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Far North District Council votes to remove Councillor Davina Smolders from Māori committee

Far North Council votes 11-3 to remove Cr Davina Smolders after legal warnings over natural justice were rejected by Mayor Moko Tepania.

2 hours ago
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Te Pāti Māori reveals new ‘Kiwi Tax Plan’ if elected

Te Pāti Māori has unveiled its "Kiwi Tax Plan", which uses similar income tax models to those of other countries like Australia and the United Kingdom.

1 day ago
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Ferris urges Te Tai Tonga voters to split their vote

Independent Te Tai Tonga MP Tākuta Ferris is urging supporters to give him their candidate vote while sending their party vote to the left as he campaigns to retain the seat in Nov

2 days ago
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Hana-Rāwhiti Maipi-Clarke calls on govt to honour Waikato and Waipā awa commitments

Hana-Rāwhiti Maipi-Clarke urges government to honour Waikato-Tainui commitments after PC1 pause; Winston Peters defends halt, calling PC1 costly and harmful to farmers.

2 days ago
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ACT’s ‘one law for all’ policy an attempt to re-litigate Treaty Principles Bill, expert says

ACT’s new constitutional policy seeks to restrict Treaty clauses and the use of tikanga in courts, in what Treaty law expert Carwyn Jones calls an attempt to re-litigate its failed

2 days ago
Indigenous
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How Whakaata Māori helped inspire Englishman’s reo journey

Ronik Shah, inspired by Māori content like the Taringa podcast, learned te reo Māori, now assisting in a reo immersion program, showing language learning is open to all.

1 day ago
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How the nannies of the Kīngitanga get waiata perfect for Koroneihana

Kīngitanga ruruhi have rigorously trained for Koroneihana waiata, travelling long distances and practising since the 1970s.

1 day ago
Te Ao Māori News

‘Thank you for trusting me in this role’: Shane Taurima steps down from Whakaata Māori

After eight years as the Kaihautū of Whakaata Māori, Shane Taurima is resigning at the end of 2026.

2 days ago
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Māori literature makes waves at children and young adults’ book awards

The growing space of Māori storytelling within Aotearoa’s children’s literature shone brightly this week as Māori took out major awards.

6 days ago
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Y25 leaders 2026: Meet seven wāhine pioneers shaping the future

Te Ao Māori journalist Natasha Hill catches up with seven wāhine Māori selected for Y25 2025.

6 days ago
Regional
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Upper Hutt weighs Māori wards for next two local elections

Upper Hutt’s council is revisiting Māori wards for the 2028 and 2031 elections while its own future remains up in the air.

7 hours ago
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‘About us, without us’: Trust seeks rewrite of Rotorua lakes funding deal

Trust's proposal to transfer $2m in funding opens wider debate on lake management.

10 hours ago
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Te ao Māori mourns language champion Rauru Broughton

Taranaki mourns Rauru Broughton, revered advocate for te reo Māori and iwi radio. A Ngā Rauru kaumātua, he championed West Coast dialect revitalisation.

23 hours ago
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Horizons calls halt to 11 iwi partnership processes ahead of RMA repeal

Horizons Regional councillors have agreed to wind down the Mana Whakahono ā Rohe processes initiated by 14 iwi entities and shift toward alternative partnership arrangements.

1 day ago
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Independent review clears Horizons councillor of breaking rules

Elijah Pue has been cleared of breaching conflict-of-interest rules after an independent legal review found he had no financial interest in a Ngā Wai Tōtā work programme decision.

2 days ago

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