Te Ao Māori
Māori input crucial in alcohol harm reduction bill, says consultant
There are renewed calls for greater consultation and consideration of Māori needs as new alcohol laws are considered.
Aotearoa Māori Surf Champs gets underway
The Aotearoa Māori Surf Champs are back on this year in Northland after being cancelled due to Covid-19.
Cost of health inequities mainly borne by Māori study finds
A new study has found that health inequities between Māori and non-Māori adults cost more than $860 million a year.
New NCEA tests could jeopardise Māori and Pacific students' achievement rates
The warning comes from an independent evaluation of a trial-run of online tests in reading, writing and maths involving 16,000 mostly Year 10 students in July.
Exploring the 'good, bad and the ugly' of Taranaki heritage
The first Taranaki Heritage Month is being praised for being brave enough to tackle darker elements of the province's colonial history.
'Funding a Pākehā retirement system': Report details disparities for retiring Māori
With a lower life expectancy, health disparities, and fewer savings, new research has highlighted the grim prospect of retirement for many Māori.
Challenges ahead as interest in Māori dialects grows
As more and more Māori reclaim their language, many are growing curious about the rangi or dialect of their own iwi, but for some, this is proving challenging.
'A new dawn' in Far North: Mayor, councillors welcomed with pōwhiri
Five hundred people gathered to pōwhiri New Zealand's first mayor to have also stood for a Māori ward, and his Far North District Council.
Rangatahi exclusion, and disadvantage highest in the regions
Rangatahi Māori are still being excluded and disadvantaged at a much higher rate than Pākehā youth.
The latest Taiohi Insights report from Te Rourou, Vodafone Aotearoa Foundation, shows in 2021, 38%… Audio
Breast cancer survivor urges wāhine Māori to get mammograms
A group of Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei artists have joined an effort to try and turn around plummeting breast screening numbers for wāhine Māori.
Hundreds sign on for forum 'looking at education with a Māori lens'
An education symposium aims to address racism in schools and promote excellence for Māori students.
Historic Auckland pā settlement damaged by illegal tree planting
Illegal tree planting has caused irreversible damage to a sacred historic pā settlement on Ōwairaka / Mount Albert in Auckland.
'Stop bleeding us dry': Uproar at hui on water bottling consent
More than 300 people turned out to a community meeting in Whanganui last night to fight plans to sell water from an artesian bore near Whanganui River.
Mt Ruapehu mana whenua say lack of consultation over skifields insulting
Ngāti Rangi's Treaty settlement with the Crown recognises its rangatiratanga over the maunga and grants it a say in decisions - but it didn't even get a heads-up phone call when the skifields went… Audio
Iwi affronted by Ruapehu Alpine Lifts' lack of consultation
Ngāti Rangi, mana whenua at Ruapehu, says its dignity and rangatiratanga has been affronted because the mountain's skifield operator's didn't warn them the business could close.
Ruapehu Alpine Lifts… Audio
Māori advocates outraged police photos could be legalised
Māori advocates are outraged the Police Minister's suggesting law changes to allow officers to keep taking photos of people they deem suspicious, and it has set back promises of any transformational… Audio
New MP's swearing-in will make political history
For the first time in its history, women in New Zealand's Parliament will have an equal share of seats in the House.
New research explores impact of Covid-19 response on Māori
The impact of Covid-19 on Māori will be under the spotlight in new research that aims to improve future pandemic responses.
Hawke's Bay whānau desperate for awa name change near Clive
Mana whenua in Clive (Waipūreku) in Hawke's Bay (Te-Matau-a-Māui) are taking bold steps to reclaim the name of a nearby river, which they say was "usurped" from them.
Peter Ellis: court decision reaffirms tikanga relevance to legal framework
Analysis - Legal experts say the weighing up of tikanga Māori in the decision to posthumously exonerate Peter Ellis of child sex offences marks a seismic moment in the country's legal history.