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Former Wellington mayor back on the campaign trail ‒ in Australia

Tory Whanau is back as a political party staffer - this time in Australia as the campaign manager for a Green candidate in Victoria’s state election.

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‘Kia mau tonu te wairua o te Māori’: $10m funding boost for Te Māori Tū

Māori Development Minister Tama Potaka visited the Te Māori Centre on Friday alongside trustees of Te Māori Manaaki Taonga Trust following the Budget 2026 announcement.

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Tahua 2026: Pours billions into health and infrastructure but little new targeted funding for Māori

The Government says Budget 2026 is about fiscal restraint, frontline services and economic growth, including just one Māori-specific investment.

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Iwi radio drops threat of lawsuit as budget decisions loom

Iwi radio drops lawsuit as $16m TMP funding ends; baseline preserved. Politicians urge opportunities for Māori media amid budget uncertainty and needs-based policies.

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Aperahama Edwards to run for Te Pāti Māori in Te Tai Tokerau

Te Pāti Māori has announced Aperahama Edwards as its candidate for Te Tai Tokerau in this year’s election.

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Tahua 2026: ‘Mā is White Budget’ Māori told to prepare for disappointment

There are warnings Budget 2026 could deepen cuts across Māori focused funding in housing, health and education, with whānau expected to again bear the brunt of tighter spending.

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Indigenous

Māori and Mapuche communities connect in Kawerau

An Indigenous delegation from Chile and Argentina has travelled to Kawerau to share experiences and build connections around mana motuhake, land, health and Indigenous development.

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Influential Māori leader Tā Hirini Moko Mead dies aged 99

Considered one of the most influential thinkers and cultural leaders in te ao Māori over the past century, Tā Hirini Moko Haerewa Mead has died

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‘Te reo influencer’ named first Professor of te reo Māori at Victoria University

Professor Hona Black is an advocate for speaking te reo Māori i te mura o te ahi, in the heat of the moment, rather than carefully thinking through every word.

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‘Treaty obligations must not be diluted’: Iwi leaders oppose Government reforms

Iwi leaders say Govt plans to weaken or remove Treaty references in legislation risk undermining Māori rights, damaging Crown relationships and eroding partnership arrangements.

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First Māori head of nursing takes reins amid workforce crisis

Josephine Davis brings 40 years of experience into her historic new role at a time when deep health inequities demand Māori representation at the top.

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Regional

National | Eating disorders

Researchers call for more Māori expertise in treatment of eating disorders

Indigenous | Māori

Māori and Mapuche communities connect in Kawerau

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Ngāti Apakura revisit ancestral journey to safety

Australia | Tory Whanau

Former Wellington mayor back on the campaign trail ‒ in Australia

Latest Videos

‘Kia mau tonu te wairua o te Māori’: $10m funding boost for Te Māori Tū

Tahua 2026: Pours billions into health and infrastructure but little new targeted funding for Māori

Iwi radio drops threat of lawsuit as budget decisions loom

Aperahama Edwards to run for Te Pāti Māori in Te Tai Tokerau

Tahua 2026: ‘Mā is White Budget’ Māori told to prepare for disappointment

Māori and Mapuche communities connect in Kawerau

Influential Māori leader Tā Hirini Moko Mead dies aged 99

‘Te reo influencer’ named first Professor of te reo Māori at Victoria University

‘Treaty obligations must not be diluted’: Iwi leaders oppose Government reforms

First Māori head of nursing takes reins amid workforce crisis

Ngāti Apakura revisit ancestral journey to safety

Horizons approves Whangaehu partnership funding by slim majority

Diabetes wait times fall in Counties Manukau, but rising demand keeps pressure on services

Ngāpuhi, Ngāti Rēhia celebrate return of Kororipo Pā

Historic temple towers to come down as restoration begins

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‘Kia mau tonu te wairua o te Māori’: $10m funding boost for Te Māori Tū

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