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Tahua 2026: What will the next Budget mean for Māori health?

As Budget 2026 approaches, questions remain over what the Government’s health spending plans will mean for Māori communities following the disestablishment of Te Aka Whai Ora.

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Everlee Wihongi feeling ‘disappointment, sadness’ over delayed immigration hearing in US

Everlee Wihongi's lawyer says she is disappointed and sad after a hearing to allow her to argue for her release from immigration detention in the US has been postponed to next week

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University students to be impacted by Fees Free scheme changes

Changes to the Fees Free scheme set to impact all tauira at universities.

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Move-on orders bill passes first reading amid fiery backlash and packed public gallery

Community groups packed Parliament as the Government’s controversial move-on orders bill passed first reading, with critics warning it criminalises homelessness rather than address

21 hours ago

Major social housing shake-up announced

The government’s announced a major shake-up of social housing beginning in this year’s Budget.

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Māori health leaders warn proposed Pharmac changes could deepen inequities and cost lives

Māori health leaders warn proposed Pharmac diabetes medicine changes could worsen existing inequities for Māori and Pacific communities.

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University students to be impacted by Fees Free scheme changes

Changes to the Fees Free scheme set to impact all tauira at universities.

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Ngāti Porou leader Tā Tāmati Muturangi Reedy has died, aged 89

Tā Tamati Reedy, one of New Zealand’s foremost Māori academics, public servants and language advocates, has died, his whānau announced in a social media post.

18 hours ago

New Māori nurses coming through a changing health sector

As the Government rewrites Treaty clauses across 19 laws, a new $1M Southern Cross Healthcare fund is stepping in to secure the pathway for 23 Māori nursing students.

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After 50 years of mining, iwi questions Taharoa Ironsands’ relationship

Ngāti Mahuta ki te Tai Hauāuru is raising concerns over the ongoing operations of Taharoa Iron Sands Limited, with iwi members pointing to longstanding impacts in Taharoa

4 days ago

Record compensation payout for Yindjibarndi people after years long legal battle with mining giant

The Federal Court has awarded the Yindjibarndi people $150 million in compensation for economic and cultural loss caused by the mining of their land.

Friday, May 15, 2026

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Everlee Wihongi feeling ‘disappointment, sadness’ over delayed immigration hearing in US

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University students to be impacted by Fees Free scheme changes

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Ngāti Porou leader Tā Tāmati Muturangi Reedy has died, aged 89

National | Health

Tahua 2026: What will the next Budget mean for Māori health?

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Everlee Wihongi feeling ‘disappointment, sadness’ over delayed immigration hearing in US

University students to be impacted by Fees Free scheme changes

Move-on orders bill passes first reading amid fiery backlash and packed public gallery

Major social housing shake-up announced

Māori health leaders warn proposed Pharmac changes could deepen inequities and cost lives

University students to be impacted by Fees Free scheme changes

Ngāti Porou leader Tā Tāmati Muturangi Reedy has died, aged 89

New Māori nurses coming through a changing health sector

After 50 years of mining, iwi questions Taharoa Ironsands’ relationship

Record compensation payout for Yindjibarndi people after years long legal battle with mining giant

University students to be impacted by Fees Free scheme changes

Ōruanui marae rebuild: New wharekai and facilities after two-year closure

Northland’s storms test award-winning farm with ‘million-dollar’ herd

Ngāti Whakaue’s iwi-led Rotorua housing development starts at Ngongotahā

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