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'Can't be as long as forever': Treaty Negotiations Minister on settlements
It comes as NZ First is drafting a member's bill forcing Ngāpuhi into a single commercial settlement.
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NZ First drafts bill to force Ngāpuhi into single Treaty settlement
9:08 am todayShane Jones said the bill would ensure there was no mention of hapū sovereignty in any settlement with Ngāpuhi.
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Local election deadline for switching rolls nears
10:20 am todayVoters of Māori descent can change between the Māori roll or general roll at any time except in the three months before an election.
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A love letter to being Māori - Kōkā lights up Matariki
20 Jun 2025Director Kath Akuhata-Brown says it's time for a story that heals, not harms and shows the beauty of being Māori. Video
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Live: Watch Matariki celebrations with Whakaata Māori
20 Jun 2025Aotearoa celebrates Matariki for the fourth time since it was officially made a public holiday.
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How different iwi mark the Māori new year
19 Jun 2025Parekaia Tapiata hopes that New Zealanders will embrace Puanga, a star that might be new to some, with open arms this Matariki season.
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New classrooms for Kura Kaupapa announced
20 Jun 2025The government has announced $28 million will be spent on building more "safe, warm and dry classrooms" for tamariki in Māori full immersion schools.
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Iwi files court action against minister and DOC over Ruapehu ski fields
18 Jun 2025Te Patutokotoko alleges the Crown failed their legal obligations under the Treaty of Waitangi.
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'By Seymour, for Māori?' - Tama Potaka defends Māori targeted funding cut
18 Jun 2025The Māori Development Minister has defended attacks by the opposition arguing he allowed targeted Māori funding to disappear under his watch.
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Pou return to Hastings Civic Square after restoration
20 Jun 2025This is the first full collective check and restoration since their installation.
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Scrapping national census raises data sovereignty, surveillance fears for Māori
20 Jun 2025Analysis - The move is not necessarily bad, especially given the rising cost and declining participation rates, but there are concerns, experts say.
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Matariki celebrations in Ruapehu a day to remember
20 Jun 2025Ngāti Rangi is reflecting on the "huge honour" of hosting this year's Matariki national holiday ceremony.
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King Charles' Matariki message to Kiwis
19 Jun 2025New Zealand will celebrate Matariki for the fourth time since it was made a public holiday.
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Forecast suggests best chance of seeing Matariki stars on East Coast
20 Jun 2025Regions such as Hawke's Bay, Wairarapa, and the lower North Island, along with some South Island areas, can expect clearer skies.
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What to know about Matariki and Puanga
19 Jun 2025Both the Matariki star cluster and Puanga will be visible low on the eastern horizon just before the rising of the sun.
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Kapa haka at the top of learner's 'retirement bucket list'
19 Jun 2025A kapa haka group with a difference is practising furiously for its first-ever public performance in Kerikeri this Matariki weekend. Audio
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'The inequities aren't closing' - Māori still a long way from Smokefree 2025 goal
The Smokefree 2025 goal is only months away, but Māori smokefree advocates are concerned that Māori smoking rates have remained more than double that of the general population.
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"Primary care is incredibly grounding": Matire Harwood appointed professor at Auckland University
17 Jun 2025The GP says her journey from a young curious girl to a professor of medicine was shaped by whānau, mentors - and one unfulfilled bribe. Audio
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'Vote yes': Teen changing gear to promote Māori wards
16 Jun 2025Having Māori in decision-making spaces should be a given, says 15-year-old Jack Karetai-Barrett.
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Ngāti Rangi celebrates housing milestone
15 Jun 2025The new homes will be for the descendants of Ngāti Rangi living in the region and those wanting to return home.
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Government open to multiple Ngāpuhi groupings in settlement
17 Jun 2025The preference is for one commercial settlement but the government says it's open to recognising cultural groups under that.
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Why tā moko should never be dismissed as 'scribbles'
17 Jun 2025Winston Peters described Rawiri Waititi as the one with "scribbles on his face" in Parliament. Here's what an expert says.
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Matariki public holiday: What you need to know
16 Jun 2025Matariki, Aotearoa's newest public holiday, is marked this Friday. Here's what you need to know about what's open and what's not.
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Hundreds expected to celebrate legacy of Māori health pioneer
The Tā Māui Pōmare Annual Commemorations have drawn mana whenua from around the motu since 1936 to commemorate Aotearoa's first Māori Health Minister.
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The story behind the art on NZ's newest highway
13 Jun 2025"For me it's not really whether I'm happy or not, it's whether our people are happy," one of the artists says.
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Te Pāti Māori's legal representative on the haka that shook the world
12 Jun 2025Lawyer Tania Waikato says she has serious concerns about how the government dealt with Te Pāti Māori MPs who performed a haka in Parliament against the Treaty Principles Bill.
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Waitangi National Trust chair steps down after almost a decade
11 Jun 2025The maximum length a person can be on the board is nine years.
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New bridge, walkway protecting historic Taranaki pā opens
14 Jun 2025The completed project cost about $2 million.
