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Waitangi Tribunal confirms may hearing into the disestablishment of te aka whai Ora Scoop23:11New Zealand

‘Delusional’ Treaty Principles Bill scrapped but fight for Te Tiriti just beginning, say lawyers and advocates Asia Pacific Report03:22New Zealand

Marlon Williams Te Whare Tīwekaweka lands The #1 Spot On The Official Top 40 Music Chart & Top 20 Aotearoa Album Chart Scoop16:49Marlon Williams

When Marlon Williams started writing in Māori, his music shifted ABC Online15:33Marlon Williams

Hone Harawira criticises former Te Pāti Māori candidate for confronting Casey Costello Radio New Zealand00:19Te Pati Maori New Zealand Costello

'You're gonna get it': Te Pāti Māori candidate criticised for confronting Casey Costello New Zealand Herald00:00Te Pati Maori New Zealand Costello

Labour finally shoots down Te Pāti Māori’s policy for Māori to receive Super at 55 New Zealand Herald21:17Te Pati Maori NZ Politics

Labour tight-lipped as Te Pāti Māori wants Māori to receive Super at 55-57 New Zealand Herald20:08Te Pati Maori NZ Politics

Controversial Maori rights bill defeated in New Zealand parliament The Independent08:42NZ Politics New Zealand South Pacific

It 'divided the nation but ignited a fire' - Reactions to the defeat of bill Radio New Zealand13:08NZ Politics New Zealand South Pacific

New Zealand rejects proposed law to redefine treaty principles bill Yahoo! UK & Ireland07:30New Zealand South Pacific

New Zealand lawmakers reject proposed law to redefine the country's founding Treaty of Waitangi MailOnline02:51New Zealand South Pacific

The search for missing Māori Battalion photos Radio New Zealand16:54New Zealand South Pacific

Act’s ‘happy Māori’ AI image sparks internal change NewsRoom13:02NZ Politics New Zealand AI

Still no sign of Te Pāti Māori audit report BusinessDesk13:06NZ Politics New Zealand AI

'You've done enough, my boy': Teen walks 40km over 12 hours for Māori wards Radio New Zealand02:49New Zealand

Need for Māori wards on Council behind teen's hikoi to Tauranga Scoop04:56New Zealand

National Māori netball tournament celebrates culture and pride New Zealand Herald00:11

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In the last 2 hours

Victoria University unveils NZ’s first Living Building Challenge project New Zealand Herald13:05

Earlier today

'This is an incredible one for me as a Māori woman' - Byllie-jean on her Taite music award Radio New Zealand04:38

Yesterday

The search for missing Māori Battalion photos Radio New Zealand16:54 18-Apr-25

When Marlon Williams started writing in Māori, his music shifted ABC Online15:33 18-Apr-25

Whangārei teen wins prestigious $750,000 scholarship to elite US university New Zealand Herald13:07 18-Apr-25

Interview with Māori activist Catherine Murupaenga-Ikenn: “Activism is not just about political change, it is about… Resilience06:35 18-Apr-25

'You've done enough, my boy': Teen walks 40km over 12 hours for Māori wards Radio New Zealand02:49 18-Apr-25

National Māori netball tournament celebrates culture and pride New Zealand Herald00:11 18-Apr-25

In the last 7 days

In Lake Takapō, Learning to Reconnect With Darkness the Māori Way Condé Nast Traveler07:01 17-Apr-25

Household data reflects growing ethnic diversity Radio New Zealand05:34 17-Apr-25

Mata: Erica Stanford on the future of Māori education Radio New Zealand03:24 17-Apr-25

Hone Harawira criticises former Te Pāti Māori candidate Pere Huriwai-Seger for confronting Casey Costello Scoop02:42 17-Apr-25

Hone Harawira criticises former Te Pāti Māori candidate for confronting Casey Costello Radio New Zealand00:19 17-Apr-25

Māori Concerns About Misuse Of Facial Recognition Technology Highlighted In Science Scoop00:18 17-Apr-25

