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21-year-old Māori-Tongan rangatahi secures council seat in rural Tararua

Keshaan Te Waaka, 21, has secured the Tamaki nui-a-rua Māori ward at the Tararua District Council, unseating incumbent Naioma Chase in a close race.

27 minutes ago
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‘A necessary evil’: Councillor on working with Wayne Brown again

A south Auckland councillor did not mince her words when asked how she felt about working with re-elected mayor Wayne Brown again, after a “politically difficult” first term.

4 hours ago
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‘I love Rotorua’: Trevor Maxwell becomes New Zealand’s undisputed longest-serving councillor

Trevor Maxwell becomes New Zealand’s longest-serving councillor, Māori ward stays intact.

12 hours ago
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Whitireia returned, Ngāti Toa Rangatira buys back whenua after 177 years

Ngāti Toa buys back 53ha Whitireia for just under $5m after 177 years, restoring iwi ownership. RNZ leases continue; return seen as cultural redress despite payment required.

1 day ago
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Kaipara District Council backs Craig Jepson election complaint in secret vote

Kaipara District Council has today in a secret vote backed an election process complaint letter from outgoing mayor Craig Jepson.

2 days ago
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Local Elections 2025: Final results confirm majority of councils reject Māori wards

24 out of the 42 councils across the country have decided to chop Māori Wards from future local elections.

1 day ago
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Veteran 1975 Land Marcher calls out Māori MPs for ‘selling us out’

1975 Land March veterans Deidre Nehua and Rose Lazarus-Spicer condemn Māori MPs for failing Māori, recalling hardship and ongoing protests over land, culture, and identity.

2 days ago
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20-thousand strong petition opposing Marine and Coastal Act reforms delivered to Parliament

A 20k-strong petition urges halting MACA Act reforms seen as stripping Māori customary rights; leaders condemn retrospective changes as divisive, while government insists on proceeding.

2 days ago
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Kapa-Kingi v Te Pāti Māori: Pita Tipene calls for focus on voters and kaupapa

After Eru Kapa Kingi accused Te Pāti Māori of a toxic culture, the party fired back. Ngāpuhi leader Pita Tipene says the focus should be on serving voters.

3 days ago
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‘Mean-spirited’: Māori lawyer joins calls to stop marine and coastal rights law changes

A veteran Māori lawyer has joined calls for the government to stop progress on a law making it harder for Māori to get customary marine title (CMT).

3 days ago

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