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Watch: PM Luxon says coming months will be intense
19 Aug 2024Speaking at Tūrangawaewae for Koroneihana the PM acknowledged concerns raised with him and said "unity doesn't mean all of us being or thinking the same".
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ACT won't be at Koroneihana - but were they invited?
19 Aug 2024Political leaders are descending on Tūrangawaewae Marae at the Māori King's invitation this week, with one notable absence. Audio
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Why these councils opted out of Māori wards
16 Aug 2024The council that pioneered Māori representation in local government says it sees no need to establish a Māori ward.
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Treaty Principles Bill 'a solution to a problem that does not exist'
16 Aug 2024Ngāti Hine leader and claimant Pita Tipene says the report points to flaws in government policy already well understood by Māori. Audio
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Waitangi Tribunal calls for Treaty Principles Bill to be abandoned
16 Aug 2024The change "is a solution to a problem that does not exist", the Tribunal has found in a scathing report. "There is no policy imperative that justifies it."
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David Seymour welcomes critical Waitangi Tribunal report
16 Aug 2024The ACT leader says "we need a national conversation about our founding document", despite the report calling for his Treaty Principles Bill to be dropped.
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NZME to review advertising policies after Hobson's Pledge ad
But there has not been an apology after the NZ Herald ran the ad, and Willie Jackson is demanding one.
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Waatea News cuts ties with NZ Herald after Hobson's Pledge ad
12 Aug 2024Waatea's publisher says he will send the Herald to court if it takes any further content from the national Māori news service.
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Māori reporters call on NZME to review advertising standards
9 Aug 2024A front-page Hobson's Pledge advertisement in The New Zealand Herald is misleading and inflammatory, Māori journalists say, but the newspaper says it is clearly marked as an ad.
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Ngāti Kahungunu to host thousands in celebration of te reo Māori
8 Aug 2024The festival serves as a celebration of te reo Māori and recognises it as the official language of New Zealand, Tā Timoti Kāretu says.
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Iwi spokesperson questions if councillor's ute was shot at over Māori wards
8 Aug 2024Te Kahui o Taranaki Trust chair condemned any violence and was optimistic conversations could be had. Audio
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'We basically said no': Furore over $14m 'marae' planned for Sydney
14 Aug 2024A Māori group is proceeding with a 'marae', despite pushback from local Aboriginal people - and some in NZ.
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Bigger discussions needed after Hobson's Pledge Herald ad - lecturer
15 Aug 2024Where should news organisations and advertisers draw the line between balanced journalism and political advertising?
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Te Arawhiti changes a step backwards, Labour says
14 Aug 2024Winding back Te Arawhiti at the "very time" the government should be listening to them was "indicative" of its attitude of all things to do with Māori, Chris Hipkins says. Audio
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Council unanimous on keeping Māori ward
13 Aug 2024It's disappointing to be put in the position of having to vote on the ward's future, the mayor says.
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Kaipara becomes first council to scrap Māori ward
7 Aug 2024Tense scenes unfolded as at least 150 demonstrators gathered while the council voted.
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Māori wards: What are they and why are we talking about them?
7 Aug 2024The topic of Māori wards is back in the news cycle after a bill introduced by the government passed it third reading in Parliament. Here's what you need to know.
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'Hōhā' with the government
6 Aug 2024Listen: Māori MPs take aim at the government's policies and legislation.
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Māori baseballer aims to be the first to play in the Major Leagues
11 Aug 2024In the little over a century that Major League Baseball has existed, no Māori New Zealander has ever featured in the competition.
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Former Silver Ferns captain Dame June Mariu dies
10 Aug 2024Dame June led the national netball team in 1960 and was a long-time advocate for tangata whenua and rangatahi.
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Ngāti Kahungunu celebrates promoting Māori language to thousands
10 Aug 2024Ngāti Kahungunu iwi chairperson Bayden Barber says it was a "positive" two days that celebrated all things Māori.
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Gisborne council votes to keep Māori wards, public poll to take place
9 Aug 2024Many councillors said their decision to retain was made to represent the 54 percent Māori population in Gisborne who have historically been under-represented at the council table.
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'Outraged this oppressive behaviour continues': Iwi on potential Māori ward removal
6 Aug 2024Ngātiwai chairperson Aperahama Edwards says doing so would be significant, not just for Northland, but for all of Aotearoa.
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'We, as Māori, have had enough': Ngāpuhi takes stand against Section 7AA repeal
A state care survivor from the iwi says it's dangerous and unsafe to be Māori in their own land, as they oppose the legislation's removal.
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