'You're gonna get it': Te Pāti Māori candidate criticised for confronting Casey Costello New Zealand Herald00:00 17-Apr-25

Air New Zealand Launches Its New Business Class And Designer Uniforms Forbes22:30 16-Apr-25

Te Aka Matua: “Building Pakihi That Last" Scoop22:03 16-Apr-25

Labour finally shoots down Te Pāti Māori’s policy for Māori to receive Super at 55 New Zealand Herald21:17 16-Apr-25

Hone Harawira criticises Te Pāti Māori candidate for confronting Casey Costello Radio New Zealand20:59 16-Apr-25

Fifty years on, New Zealand’s tribunal upholding Māori rights faces a turning point Yahoo! UK & Ireland19:51 16-Apr-25

Puanga To Be Star Of Matariki 2025 Scoop19:08 16-Apr-25

Tongan sister-duo release Matariki album to celebrate culture and language Radio New Zealand17:19 16-Apr-25

Robyn Kahukiwa, Painter Who Recorded the Realities of Māori Life, Dies at 86 ARTnews Magazine13:32 16-Apr-25

Act’s ‘happy Māori’ AI image sparks internal change NewsRoom13:02 16-Apr-25

Fred Graham (Ngāti Korokī Kahukura, Tainui) - Touring Exhibition Featuring A Legend Of Aotearoa New Zealand Art Scoop02:02 16-Apr-25

Bringing together Māori and Muslim voices on screen Radio New Zealand23:33 15-Apr-25

Waitangi Tribunal Confirms May Hearing Into The Disestablishment Of Te Aka Whai Ora Scoop23:11 15-Apr-25

Ngarewa-Packer: Fast-Tracking Seabed Mining Ignores Māori Opposition And Environmental Precedent Scoop21:56 15-Apr-25

Labour tight-lipped as Te Pāti Māori wants Māori to receive Super at 55-57 New Zealand Herald20:08 15-Apr-25

Āku Hapa! For Reo Māori Learners Needing A Giggle - Out Now On MĀORI+ Scoop16:11 15-Apr-25

The centre cannot hold NewsRoom13:10 15-Apr-25

Still no sign of Te Pāti Māori audit report BusinessDesk13:06 15-Apr-25

Education Minister announces new school in Auckland, extra classrooms Radio New Zealand17:12 14-Apr-25

Watch live: Education Minister Erica Stanford makes school announcement Radio New Zealand16:31 14-Apr-25

Bringing The Smile Back To Taumarunui: Te Tiratū Iwi Māori Partnership Board Calls For Urgent Action On Dental Equity Scoop23:25 13-Apr-25

Passing Of Renowned Artist & Writer Robyn Kahukiwa Scoop22:54 13-Apr-25

Stories Past And Present Take Centre Stage In Latest NZ On Air Funding Round Scoop22:44 13-Apr-25

Finalists Revealed For 2025 Kiingi Tuheitia Portraiture Award Scoop22:40 13-Apr-25

Ōhiwa Harbour restoration heralded as triumph for Māori-led campaign Radio New Zealand20:39 12-Apr-25

Acclaimed Māori artist Robyn Kahukiwa has died Radio New Zealand03:50 12-Apr-25

In the last month

Marlon Williams Te Whare Tīwekaweka lands The #1 Spot On The Official Top 40 Music Chart & Top 20 Aotearoa Album Chart Scoop16:49 11-Apr-25

The New Air New Zealand Uniforms Are a Master Class in Cultural Celebration Condé Nast Traveler16:05 11-Apr-25

Te Rōpū Manukura Crowned Champions At Rescheduled Māori Stage Of Polyfest50 Scoop05:17 11-Apr-25

Commission Finds In Favour Of Ōpōtiki Council Wards Scoop04:22 11-Apr-25

‘Delusional’ Treaty Principles Bill scrapped but fight for Te Tiriti just beginning, say lawyers and advocates Asia Pacific Report03:22 11-Apr-25

Te Matapihi Responds To Government’s New Strategic Housing Partnerships: Progress, But Equity Gaps Remain Scoop00:28 11-Apr-25

