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Te Ao Māori headlines with summaries.
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The Treaty Principles Bill has been released: Here's what's in it
8 Nov 2024The controversial bill - which only ACT supports - has officially been introduced at Parliament. Here's a first look.
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Treaty Principles Bill protest lands on Seymour's electoral doorstep
7 Nov 2024Protesters holding signs reading Honour Te Tiriti and 'SHAME' are marching through Newmarket, starting at ACT's Epsom electorate office.
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Battle to kill toxic species begins
6 Nov 2024A toxic plant that can temporarily cause blindness and quickly invade coastal areas has been found in large numbers established on a remote beach.
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'Dishonourable' - Māori leaders furious with Treaty Principles Bill's early introduction
7 Nov 2024The legislation is being introduced to Parliament today - more than a week earlier than expected - and will be read for the first time next week. Audio
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Prime Minister won't be in country for Treaty Principles Bill reading
Act Party Leader and Minister responsible for the bill David Seymour denies the Treaty Principles Bill has been brought forward and says it is a normal part of parliamentary business.
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'Deceitful, vindictive': Last-minute Treaty Principles Bill surprise won't stop hīkoi
6 Nov 2024A hīkoi from the top of the North Island to Wellington is still on, despite the Treaty Principles Bill being introduced to Parliament ahead of schedule. Audio
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'It's so ethereal': Moana & The Tribe's journey to capturing indigenous voices
4 Nov 2024Moana & The Tribe have returned with a concept album project that starts in Aotearoa and travels around the world - encapsulating the voices, language, and culture of six indigenous wāhine. Video, Audio
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Te reo to make up 30% of dialogue of new TV series
4 Nov 2024Iwi and producers are collaborating to "create something which tells our stories in a different way". Audio
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Timetable for controversial Treaty Principles Bill brought forward
5 Nov 2024A spokesperson for the acting leader of the house has confirmed the Bill will be introduced to Parliament on Thursday.
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Iwi rejects minister's denial children were left without parents after Ōpōtiki raids
5 Nov 2024Te Whakatōhea is standing by claims children were left to fend for themselves after their parents were arrested.
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How a young wahine uses te reo Māori to inspire rangatahi to chase their dreams
6 Nov 2024A young wahine Māori is using the power of her language to inspire rangatahi to chase their dreams and realise that "the world is better with them in it".
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A Pākehā-led push for tino rangatiratanga
4 Nov 2024"The problem's not Māori or Pacific or anything like that. The problem's with Pākehā because we're the ones that are in control."
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Māori families and households data released
3 Nov 2024Most whānau Māori are living in one-family households, and 86.9 percent of whānau Māori had two to four family members.
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'We wanted to do it in a respectful way' - England on haka response
Watch: Jamie George revealed post-match when and how his side came up with it. Video
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Tears as 60kg of seized pounamu returned
1 Nov 2024"Pounamu is part of who we are as Poutini Ngāi Tahu", Te Rūnanga o Ngāti Waewae's chair says of the emotional ceremony
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South Auckland youth win award for diverting 1.5 tonnes of waste from landfills
2 Nov 2024The trio won the Rangatahi Leadership award at this year's Tāmaki Makaurau Waste Awards for repurposing food waste from local shops.
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Iwi entitled to thousands of hectares of land, millions in compensation
31 Oct 2024The compensation is for a land deal struck in the 1830s which the government did not honour.
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'Fantastic opportunity': Kura Kaupapa wins at literacy awards in Washington DC
31 Oct 2024Kura Kaupapa Māori have won a prize of US$100,000 at the Library of Congress Literacy Awards in Washington DC.
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Tūhoe elders seek urgent hearing into iwi election process
31 Oct 2024A collective of Tūhoe elders are applying to the Māori Land Court for an urgent hearing to overturn trustee elections for the iwi's post-settlement governance entity.
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'Biggest event in Aotearoa' - South Island to join nationwide hīkoi to Parliament
30 Oct 2024Tino Rangatiratanga flags are expected to fly along the South Island's East Coast during a 'carkoi' to Parliament.
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We have more similarities than differences, US tribal leaders tell Māori
29 Oct 2024Sharing experiences of colonisation has been a chance for both groups to learn from each others' experiences.
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Andrew Little's take on the goverment's treatment of Māori and te reo
29 Oct 2024The former Treaty Negotiations Minister and fears the ongoing settlement process could be at risk.
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Dr Hinemoa Elder: How Māori proverbs can support children's wellbeing
26 Oct 2024Over nearly 20 years as a child psychiatrist, Dr Hinemoa Elder has witnessed first-hand how connection with culture can help Māori youth navigate and heal from challenges. Audio
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Māori families and households data released
3 Nov 2024Most whānau Māori are living in one-family households, and 86.9 percent of whānau Māori had two to four family members.
