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Watch: NZ Wars - Stories of Tauranga Moana
Stories of Tauranga Moana recounts the events that unfolded in the Bay of Plenty and their far reaching consequences for future generations.
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'How we represent ourselves is up to us' - Māori exhibition reaches Waitangi
10:28 pm todayOrganisers hope the Kiingi Tuheitia Portraiture Award exhibition can expand the boundaries of Māori portraiture.
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NZ Wars: A personal perspective
11:09 am todayWhen Justine Murray returned to her hometown Tauranga in 1998, it was only then she heard about her eponymous tupuna, Paraone Koikoi.
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Waitangi Tribunal report urges government stop repeal of Oranga Tamariki Act
8:48 pm todayThe report highlights concern over the approach the government is taking.
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Cyber skills programme for tamariki recognised at Māori Language Awards
26 Apr 2024A lot of young people are always online and it's hoped the programme will help them to keep safe.
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OT cuts could leave knowledge gap, says PSA
26 Apr 2024The agency is proposing to scrap 21 Māori specialist roles as part of a wider restructure, including a number of senior, regional treaty advisory positions.
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'We had a democratic process' for Māori ward, mayor says
23 Apr 2024Gisborne councillors have voiced frustration the central government will make them redo their work.
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'This is a showcase of the best kapa haka on offer in Australia'
19 Apr 2024Kapa haka groups from across Australia will gather on the Gold Coast this weekend for the regional competitions to find the groups who will qualify for Te Matatini 2025.
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Council continues four-year Māori ward fight in face of govt changes
24 Apr 2024A council that played a key role in getting Māori ward polling removed is now lobbying against government plans to reinstate binding referendums.
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Claimants want Children's Minister to front up
25 Apr 2024Waitangi Tribunal claimants will appeal a High Court decision to overturn a summons order from the Tribunal for Children's Minister Karen Chhour.
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High Court overturns Waitangi Tribunal summons to Karen Chhour
24 Apr 2024The minister was due to give evidence on Friday regarding the government's plans to repeal section 7AA of the Oranga Tamariki Act
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Call for input on revamped treaty exhibition at Te Papa
23 Apr 2024The removed panel will be stored by the museum, and no decision has been made about its future.
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Off-duty police officer fatally injured by car to be buried in family urupā
23 Apr 2024Police and the Far North mayor are among those who have paid tribute to Senior Constable Gail Shepherd.
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Court reserves decision on Tribunal's summons to Children's Minister
The Crown claims the Tribunal has acted in an unlawful and coercive manner, despite having the authority to summons Karen Chhour.
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Mayor hits out at government's Māori ward changes
22 Apr 2024Moko Tepania says the government's plan is 'disheartening' when they are already on the back foot with issues facing the region.
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Crown lawyers attempt to block Waitangi Tribunal summons
18 Apr 2024The Tribunal had called on Minister for Children Karen Chhour to provide evidence at an urgent inquiry into the repeal of Section 7AA of the Oranga Tamariki Act.
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Lawyers call Shane Jones' Waitangi Tribunal comments 'inappropriate'
18 Apr 2024The Māori Law Society says his comments breach the principle of the separation of powers and the Cabinet Manual.
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AI mistaking Māori woman as thief no surprise to experts
17 Apr 2024Māori AI and data ethicist Karaitiana Taiuru believes there are other Māori who have been affected but have not yet come forward.
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New Māori health facility opens in Hamilton
Hamilton's new Te Kōhao Health, Wellness and Diagnostic Centre is designed to give Māori in the region tino rangatiratanga over their own health.
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Tauranga to host national iwi forum
12 Apr 2024Tauranga is set to host the next National Iwi Chairs Forum from 1 to 3 May. The hui will bring together iwi leaders from across Aotearoa to deliberate on issues...
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The water tank programme that's changing lives
11 Apr 2024The iwi-led drought relief programme is also training workers along the way. Audio
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UN expert visits Motueka to learn about Nelson Tenths case
11 Apr 2024A United Nations indigenous rights expert has made a special visit to the top of the South Island to learn about the Nelson Tenths case and the Crown's breach of its legal obligations to Māori.
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Māori publisher scoops big prize at leading international children's book fair
10 Apr 2024Huia Publishers have won the Bologna Prize for the Best Children's Publishers of the Year, Oceania, at the Bologna Children's Book Fair in Italy.
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Kiingi Tuuheitia set to attend inaugural Traditional Pacific Leaders meeting in Hawai'i
10 Apr 2024Kiingi Tuuheitia will attend the inaugural meeting of Traditional Pacific Leaders in Hawai'i in June where climate change and environmental protection are likely to be at the top of discussions.
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Iwi steps in to ease gang tensions after rugby club van shot at
17 Apr 2024Mongrel Mob and Black Power leaders are confident the fracas was a "one-off", Ngāti Kahungunu chair says. Audio
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Olympic kākahu blessed ahead of Paris Games
16 Apr 2024The Māori King, Kiingi Tuheitia, has blessed the feathered cloak to be worn by New Zealand's flag bearers at the Olympic Games.
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Māori reconnecting with the night sky
9 Apr 2024Mana whenua are rediscovering a connection with the night sky, a Māori astronomer says.
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Urgent Waitangi Tribunal inquiry held into government Oranga Tamariki change
12 Apr 2024The Government has been warned against repealing Oranga Tamariki's Treaty commitments.