'Standing up for truth': Seymour says no regrets over Treaty Bill NewsTalk ZB15:08 10-Apr-25

'Divided the nation but ignited a fire': Aftermath of the Treaty bill Radio New Zealand15:00 10-Apr-25

Treaty Principles Bill scrapped, fight for Te Tiriti just beginning - advocates Radio New Zealand14:44 10-Apr-25

Treaty Principles Bill scrapped but the fight for Te Tiriti is just beginning - lawyers and advocates say Radio New Zealand14:39 10-Apr-25

It 'divided the nation but ignited a fire' - Reactions to the defeat of bill Radio New Zealand13:08 10-Apr-25

'Exhausting campaign': The Treaty Principles Bill's rocky road to rejection New Zealand Herald13:06 10-Apr-25

New Zealand parliament votes down bill targeting Maori rights UPI11:05 10-Apr-25

Controversial Maori rights bill defeated in New Zealand parliament The Independent08:42 10-Apr-25

New Zealand rejects proposed law to redefine treaty principles bill Yahoo! UK & Ireland07:30 10-Apr-25

New Zealand's Controversial Treaty Principles Bill Rejected In Parliament Outlook India06:27 10-Apr-25

New Zealand rejects rights bill after widespread outrage BBC05:10 10-Apr-25

Chopper crackdown? Why it could get harder to build a helipad on Waiheke Island NewsTalk ZB04:56 10-Apr-25

New Zealand rejects push to redefine founding treaty RTE04:22 10-Apr-25

New Zealand Parliament rejects controversial indigenous law after months of protests The Straits Times04:06 10-Apr-25

New Zealand lawmakers reject proposed law to redefine the country's founding Treaty of Waitangi MailOnline02:51 10-Apr-25

New Zealand parliament rejects controversial move to revise indigenous law The Japan Times02:45 10-Apr-25

Te Pāti Māori to run candidates in general seats at next election Radio New Zealand01:51 10-Apr-25

Chris Hipkins Speech: Treaty Principles Bill Second Reading Scoop01:51 10-Apr-25

‘Grubby’ treaty principles bill voted down in New Zealand parliament Yahoo! UK & Ireland01:47 10-Apr-25

New Zealand parliament rejects controversial indigenous law The Straits Times01:44 10-Apr-25

Ka Mate Te Pire- Ka Ora Te Mana O Te Tiriti, O Te Iwi Māori Scoop01:21 10-Apr-25

Watch: Te Pati Māori film crew ejected from public gallery Radio New Zealand00:50 10-Apr-25

Successful Vision Mātauranga Research Projects Announced Scoop22:28 9-Apr-25

Watch: Seymour faces demise of Treaty Principles Bill without PM or deputy New Zealand Herald21:58 9-Apr-25

Te Tiratū Iwi Māori Partnership Board Hosts Inaugural Forum With Health Providers To Strengthen Whānau Voices In Waikato Scoop18:30 9-Apr-25

Need For Māori Wards On Council Behind Teen's Hikoi To Tauranga Scoop04:56 9-Apr-25

Great Ride: Iwi, Mayors, Tourism Partners Team Up To Finish Mountains To Sea Cycle Trail Scoop04:56 9-Apr-25

Whānau at the forefront for researchers University of Otago (Press Release)00:21 9-Apr-25

Iwi, mayors, tourism partners team up to finish cycle trail Radio New Zealand22:22 8-Apr-25

Care Experience Rangatahi Fear They’ll Be Stripped Of Basic Human Right After Section 7AA Repeal Scoop20:58 8-Apr-25

Kura Productions Celebrates Its 21st Birthday Scoop20:40 8-Apr-25

Peters at 80: 50 years of political comebacks Radio New Zealand19:59 8-Apr-25

Teen boy's hikoi for Māori wards Radio New Zealand18:44 8-Apr-25

Hayden Tee Flew All the Way From Australia to Play Lance in & Juliet Playbill16:41 8-Apr-25

