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Ruatoki’s Wai Tākihi wetland restoration plants native trees to filter farm runoff, improve water quality, revive biodiversity, and teach kaitiakitanga to local youth.
Wetland restoration project takes root in Ruatoki
Ruatoki’s Wai Tākihi wetland restoration plants native trees to filter farm runoff, improve water quality, revive biodiversity, and teach kaitiakitanga to local youth.
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With reo Māori Kūki 'Āirangi listed as endangered, Whakaata Māori's Jolyn Iro shares why keeping the Cook Islands language alive in Aotearoa is vital.
Why Cook Islands Language Week matters in Aotearoa
With reo Māori Kūki 'Āirangi listed as endangered, Whakaata Māori's Jolyn Iro shares why keeping the Cook Islands language alive in Aotearoa is vital.
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Leo died at his home in Nūhaka. His passing was confirmed by his whānau.
Founder of Wairoa Māori Film Festival and Indigenous film champion Leo Koziol dies, aged 57
Leo died at his home in Nūhaka. His passing was confirmed by his whānau.
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Māori youth see over 68 unhealthy food ads daily. Researchers urge a return to ancestral eating and mātauranga Māori to combat rising type 2 diabetes.
Unhealthy food marketing targets Māori youth: How advertising drives type 2 diabetes rates
Māori youth see over 68 unhealthy food ads daily. Researchers urge a return to ancestral eating and mātauranga Māori to combat rising type 2 diabetes.
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Ten years after one of Aotearoa's defining land occupations, Te Ahiwaru whānau are turning land reclamation into reality through papakāinga, food forests and mahi toi
Ihumātao today: How a decade-long occupation turned into papakāinga and reclamation
Ten years after one of Aotearoa's defining land occupations, Te Ahiwaru whānau are turning land reclamation into reality through papakāinga, food forests and mahi toi
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Ahead of the Māori Electoral Option deadline, over 2,300 voters switched to the Māori roll, driven by strong growth among rangatahi across all electorates.
Māori roll gains momentum as deadline looms after nationwide enrolment push
Ahead of the Māori Electoral Option deadline, over 2,300 voters switched to the Māori roll, driven by strong growth among rangatahi across all electorates.
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Aotearoa’s unemployment rate has hit an 11-high of 5.6% Māori, rangatahi, and Te Tai Tokerau are bearing the brunt of the downturn.
Unemployment hits 11-year high as Māori, rangatahi and Northland bear the brunt
Aotearoa’s unemployment rate has hit an 11-high of 5.6% Māori, rangatahi, and Te Tai Tokerau are bearing the brunt of the downturn.
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Hina Puamohala Kneubuhl and husband Kingi Gilbert are among those standing up against the proposed AMOS STAR project, which would place seven new telescopes on the summit.
“They’ve already desecrated our mountain”: Hawaiians oppose new US military telescopes on Haleakalā
Hina Puamohala Kneubuhl and husband Kingi Gilbert are among those standing up against the proposed AMOS STAR project, which would place seven new telescopes on the summit.
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A new Māori-led research project aims to back up traditional understanding with clinical data on heart health and cardiorespiratory fitness.
New research seeks data on how kapa haka affects the heart
A new Māori-led research project aims to back up traditional understanding with clinical data on heart health and cardiorespiratory fitness.
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Out of 116 athletes participating in the Commonwealth Games Glasgow 2026, 21 are Māori.
Commonwealth Games 2026: Māori athletes representing Aotearoa in Glasgow
Out of 116 athletes participating in the Commonwealth Games Glasgow 2026, 21 are Māori.
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Two Taranaki councils wanting to merge have set out early details of how they’d work with mana whenua after the Government’s local body reforms.
Taranaki councils look to work with Māori after merger
Two Taranaki councils wanting to merge have set out early details of how they’d work with mana whenua after the Government’s local body reforms.
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Ko Ahorangi Hona Black, e 35 ōna tau, kua whakatauria ki tana tūranga hōu hei Ahorangi tuatahi mō te reo Māori ki Te Kawa a Māui, i Te Herenga Waka ki Te Whanganui-a-Tara.
Professor Hona Black has a dream: for people to once again dream in the language
Ko Ahorangi Hona Black, e 35 ōna tau, kua whakatauria ki tana tūranga hōu hei Ahorangi tuatahi mō te reo Māori ki Te Kawa a Māui, i Te Herenga Waka ki Te Whanganui-a-Tara.
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Architect James Berghan explores Māori-led AI tools to help whānau design bespoke, culturally responsive homes while protecting indigenous data sovereignty.
Māori-led AI: How artificial intelligence could reshape housing for whānau
Architect James Berghan explores Māori-led AI tools to help whānau design bespoke, culturally responsive homes while protecting indigenous data sovereignty.
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The Government will press ahead with its Treaty Clause Review despite a Waitangi Tribunal report finding the Crown breached Treaty principles and urging the reforms be halted.
Government rejects Tribunal call to halt Treaty Clause Review after finding Crown in major breach
The Government will press ahead with its Treaty Clause Review despite a Waitangi Tribunal report finding the Crown breached Treaty principles and urging the reforms be halted.
