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New series dives into the world of perfumery through a Māori lens
10 Nov 2025The kaupapa follows scent artist Nathan Taare and perfume enthusiast Whitney Steel as they create bespoke fragrances inspired by the lives of well-known Aotearoa creatives. Video
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Māori Language Awards: 'Me raupā aku ringa kia ao aku wawata'
7 Nov 2025A quiet trailblazer, a beloved kōhanga reo nanny and the translators behind the bilingual Olympic sporting glossary are among those recognised at Ngā Tohu Reo Māori 2025.
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Te Mana Kuratahi winners named
7 Nov 2025The winning group bested 62 other kapa haka from 17 regions.
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Lee Tamahori 'will be missed' but 'will definitely be remembered'
7 Nov 2025Actor Te Kohe Tuhaka has paid tribute to late filmmaker and mentor Lee Tamahori, describing him as a trailblazer for Māori in cinema.
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Once Were Warriors director Lee Tamahori dies
7 Nov 2025Following the success of his directorial debut, Tamahori went on to direct Hollywood blockbusters and independent films.
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Iwi leaders want hui next week for Te Pāti Māori factions
6 Nov 2025The National Iwi Chairs Forum says it is working towards getting both factions of Te Pāti Māori to a hui in Wellington next week.
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Parents need to ask schools to teach te reo
6 Nov 2025Some teacher and principal groups have reacted angrily to the government's sudden change which took them by surprise.
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Diluting history curriculum risks 'leaving our past to chance' - Academic
The government has released the full draft of its new year 0-10 curriculum, which proposes dropping Aotearoa New Zealand's Histories and adding more international topics.
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Crown breached Treaty principles with te reo policies - Waitangi Tribunal
6 Nov 2025The Tauranga iwi that brought the claim against the government says the fight for te reo Māori is not over yet.
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Crown apologises for leaving iwi 'virtually landless'
5 Nov 2025Around 500 iwi members travelled to Parliament to witness the third reading of the Ngāti Pāoa Claims Settlement Bill.
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How a teen son's passion for Māori wards led to a shock win for his mum
5 Nov 2025Mawera Karetai did not erect a single billboard or spend a cent on her Māori ward election campaign in the Bay of Plenty, so it came as a shock when she actually won.
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'Let's get to a hui': Optimism Te Pāti Māori crisis can be sorted
5 Nov 2025While two factions are at loggerheads, the problems will only be sorted if they start talking to each other, the National Iwi Chairs Forum says. Audio
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One of two Te Pāti Māori factions willing to meet - iwi leaders
4 Nov 2025Te Pāti Māori's leadership is willing to meet with its estranged MPs.
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Rawiri Waititi blames two 'rogue' MPs for turmoil within Te Pāti Māori
4 Nov 2025A process is in play for whether Mariameno Kapa-Kingi and Tākuta Ferris are expelled from the party, Rawiri Waititi says. Audio
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Māori academic warns draft curriculum erases children's rights to local histories
4 Nov 2025"Every child has a right to know whose land they stand on."
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Te Pāti Māori will 'shortly' consider whether to expel MPs - Tamihere
4 Nov 2025Iwi leaders will meet with party leadership today in an effort to put a stop to extraordinary infighting. Audio
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'Greed, avarice, and entitlement' - Te Pāti Māori president urges MPs to quit
3 Nov 2025Te Pāti Māori president John Tamihere has told MPs Mariameno Kapa-Kingi and Tākuta Ferris to "do the honourable thing" and quit Parliament.
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Freshwater allocation system degrading water quality and shutting Māori out, court hears
3 Nov 2025A group of Māori landowners taking the government to court over freshwater rights.
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School curriculum 'will perpetuate racism and ongoing inequity in our schools'
3 Nov 2025The new school curriculum makes Māori people, knowledge and culture invisible and prioritises European knowledge, say Māori education leaders.
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Landmark Māori freshwater rights case in court this week
3 Nov 2025Wai Manawa Whenua is challenging the Crown in the High Court, saying decades of inaction have failed to protect Aotearoa's waterways.
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Generations celebrate at 25th Te Mana Kuratahi
2 Nov 2025Sixty-two groups are set to perform at the 25th anniversary of Te Mana Kuratahi, the National Primary Schools Kapa Haka competition.
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New platform gives Waiariki control over its own health data
1 Nov 2025Te Taura Ora o Waiariki Iwi Māori Partnership Board is changing how Māori health data is accessed, understood, and used for its people.
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Iwi lands on 'tapu' islands in protest over law change
31 Oct 2025Members of a Northland iwi have sailed to the Poor Knights Islands to raise a flag and erect a carved pou.
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