emotional debate.
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Planned marine title changes not Treaty compliant, Crown witness admits
28 Aug 2024The Crown's sole witness has told the Waitangi Tribunal planned changes to customary marine title have not been Treaty compliant.
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Northland Regional Council votes to keep Māori wards
28 Aug 2024The council will hold a binding poll with the 2025 regional council elections.
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Greater Wellington to vote on Māori ward in 2025 elections
27 Aug 2024The regional council had already decided to create a special ward, but the coalition government has forced it to hold a poll on the issue.
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Treaty Negotiations Minister defends 5% of coastline comment
27 Aug 2024Paul Goldsmith says his claim customary title will be reduced to a fragment of the coastline was just part of "free-flowing discussion".
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'Enjoyed putting a Māori woman with a moko in her place'
27 Aug 2024There are "significant" problems with the way police deal with Māori, data in a recent report shows.
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Whangārei District Council to vote on Māori wards, supporters plan rally
28 Aug 2024The council currently has two Māori ward councillors, Phoenix Ruka and Deb Harding, elected at large across the district.
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Hawke's Bay Regional Council votes unanimously to keep Māori wards
28 Aug 2024"These seats have brought a Māori worldview to a place where it has a voice and a vote," the council's chair says.
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Coastal rights: No comment from Crown witness on govt upholding Treaty
27 Aug 2024The Crown's sole witness chose not to comment when asked if the government was bound to respect Treaty principles at a Waitangi Tribunal hearing.
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Turning te reo Māori into New Zealand's 'forever language'
25 Aug 2024Ahead of Te Wiki o te Reo Māori, Aotearoa is being urged to embrace the language 'Ake Ake Ake' (forever).
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Veteran activists call to unite against govt's 'blitzkrieg' on Māori rights
23 Aug 2024But the government is hitting back at the group, taking issue with its name and use of the word "blitzkrieg".
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Mana whenua to be most affected if Winstone Pulp closes - Ngāti Rangi
22 Aug 2024"Approximately 70 percent of the employees are Māori; many of our Ngāti Rangi whānau have had a generational relationship with the mill," chairperson Whetu Moataane says.
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Luxon 'not hung up' on Peters' Treaty Principles Bill comments
27 Aug 2024"I don't know how to express it any clearer," the Prime Minister says after the NZ First leader muddied the waters.
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Urgent Waitangi Tribunal hearing begins over coastal rights
Justice Minister Paul Goldsmith wants to make it harder for Māori to make customary claims on coastlines.
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'Another Ihumātao': Hīkoi against sewerage pipeline
26 Aug 2024About 100 people attended a hīkoi to wāhi tapu (sacred) Lake Rotokākahi on Monday in a stand against the route of a sewerage pipeline.
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Watch: Toxic Legacy – a cautionary tale about fast-track legislation
23 Aug 2024Watch: In a new video investigation, Mihingarangi Forbes and Annabelle Lee-Mather visit Kawerau and hear warnings about the fast-track legislation.
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What to expect from this year's Koroneihana
15 Aug 2024It's not all going to be doom and gloom, but expect Māori to "unequivocally" state their position during the celebration of the Māori King's coronation. Audio
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How TikTok is empowering a new generation of rangatahi
15 Aug 2024Māori content creators are using TikTok to share and celebrate te reo, and hope platforms can be flooded with the language.
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Iwi Chairs Forum asks police to use discretion in applying gang patch ban
15 Aug 2024The forum's Pou Tangata co-chairperson Rahui Papa says they are concerned that Māori incarceration levels will increase if police do not use their discretion in applying the new law.
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Iwi, Māori leaders support reform of Te Arawhiti, minister claims
13 Aug 2024However, he is refusing to name anyone backing the moves that are being denounced by other political parties. Audio
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