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Te Ao Māori headlines with summaries.
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Govt advisor in firing line for 'potential conflict of interest' as Rātana speaker
31 Jan 2024A speaker accused of insulting Winston Peters and Shane Jones at Rātana is being investigated by the government department he works for.
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Govt's smokefree changes show 'clear breach' of treaty
31 Jan 2024A coalition of Māori health experts and advocates is calling for the Waitangi Tribunal to urgently hear a complaint on the government's planned repeal of changes to smokefree legislation.
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Ngāi Tahu chief executive resigns
31 Jan 2024Arihia Bennett has spent almost 12 years at the helm of her iwi.
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Three Waters cash funds environmental scholarships for Māori
31 Jan 2024The scholarships flow from the Three Waters reforms 'better-off funding' which remains up for grabs despite the National-led government's axing of the water shakeup.
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Finance Minister Nicola Willis attending Waitangi commemorations
30 Jan 2024Willis said she would be engaging directly with iwi leaders to see how the government could get "better results for Māori". Audio
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Critics of Waitangi Tribunal urged to listen: 'You may find we have the same goals'
30 Jan 2024Politicians such as Shane Jones should engage with the Waitangi Tribunal over a possible new constitution rather than condemn it from the outset, a Māori leader says. Audio
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Ruapekapeka Pā road fix opens up history
30 Jan 2024The sealing of a once perilous road means visitors to significant battle sites no longer have to risk life and limb to get there.
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Northland MP 'condemns' boat ramp protest ahead of fishing competition
27 Jan 2024Grant McCallum has called a local iwi's blockade of the boat ramp "illegal actions".
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Labour Te Tai Tonga MP retires, warns 'Te iwi Māori will not roll over'
29 Jan 2024Labour MP Rino Tirikatene is retiring from politics after representing Te Tai Tonga from 2011 to 2023.
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Ngāti Kahu block boat ramp in fishing protest
26 Jan 2024A roadblock preventing fishers from using a boat ramp in the Far North has been lifted - but protesters say they will be backto make sure boats are not launched.
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Push for te reo Māori in South Wairarapa
29 Jan 2024South Wairarapa District Council is seeking the endorsement of a refreshed Māori Policy that will ingrain the use of te reo Māori within the organisation and community.
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The signs of a growing sense of unity across Māoridom
26 Jan 2024What a powerful iwi's actions tell us about the emerging response to the government.
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Taipa fishing competition protesters vow to continue demonstrations
26 Jan 2024The protest organiser says "It's now time for Māori to rise up, to intensify the struggle and make a stand".
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Hīkoi ki Waitangi: 'The purpose is to protect Te Tiriti'
25 Jan 2024Controversy over proposals about the Treaty of Waitangi is expected to breathe new life into an annual hīkoi.
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Māori artist and broadcaster Selwyn Muru dies, aged 86
24 Jan 2024One of his best-known works was 'Waharoa', a 7m-high wooden gateway that stands in Aotea Square.
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Take aim at commercial boats, not local fishers - Taipā competition organiser
28 Jan 2024The fishing competition organiser says a boat jetty protest by iwi members was misdirected.
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'Rhetorical hyperbole': Shane Jones on Treaty debate
Voters shouldn't fear debate when it comes to the Treaty Principles Bill, the NZ First minister says. Audio
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Historical site in danger of becoming a scrap yard, iwi member says
26 Jan 2024The owner of Rotorua's iconic Lakeland Queen paddle steamer has been given six months to move.
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'Māori will not sit idly by': PM warned against 'meddling with te Tiriti'
24 Jan 2024Rāhui Papa, a representative of the Kiingitanga and Waikato-Tainui, says they are watching the rhetoric coming out of the Beehive very closely.
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David Seymour skipping Rātana 'absolute ignorance' - Opposition MPs
24 Jan 2024Opposition MPs from the Green and Labour parties have called out ACT leader David Seymour's no-show at Rātana today, saying it is a display of ignorance about the Māori world.
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Luxon repeats 'No intention, no commitment' to ACT's Treaty Principles Bill
24 Jan 2024There may be no commitment or intention to support it past the first reading at this point, but the PM has repeatedly refused to categorically rule out further support for it.
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In pictures: 2024 Rātana celebrations
24 Jan 2024Politicians from almost every party in Parliament appeared at Rātana Pā on Wednesday. The PM acknowledges he was challenged, but says he enjoyed the discussions.
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Rātana celebrations begin, politicians set to arrive
24 Jan 2024Larger numbers are expected to attend celebrations, to continue talks which began last week,
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Mitre10 changes bathroom product names 'out of respect for te reo'
The home improvement chain's 'Legacy' brand used te reo Māori names for items such as toilet seats, toilet roll holders, robe hooks, grab rails and towel rails.
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