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Government consulting with Māori landowners over changes to governing legislation
2 Apr 2025The proposed changes are aimed at boosting Māori economic development.
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Movies aren't the only attraction at Māoriland Film Festival
31 Mar 2025Alongside the 130 films and shown at the Māoriland Film Festival, indigenous art has been a sight of its own throughout the streets of Ōtaki.
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'It reconnects us' - Australian rangatahi get back to their roots at Polyfest
4 Apr 2025Te Puna Mataatahi from the Gold Coast made its debut on the Polyfest stage.
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Is whakapapa the answer to better health treatment?
4 Apr 2025A person's genetic information can help medical professionals carry out screening, diagnosing and treating patients more accurately.
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Minister announces who will fill roles leading te reo Māori revitalisation
3 Apr 2025Tama Potaka announces role appointments and reappointments.
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'Safety is at risk': Warning as meth and crime crisis in Northland worsens
2 Apr 2025A drugs and social crisis afflicting Northland is deepening, a Northland iwi leader warns.
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Crown apologises for bringing 'death and division' to Ngāti Hāua
31 Mar 2025A iwi has received an apology from the Crown for bringing "discord, death and division" to its people.
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'Educational violence' - Lack of Te Mātaiaho in English curriculum slammed
1 Apr 2025The draft secondary school English curriculum is ringing alarm bells for some teachers.
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In pictures: Thousands celebrate kapa haka, kai, connection at Te Āhuareka o Ngāti Hine Festival
30 Mar 2025The biennial Te Āhuareka o Ngāti Hine Festival, held at Ōtiria Marae, near Moerewa, is described as "a celebration of all things Ngāti Hine".
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Thousands celebrate Te Āhuareka o Ngāti Hine Festival
28 Mar 2025More than 5000 people are expected to descend on Northland's Ōtiria Marae as one of the region's biggest iwi celebrates its culture, kai and unique dialect.
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Māoriland Film Festival: 'Drawing into their whakapapa' to tell stories 'from their heart'
27 Mar 2025More than 100 films and digital works from 86 indigenous nations will be screening at the Māoriland Film Festival on the Kāpiti Coast.
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Governor-General tour rolls through Whangārei
26 Mar 2025The Governor-General Cindy Kiro is on her first official tour of her home region, Northland - including visiting arts and community centres, marae, and taking her turn paddling on a waka.
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Tame Iti joins calls for release of Dean Wickliffe
26 Mar 2025The Māori rights activist wants his friend who is on a hunger strike to be freed after allegations of abuse by prison guards.
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You can now learn te reo Māori at Yale
26 Mar 2025In what's being hailed 'a win for all Indigenous languages', Yale is offering a course in te reo Māori - a first for any Ivy League university.
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The underground fashion week redefining the industry
Te Wiki Āhua o Aotearoa was launched in 2024 by a group of wāhine frustrated by the lack of spaces to showcase Aotearoa's creative scene.
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From sporting honours to King Country shepherdess
24 Mar 2025Before Grace Watson left primary school, she could already drive a tractor and a manual ute - now she's a finalist for Ahuwhenua Young Māori Farmer of the Year.
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Petition launched against 'horrible, disgusting and inedible' school lunches
25 Mar 2025"We've just had enough," lawyer Tania Waikato told RNZ. Audio
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The softball club normalising te ao Māori on the diamond
21 Mar 2025Te Aroha Softball Club did something never seen before at the tournament - taking the diamond not just with gloves and bats, but with haka.
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Māori artist honoured at NZer Of The Year Awards
24 Mar 2025Elizabeth Ellis' tireless work as an artist and leader in Māori arts and education has landed Ellis the title of Senior New Zealander of the Year.
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Alleged beating of parolee Dean Wickliffe condemned
19 Mar 2025The alleged abuse of a 77-year-old kaumātua at a Corrections facility highlights the failure of the prison system to uphold its own commitments under Te Tiriti o Waitangi, says a prisoner advocacy…
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'They're our tīpuna' - FENZ encourages more marae to get firewise
19 Mar 2025A lot of marae around Aotearoa do not have fire alarms, and Fire and Emergency wants more marae to simply 'get in touch' to prevent a possible catastrophe.
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Jones looks to convince iwi of geothermal potential of Māori-owned land
21 Mar 2025A hui with 40 iwi groups today is so Māori land owners get an early notice of what the Crown is proposing to do, Jones says.
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'You're going to be blocked': Matariki post unleashes abuse
20 Mar 2025A mayor says his council is taking a tough stance after a social media message drew a barrage of vitriol and racist comments.
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Māori landowners hit back over concerns for river energy plans
20 Mar 2025Olympic silver medallist Luuka Jones who grew up paddling the Kaituna River says its loss for her sport will be devastating.
![The Governor-General Dame Cindy Kiro's official Northland visit: Kaihautū [captain] Joelene Busby directs the waka tētē Whakaruru Te Hau.](https://media.rnztools.nz/rnz/image/upload/s--qe7hWK52--/ar_16:10,c_fill,f_auto,g_auto,q_auto,w_288/v1742970309/4K9XTS0_PD260325GGVISIT07_1_JPG?_a=BACCd2AD)
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