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‘The Other Side of Me’: Gary Lang’s powerful story of identity and survival

An intimate and deeply personal contemporary work exploring identity, adoption and the enduring impacts of the Stolen Generations will open this week in Meanjin, Brisbane.

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Politics

‘Tapahi, motuhia te here’ – Calls for government to condemn US strikes on Iran

Opposition parties criticise the Government’s stance on Iran strikes, calling for de-escalation, diplomacy and a stronger commitment to international law.

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Māori in Dubai seek shelter amid Middle East strikes

Māori in Dubai shelter underground as Iran tensions rise, while an economist warns of possible impacts at home.

16 hours ago

Move-on orders for rough sleepers ‘won’t fix it’, warn Gisborne Māori Wardens

Rough sleeping has troubled Tairāwhiti for decades, Mayor Rehette Stoltz says.

21 hours ago

Ngāti Ruapani, Crown sign $24m Treaty settlement at Waikaremoana

Ngāti Ruapani mai Waikaremoana and the Crown have signed a Deed of Settlement for historical Treaty claims dating back to 1866, at Waikaremoana in Te Urewera.

2 days ago

Protest and partnership: The paradox of Māori charter schools under Seymour

Seymour backs many Māori charter schools as freedom and choice, while opposing Māori frameworks in state policy; iwi pursue kura for mana motuhake, revealing political tension, generational aims.

4 days ago

Indigenous

Tama Te Uaua wharenui rededicated with hopes of strengthening whānau ties

Hundreds gathered in Kaihu, west of Whangārei, at the weekend to rededicate the 108-year-old wharenui Tama Te Ua Ua.

17 hours ago

First Nations in Quebec stand behind indigenous elder after aggressive raid on cabin

Eight wildlife officers sought to charge an Elder with poaching for possession of a woodland caribou, which the Innu Nation says it never agreed not to hunt.

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Te Matatini 2027: New haka champions for Mataatua

Six teams qualify for Te Matatini 2027 from the Mataatua Kapa Haka Regional Competition held at Te Kāeaea o Tūwhakaea in Whakatāne.

2 days ago

Te Matatini 2027: Day 1 Mataatua Regionals

The Korosins kicked off the first of 25 kapa haka from the Mataatua region, with another 15 to take to the stage on Day 2.

3 days ago

Wāhine Māori are stepping up and leading change across Aotearoa

Wāhine Māori like Te Raina Ferris and Harlem Cruz lead culturally grounded change, mentoring women and opening kōhanga reo to strengthen te reo, identity, and community futures.

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Regional

Entertainment | Haka Theatre

Hawaiki TŪ Academy: A new professional pathway for haka theatre

Politics | Iran

‘Tapahi, motuhia te here’ – Calls for government to condemn US strikes on Iran

Politics | Māori

Māori in Dubai seek shelter amid Middle East strikes

Australia | Aboriginal

‘The Other Side of Me’: Gary Lang’s powerful story of identity and survival

Latest Videos

‘Tapahi, motuhia te here’ – Calls for government to condemn US strikes on Iran

Māori in Dubai seek shelter amid Middle East strikes

Move-on orders for rough sleepers ‘won’t fix it’, warn Gisborne Māori Wardens

Ngāti Ruapani, Crown sign $24m Treaty settlement at Waikaremoana

Protest and partnership: The paradox of Māori charter schools under Seymour

Tama Te Uaua wharenui rededicated with hopes of strengthening whānau ties

First Nations in Quebec stand behind indigenous elder after aggressive raid on cabin

Te Matatini 2027: New haka champions for Mataatua

Te Matatini 2027: Day 1 Mataatua Regionals

Wāhine Māori are stepping up and leading change across Aotearoa

Move-on orders for rough sleepers ‘won’t fix it’, warn Gisborne Māori Wardens

Far North to use $5m cash injection to shift gears on pending rates

Te Matatini 2027: New haka champions for Mataatua

Tāmaki Makaurau community house struggle to stay open

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