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'We are treating this as a crisis': Ngāpuhi gather at Parliament
5 Aug 2024More than 200 people have gathered outside Parliament in support of Ngāpuhi opposition to the repeal of Section 7AA of the Oranga Tamariki Act.
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Māori leader calls for mayor's resignation over Māori ward move
7 Aug 2024The council will potentially be the first council in the country to get rid of Māori wards under legislation passed last week.
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'A step backwards': Māori ward's fate hangs on council's vote on public referendum
4 Aug 2024It has been described by the region's first Māori ward councillor as frustrating and heartbreaking.
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'Positive, robust' dialogue, PM's office says after Ngāpuhi leaders walk out of meeting
2 Aug 2024The delegation says it will not sit in the room with a government it said was running roughshod over Māori.
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'Enough kōrero': Hundreds attend rally against Māori children in state care
Organisers of the rally say they want action for tamariki and mokopuna in state care.
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Iwi announce plans to build 'largest building on the skyline' in Auckland
31 Jul 2024Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei will redevelop the contested downtown carpark into a 56-storey skyscraper with areas for retail and eateries.
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Ngāpuhi to march on Parliament over Section 7AA repeal
The country's largest iwi will be demonstrating its opposition in a hīkoi to Parliament next Monday.
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Waka ama programme 'a space for the long-haul'
4 Aug 2024After years on the front line, two Taranaki-based police officers have turned to their cultural roots to help tackle Māori youth crime.
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Region's Māori wards' future uncertain as new law kicks in
29 Jul 2024The new rules mean Northland's councils must poll their communities at the next election if they want to keep their Māori wards.
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'Enough is enough' - Chris Hipkins blasts government over Māori policies
27 Jul 2024The Labour Party says the coalition government is unfairly targeting Māori, while the ACT party says Labour is creating division.
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Controversial boot camp: 'No real cultural relevance whatsoever to kaupapa Māori'
29 Jul 2024Meihana Durie is concerned a camp draws from methodology popularised by the US marines. Audio
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Stand-alone body for kaupapa Māori education backs long-held dream - campaigners
26 Jul 2024Kura kaupapa Māori are hailing a Waitangi Tribunal decision as a major breakthrough in their push for self-determination.
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Kaipara council poised to become first to can Māori ward
3 Aug 2024Mayor Craig Jepson would not predict the decision but said he would be voting to remove the ward.
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Far North council fears mining on historic Māori sites under fast-track Bill
1 Aug 2024Far North District Council is calling for part of the fast-tracking bill to be wiped due to fears it will allow mining currently prohibited in outstanding natural areas.
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Waka to escort Team NZ at America's Cup
4 Aug 2024A crew from Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei will paddle Te Kawau in front of Team New Zealand, taking them to the start line before racing.
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Pātea Māori Club honours composer's wish after 30 years
2 Aug 2024They are performing at the Embassy Theatre in Wellington for the opening of the film Taki Rua - Breaking Barriers. Audio
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'Forgotten people': Call for recognition of Māori Battalion rugby team
The son of a late veteran is disappointed at the rugby union's lack of recognition of the squad.
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Kāinga Ora to slash Māori-focused housing team in half
1 Aug 2024Te Kurutao Group Māori has 48 full-time staff, and the organisation is consulting on a plan to shed 27 roles.
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Removal of 7AA could lead to higher costs for the state, consultant says
"Remediating damaged adults" is much more expensive than the cost of not causing the damage in the first place, they say.
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Māori wards bill: 'Today is a great day for local democracy', minister says
30 Jul 2024The bill that will require councils to hold polls on Māori wards has passed its third reading.
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Reversal of Māori wards 'utterly shameful', says Labour MP
30 Jul 2024"Given the financial struggles facing councils and ratepayers, it's the last thing they need" Labour's Kieran McAnulty says.
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Māori reported more abuse, faced harsher punishment - inquiry
24 Jul 2024Racist targeting by police and social workers and harsher sentences by youth courts significantly contributed to over-representation of Māori among the abused.
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Haka world record attempt: 'A wonderful thing to bring it home'
23 Jul 2024One of Aotearoa's most accomplished musicians hopes to recruit 10,000 people to reclaim a record.
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'Aotearoa should be the world's first renewable economy'
A Great Barrier Island company is aiming to revolutionise energy with one of the world's first peer to peer sharing grids. Audio
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