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'You are in your rights to ask why' - Woman stopped from leaving supermarket speaks out
7 Mar 2025Under tax legislation introduced in 2023, businesses must collect customer details for purchases over $1000 but staff at Pak'n Save Whanganui failed to explain that to Taysha Puohotaua Williams.
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Labour rules out electorate deal with Te Pāti Māori - Māori Queen says 'good luck'
7 Mar 2025But Willie Jackson admits one contest is posing a problem: who should take on Te Pāti Māori's Hana-Rāwhiti Maipi-Clarke?
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'Deeply disappointing': Experts on why cancer screening changes are a concern
7 Mar 2025Cancelling a plan to lower the age for Māori has been described as "institutionalised racism", though some experts say the move overall will save lives.
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Renaming of Te Arawhiti, Office for Māori-Crown reflects smaller role
6 Mar 2025The new name "reflects the significant changes in our responsibilities", its interim chief executive says.
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Next Te Matatini venue in doubt as festival grows to record size
3 Mar 2025The chief executive of the largest kapa haka festival in the world, says organisers will need to rethink where the competition is hosted.
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Why so many groups used the drum at this year's Te Matatini
2 Mar 2025The drum has a special meaning to the people of Taranaki that many groups have paid tribute to this week.
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What kai was flavour of the week at Te Matatini?
2 Mar 2025While aihi kirīmi, pāua, and hāngī have sold like the clappers at this year's Te Matatini, other stalls not so much.
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Te Kapa Haka o Ngāti Whakaue have won the title of Toa Whakaihuwaka
1 Mar 2025The rōpū from the Te Arawa region have been crowned champions for the first time.
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'I almost wept with excitement and with joy': Witi Ihimaera
4 Mar 2025A scheme to foster talented young Māori writers is a "mighty mentor programme," Witi Ihimaera says. Audio
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Father son duo makes ancient waka discovery
4 Mar 2025Buried in the sand and floating down the river, pieces of an ancient waka have been found, but their origin and age remains a mystery.
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What whānau are wearing to Te Matatini
1 Mar 2025Whether it's Māori business merch flying off the shelves, custom pounamu, or handcrafted pēke (bags) to carry all the necessities - every fit has a story.
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Haka a form of 'political expression', Waititi says
28 Feb 2025"Māori are very political people," Rawiri Waititi who performed at Te Matatini with new group Te Taumata o Apanui, said.
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Meet the Anderson whānau chipping in to Te Matatini
1 Mar 2025Theodore Anderson would normally be scaffolding, but he is now carting kaumātua up and down the steep Bowl of Brooklands hills from dawn to dusk.
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Te Matatini set to reveal top 12 kapa haka groups
28 Feb 2025A feeling of anticipation has gripped Pukekura/Bowl of Brooklands in New Plymout.
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Te Matatini final day begins in style
1 Mar 2025Hundreds of spectators were so keen for the they started lining up at 3am, four hours before the gates opened.
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Die-hard Haka fans line up hours before performance
28 Feb 2025Numbers at Te Matatini have been building up over the week, and will crescendo for a sold out finals on Saturday.
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Te Matatini day three: Hot temperatures and even hotter performances
27 Feb 2025While temperatures around the bowl hit a high, so did the heat on stage as haka star Jeff Ruha wore a full suit for his performance.
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Ngā Hāpai Ō:The Humble Heroes of Te Matatini
27 Feb 2025A team of ringa hāpai have come together to ensure that the festival remains a welcoming and inclusive event.
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Inside the bunker where Te Matatini songs are translated into English
27 Feb 2025The songs are also translated into five other languages. Audio
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Top 12 Te Matatini kapa haka finalists announced
28 Feb 2025The twelve finalists for Te Matatini have been announced, among them are defending champions Te Whānau a Apanui, boundary-pushing Auckland group Angitu and star-studded newcomers Te Taumata o Apanui. Audio
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A kōrero with Te Matatini MC Miss Kihi
28 Feb 2025Every item performed by kapa at Te Matatini carry a pūrākau (story) of people, places, and events of historical of significance for their hapū and iwi.
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Whanganui to celebrate three decades since Pākaitore occupation
28 Feb 2025Ken Mair, a leader of the landmark iwi reclamation, says a lot has changed in the 30 years since they made their stand.
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Haka written by AI performed at Matatini
27 Feb 2025The haka, written using ChatGPT, warns of the dangers of artificial intelligence.
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Ngāti Whakaue wow packed Bowl as fans flock to see Te Matatini begin
27 Feb 2025Kapa haka fans sprinted through the gates of the Bowl of Brooklands in New Plymouth this morning to secure prime positions as Day 3 of Te Matatini o Te Kāhui Maunga got under way.
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