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Rare feather regarded as 'significant piece' of history to be auctioned
It comes from a bird last seen in NZ in 1907, and could fetch thousands of dollars. Audio
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Māori, Pasifika risk discrimination from new police technology - expert
6:23 pm todaySimilar tech in America frequently falsely accuses people of colour of being someone else, Dr Karaitiana Taiuru says. Audio
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Waitangi Tribunal to hear Māori Health Authority claim
7:06 pm todayClaimants have been notified that they have met the criteria for a 'priority inquiry' scheduled for October 2024.
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Watch: Mata - Whānau Ora chair 'devastated' by section 7AA repeal
14 May 2024Merepeka Raukawa-Tait talks about section 7AA before Kiritapu Allan and Haimona Gray discuss the politics of toilets and tikanga - and what might be in the…
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Iwi pen letter to King Charles over Te Tiriti O Waitangi
14 May 2024The letter calls on King Charles III to stop what Ngāti Kahu calls a violent attack on Te Tiriti.
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'Tenei te tira hou te hara mai nei' - Fresh faces take regional haka to new level
14 May 2024A record 55 groups have qualified for Te Matatini in New Plymouth next year.
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'Relationships are key': Help for at-risk learners pays off
14 May 2024A new app and embracing te ao Māori are among ways Taranaki's largest tertiary education has seen a big improvement in pass rates.
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Structured literacy could aid Māori students in mainstream schools - teacher
14 May 2024The government's move to introduce structured literacy has the potential to lift reading and writing levels among Māori students in mainstream schools, says an English teacher who is Māori.
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Decision that blocked minister's Waitangi Tribunal summons overturned
But a bill has been introduced to Parliament, meaning the Tribunal no longer has jurisdiction over the case.
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Survey doesn't support claims Treaty sowing division
14 May 2024New research shows New Zealanders - especially younger ones - see the Treaty largely as a positive symbol, Olli Hellmann writes.
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'It takes a kāinga' - New documentary calls for better support for Māori mums
11 May 2024A new documentary is highlighting the disparities that māmā Māori face as they enter what should be the most amazing time of their lives. Audio
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ACT's Treaty interpretation misleading - claimants tell Tribunal
9 May 2024Speaking to the Waitangi Tribunal, Ngāpuhi Kaumātua Hone Sadler said ACT's interpretation is not in tune with the intent of Te Tiriti.
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Theft of dead sperm whale jawbone from Southland beach upsets iwi
13 May 2024Whale bone is a taonga and it was taken before appropriate protocols and tikanga had been observed, DOC says.
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New community housing life-changing for whānau
13 May 2024A mum living in a cold, mouldy sleepout with two kids says moving into the first of a kind housing will be life-changing for her whānau.
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Wharekura students take out rangatahi award at Ngā Tohu Reo Māori 2024
8 May 2024Wharekura students in Wellington are combining te reo and mātauranga Māori to help protect sites of significance and educate visiting manuhiri in their rohe.
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Protest against Fast Track Approvals Bill marches to Parliament
8 May 2024Iwi would not allow the government to degrade its whenua, moana or awa for the purpose of urban development, ministers were told.
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Councillor questions $70,000 spend on te reo Māori app
12 May 2024Councillor Geoff Taylor called the app a luxury at a time when ratepayers were facing the biggest rate increase in two decades.
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Proposed repeal of section 7AA a breach of Treaty - Tribunal
10 May 2024The government is planning to repeal Treaty obligations from the Oranga Tamariki Act.
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A fourth urgent inquiry by the Waitangi Tribunal
8 May 2024The Tribunal is conducting another urgent inquiry into plans to require councils to hold a binding referendum on Māori wards.
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Meet the Papakura tattoo artist who inks celebrities
7 May 2024Leroy Roberts is on a mission to put Māori art on the map, one tattoo at a time. Jogai Bhatt meets the artist who counts big names among his clients.
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Decision on new name for National Park sent to minister
10 May 2024National Park is the current name for the village on the western edge of Tongariro National Park but iwi researchers claim Waimarino as the original name.
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Te Pāti Māori comments: 'That kind of language isn't helpful'
8 May 2024Political parties have roundly criticised Te Pāti Māori for using words like 'extermination' and 'white supremacy' in the House. Audio
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MP's comments 'bang on' despite response from other parties
7 May 2024Te Pāti Māori is standing by comments made by MP Mariameno Kapa-Kingi which other parties have called inflammatory and offensive.
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'Māori Seabed, For Shore!' - Two decades on from the largest hīkoi in a generation
5 May 2024Twenty years has passed since the historic hīkoi against the controversial Foreshore and Seabed Act reached Parliament.
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Iwi defends Māori sites amid Grey District protest
3 May 2024Poutini Ngāi Tahu has defended Māori sites of significance after the Grey District called for them to be cut from the West Coast's proposed one district plan.
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A lot to learn from kura kaupapa Māori - Education Minister
Despite low literacy rates in mainstream schools amongst Māori, the results are the complete opposite in kura kaupapa, Stanford says.
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National first introduced piece of legislation it now seeks to repeal - Jackson
30 Apr 2024A Waitangi Tribunal inquiry report has warned government that a repeal of Section 7AA of the Oranga Tamariki Act could cause harm to children in care.
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Ministry of Māori Development proposes to cut 38 positions
30 Apr 2024A recruitment pause put in place last year had reduced the scale of job losses necessary, says the secretary for Māori development.
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