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Burger Wellington winner wants more celebration of kai Māori
Te Papa Cafe's Āhuru Kai Kōhua Poaka burger was inspired by the Māori food tradition of a boil-up, Āhuru.
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'Not good enough': Greens call for Māori ward referendum extension
12 Sep 2025Candidate profiles were left out of voting packs in three districts.
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Iwi's history brought to life on waterfront
12 Sep 2025Ten tohu whenua have been installed along Te Aka Ōtākou, the walking and cycling path that follows Otago Harbour's.
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Swirling steam, laser lights, and geysers: Rotorua's newest attraction
12 Sep 2025It's a new way to see the geothermal valley of Te Puia, one visitor said.
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Major sponsorship question as WOMAD 2026 cancelled
11 Sep 2025The decision on whether the two main WOMAD partners stay on or not is yet to be made. Audio
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Law changes will further sideline Māori in health sector select committee told
The Health Select Committee has been hearing public submissions on amendments to the Pae Ora (Healthy Futures) Act.
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Three districts exclude Māori ward candidates' profiles
11 Sep 2025A Local Government New Zealand committee says the omission is disappointing and concerning, especially given the referendum on Māori Wards.
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'Gutting': Māori ward candidate profiles excluded from voting booklet
10 Sep 2025The country's Electoral Officer has admitted the mistake occurred in "the proofing and printing process".
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Part of Miramar Peninsula gets reserve status 14 years after promise
10 Sep 2025The government says the prominent landmark has enormous historical and cultural significance.
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Te Pāti Māori MP doubles down on controversial post about race
10 Sep 2025Tākuta Ferris has doubled down, at odds with his party's earlier apology.
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Mike McRoberts: 'I wasted seven years of my life'
9 Sep 2025The broadcaster has been open about his struggles to reclaim his ancestral language. Audio
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Goodbye Z Kennedy Road, kia ora Z Mataruahou
10 Sep 2025A Z service station in Ahuriri, Napier has been gifted a new name from Ngāti Pārau. The site formally known as 'Z Kennedy Road', has officially been changed to 'Z...
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'Fears unfounded': Māori wards referendum begins today
9 Sep 2025Many councils chose to set up Māori wards at the 2022 elections, but under new legislation, councils must now ratify them by referendum or abolish them.
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Australian marae gains $1m from Australian government
8 Sep 2025Construction of Australia's first ever marae could start in a few months after support from the Australian federal government.
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Tāmaki Makaurau by-election: A race marked by tributes
8 Sep 2025The tragic death of Te Pāti Māori's Takutai Tarsh Kemp defined much of the campaign for the Tāmaki Makaurau by-election, writes Lillian Hanly. Audio
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Tāmaki Makaurau by-election: Low turnout not a surprise, says political scientist
8 Sep 2025While the Tāmaki Makaurau by-election turnout was low, it could have been worse, a political scientist says. Audio
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Kapa haka brings first Koroneihana of Māori monarch to close
6 Sep 2025With a waiata and lowering of the flags, the first Koroneihana of Te Arikinui Kuini Nga wai hono i te po came to an end.
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Kaipara keeps Tāmaki Makaurau for Te Pāti Māori
6 Sep 2025Labour candidate Peeni Henare conceded defeat to his rival, when the vote count hit 80 percent.
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Polls close in Tāmaki Makaurau by-election
6 Sep 2025Early results heavily favour Te Pāti Māori candidate Oriini Kaipara.
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'There are many ways to manifest being Māori' - Māori Queen
5 Sep 2025In her first royal address since becoming head of the Kiingitanga movement, Te Arikinui Kuini Nga wai hono i te po told listeners that being Māori was not defined by having an enemy or a challenge to…
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The mauri of Te Matatini handed to Waikato at Koroneihana celebrations
5 Sep 2025The mauri of Te Matatini has been passed from Te Kāhui Maunga to Waikato as early preparations begin for the next kapa haka festival in 2027.
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Watch: Māori Queen gives first national address
5 Sep 2025Te Arikinui Kuini Nga wai hono i te po has given her first speech at Koroneihana, a year after the death of her father.
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'Stand strong, believe in yourself': support for Māori Queen ahead of first address
5 Sep 2025Te Arikinui Kuini Nga wai hono i te po will deliver her first national address, after a year of mourning.
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Candle making: a personal journey of whānau, loss and reclamation
For one Te Kūiti businesswoman, pouring candles became a way to process grief and to reconnect with who she was beyond motherhood.
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'Hurt spills over': Te Pāti Māori apologises for MP's social media post
4 Sep 2025Labour MP Willie Jackson has come out swinging at comments by Tākuta Ferris.
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Marae must be resourced to be able to respond to natural disasters - researcher
5 Sep 2025Marae are often on the front line of natural disasters, opening their doors to shelter the community and at times hit hard by floods themselves. Audio
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Māori ready to do business with other nations
4 Sep 2025There should be less government and less dependency on the Crown and more tino rangatiratanga, Waikato-Tainui kaikōrero Tukoroirangi Morgan said.
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Kāi Tahu rangatahi champion leadership at Koroneihana
4 Sep 2025Rangatahi called upon other young people to protect the environment and preserve te reo Māori.