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New ACT deputy leader Nicole McKee reflects on the fallout from the Treaty Principles Bill, criticism over her Māoritanga and why she believes ACT can still win Māori support.
ACT deputy Nicole McKee reflects on Treaty Principles Bill fallout and push for Māori support
New ACT deputy leader Nicole McKee reflects on the fallout from the Treaty Principles Bill, criticism over her Māoritanga and why she believes ACT can still win Māori support.
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The announcement continues New Zealand First’s recruitment of former politicians as it builds its election line-up.
Former National MP Harete Hipango-Brownlie confirmed as NZ First candidate in Whanganui
The announcement continues New Zealand First’s recruitment of former politicians as it builds its election line-up.
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Opportunity has unveiled its election list with Māori candidates Eden Skipper and Pāpā Wharewera in the top 10 as the party eyes its first seats in Parliament.
Opportunity Party unveils 2026 election list with Māori candidates in top 10
Opportunity has unveiled its election list with Māori candidates Eden Skipper and Pāpā Wharewera in the top 10 as the party eyes its first seats in Parliament.
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Tune in live as Te Matatini o Ngā Taniwha reveals performance schedules at Tūrangawaewae marae, featuring a new, fairer pool draw system
Te Matatini o Ngā Taniwha: Live draw set for Tūrangawaewae marae
Tune in live as Te Matatini o Ngā Taniwha reveals performance schedules at Tūrangawaewae marae, featuring a new, fairer pool draw system
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Discover how Rotorua's Native Tech achieves a 91% qualification completion rate for Māori rangatahi, empowering youth through technology and community
How Native Tech is driving Māori youth success in tech & creative industries
Discover how Rotorua's Native Tech achieves a 91% qualification completion rate for Māori rangatahi, empowering youth through technology and community
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The waka was discovered in August 2024 on a private farm on the northern coast of Rēkohu Chatham Islands and is believed to be a pre-European Polynesian voyaging canoe.
Chatham Islands ancient waka: Judge rules Crown must protect buried remains
The waka was discovered in August 2024 on a private farm on the northern coast of Rēkohu Chatham Islands and is believed to be a pre-European Polynesian voyaging canoe.
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NZ's smallest professional boxer, Emma Nesbit, beat Madoka Wada by split decision to earn a WBA world title fight against Isabel Rivero.
NZ’s smallest professional boxer earns world title shot after split-decision win
NZ's smallest professional boxer, Emma Nesbit, beat Madoka Wada by split decision to earn a WBA world title fight against Isabel Rivero.
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The Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games have come to an end, with Aotearoa bringing home 36 medals - of those, around 12 were won by Māori athletes.
Māori athletes deliver golden moments at Glasgow 2026
The Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games have come to an end, with Aotearoa bringing home 36 medals - of those, around 12 were won by Māori athletes.
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Māori Party demands answers over enrolment disruption days before roll deadline
Enrolment system failures alleged to threaten to disrupt Māori Electoral Option days before deadline
Māori Party demands answers over enrolment disruption days before roll deadline
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Popular TikTok influencer Te Warena Smith’s decision to wear a moko kauae provoked widespread controversy.
‘This is about my grief’: Transgender TikTok star opens up on moko kauae scrutiny
Popular TikTok influencer Te Warena Smith’s decision to wear a moko kauae provoked widespread controversy.
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It is an incredibly easy line to deploy. It requires no research, no cultural or geographical nuance, and no intellectual effort.
‘Go back to your own country’ is the laziest argument of all
It is an incredibly easy line to deploy. It requires no research, no cultural or geographical nuance, and no intellectual effort.
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The DOC is leading the project, working alongside the Ngā Ara Tūhono Charitable Trust to coordinate visitor communications and minimise disruption during construction.
Bridge upgrades to boost Mountains to Sea Great Ride experience
The DOC is leading the project, working alongside the Ngā Ara Tūhono Charitable Trust to coordinate visitor communications and minimise disruption during construction.
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Matariki is the mother of stars and of reflection. Marei Karanga, a 26-year-old mum of three kids, breaks free from past labels and creating a new path forward.
‘People have known me by labels’ A Māmā’s journey on surviving trauma and rewriting her narrative
Matariki is the mother of stars and of reflection. Marei Karanga, a 26-year-old mum of three kids, breaks free from past labels and creating a new path forward.
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The city has a higher proportion of high-needs housing applicants than the NZ average.
Rotorua homelessness: Council launches strategy to tackle housing challenge
The city has a higher proportion of high-needs housing applicants than the NZ average.
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Voters of Māori descent who want to change electoral rolls before the election have just less than a week to make their choice.
‘Do it now’: One week left for Māori voters to switch rolls
Voters of Māori descent who want to change electoral rolls before the election have just less than a week to make their choice.
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A $464,000 government grant will fund the first detailed investigation into environmental conditions at Whanganui’s former Balgownie landfill.
Funding for Whanganui’s Balgownie landfill investigation
A $464,000 government grant will fund the first detailed investigation into environmental conditions at Whanganui’s former Balgownie landfill.
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