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Evidence found of inhumane treatment of disabled children
4 Dec 2024One child was held in seclusion for 62 days. Audio
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Māori Education Action Plan released
4 Dec 2024The plan includes a commitment to increasing te reo Māori education for teachers.
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Plans for slimmed down Māori Crown Relations Office discussed
3 Dec 2024The Māori Affairs Select Committee has heard how the Office for Māori Crown Relations is planning to slim down.
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Rangatahi campaigns for Tino Rangatiratanga flag emoji
1 Dec 2024Leah Heremia believes it is a crucial step towards cultural representation online.
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How a bold and beautiful new book reframes the story of Māori art
1 Dec 2024Toi Te Mana brings together work from Māori artists and museums from around the globe. Culture 101 takes a look at how the 600-page book came to be after 12 years of mahi. Audio
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Māori lawyer goes viral for educating people on Treaty Principles Bill
29 Nov 2024Riana Te Ngahue's bite-sized breakdowns of complex Māori issues are educating audiences far beyond Aotearoa.
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Crown failed to follow process in Māori Health Authority disestablishment
The Waitangi Tribunal has released the first part of its inquiry and found the Crown did not follow robust policy processes. Audio
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Who really was Māui, the demigod portrayed in Moana?
28 Nov 2024Opinion - As a sequel to Disney's Pasifika hit Moana hits cinemas, Mike Ross looks at how it captures the courage of its Pacific characters.
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Moana 2 reo Māori premieres with a powerful message
27 Nov 2024The cast said the inclusion of te reo Māori in such a beloved Disney film was a powerful step towards preserving language and culture.
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Pou washed away by cyclone found after two years at sea
27 Nov 2024The pou isn't in the best condition, but there are hopes it can be restored and returned to the whare.
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'Organised hate campaign' - Jackson takes aim at Seymour, Luxon and Treaty bill
30 Nov 2024Speaking at the Labour Party annual conference, Willie Jackson criticised the coalition leaders for their respective roles in the Treaty Principles Bill.
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3000 join Māori electoral roll after Treaty hīkoi
26 Nov 2024New Electoral Commission data shows 2262 people changed from the general roll to the Māori roll, and there were 862 new enrolments.
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To haka, or not to haka? Who has the mana to decide?
25 Nov 2024The haka continues to make headlines around the world, captivating audiences and drawing both passionate supporters and critics.
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Government to appeal long running Māori land dispute
A High Court ruling would see iwi at the top of the South Island entitled to thousands of hectares of land and millions of dollars.
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'World first': Council moves toward landmark iwi partnership
29 Nov 2024Whanganui council is going public with aspects of the Treaty settlement being negotiated by iwi before it considers signing up to a binding "world-first indigenous-council partnership".
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'Disrespectful': Furious kuia confronts police amid arrests at gang funeral
28 Nov 2024Fourteen arrests have been made during the tangi, with guns also seized by police. Audio
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Kura kaupapa ends senior school year early over absent students
28 Nov 2024A South Auckland kura kaupapa has ended its school year for seniors almost three weeks early because of repeated absences.
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Seymour's acknowledgement of rangatiratanga raises 'a whole lot of questions'
27 Nov 2024The ACT leader's position on the South Island shows his bill is "unworkable", says a legal expert.
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Hīkoi hats: Why the red beret is having a moment
26 Nov 2024For the march to Parliament, many young wahine donned a red beret. It's a pōtae steeped in history and symbolism.
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The biggest difference between Hīkoi mō te Tiriti and past hīkoi
22 Nov 2024Analysis - The diversity of voices during the hīkoi was noticeable - from tangata moana to young immigrants to elderly Pākehā from the South Island.
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In photos: People of the hīkoi, and why they marched
21 Nov 2024Hikoi mō Te Tiriti has come to an end, going down in history as the largest march to Parliament in Aotearoa.
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A 'Mozzy' stripped of his Ozzy but proud to be Māori
20 Nov 2024It was a moment if déjà vu for Adrian Solomon-Maere when he stepped under the arch of Christchurch's Bridge of Remembrance.
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Hīkoi to Parliament: The families taking part and why
21 Nov 2024The hīkoi is a family affair, with tamariki everywhere; pēpi sleeping in carts and buggies or tugging their cousins' hair.
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3000 join Māori electoral roll after Treaty hīkoi
26 Nov 2024New Electoral Commission data shows 2262 people changed from the general roll to the Māori roll, and there were 862 new enrolments.
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