Winston Peters at 80: the populist’s populist clocks up 50 years of political comebacks The Conversation (AU)15:02 8-Apr-25

The haka that led to a serious political standoff with the powerful Privileges Committee Radio New Zealand13:12 8-Apr-25

Pink pineapples, cancer and farming: Liberal new genetics laws on the way for NZ New Zealand Herald13:08 8-Apr-25

Different systems of knowledge – together, stronger NewsRoom13:05 8-Apr-25

A haka, a political standoff, and tikanga in Parliament NewsRoom13:05 8-Apr-25

Minister called out over 'race-baiting' language on school lunch issue Radio New Zealand03:30 8-Apr-25

High Court rules Crown breached one of oldest Treaty Settlements Radio New Zealand23:15 7-Apr-25

AMA Finalists Announced For Te Māngai Pāho Mana Reo And Te Manu Taki Māori O Te Tau Tūī Scoop19:07 7-Apr-25

Mum traumatised by birthing staff's failure to adhere to tikanga Radio New Zealand14:37 7-Apr-25

How Māori People Are Reclaiming Psychedelic Mushroom Medicine Atmos04:07 7-Apr-25

‘It’s A Privilege’: Southland Students Journey Over 1500km To Celebrate, Reconnect With Māori Culture At Polyfest Scoop03:12 7-Apr-25

‘Clearly Anti-Māori’: Local Leaders Slam Member’s Bill On Race-Based Services Scoop02:22 7-Apr-25

The Hutt Valley man whose hāngī hankering became a business Radio New Zealand01:04 7-Apr-25

Speaker Communities Helping To Revitalise Te Reo Māori Scoop22:45 6-Apr-25

‘Should Put It To A Public Referendum’ Tauranga Proceeds With Māori Wards By-election Scoop21:26 6-Apr-25

Voting Opens In Te Awanui Ward By-election Scoop19:12 6-Apr-25

Rain brings joy at Māori field day Rural News Group17:30 6-Apr-25

Māori ward councillors prepare for election and referendum Radio New Zealand16:47 6-Apr-25

MWDI Māori Businesswomen’s Awards 2025: Celebrating The Power Of Wāhine Māori In Business Scoop16:08 6-Apr-25

Wellington Library trials new shelving system based on Māori deities Radio New Zealand00:50 6-Apr-25

Monique Fiso is out of the kitchen and leading the fight against industrial agriculture Radio New Zealand15:30 5-Apr-25

‘Formal warning’: Government orders four influencers to stop promoting gambling New Zealand Herald13:14 5-Apr-25

Australia-based Kapa Haka Rōpū Finds Home On Polyfest Māori Stage Scoop00:44 5-Apr-25

Marlon Williams: 'I want to think and dream in Māori' Radio New Zealand23:13 4-Apr-25

‘To be Maori is to be political’: Marlon Williams returns to his ancestral tongue The Sydney Morning Herald14:36 4-Apr-25

Scotland 2025 Summer Tour details in full as three fixtures confirmed Scotland Rugby News05:35 4-Apr-25

Scotland confirm 2025 summer tour Scottish Rugby - Official Site03:58 4-Apr-25

Tauranga Byelection: Q&As With The Five Candidates Scoop03:52 4-Apr-25

'It reconnects us' - Australian rangatahi get back to their roots at Polyfest Radio New Zealand02:52 4-Apr-25

New Zealand’s controversial bill to reinterpret treaty with Māori should be scrapped, committee … Yahoo! UK & Ireland01:06 4-Apr-25

Is whakapapa the answer to better health treatment? Radio New Zealand00:19 4-Apr-25

Complaint over teaching tikanga Māori in law schools rejected Radio New Zealand23:54 3-Apr-25

Minister celebrates defeat of Treaty Principles Bill, another urges Māori to accept 'trade… NewsTalk ZB22:31 3-Apr-25

Labour, Te Pāti Māori lose ground - new poll Radio New Zealand22:10 3-Apr-25

Government Turns Its Back On Mokopuna Scoop21:28 3-Apr-25

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