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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

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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

40 minutes ago

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.

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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

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Mike Davidson: Greens give voters a different choice

The Greens say their policies offer an alternative to the direction set by the current Government.

2 days ago

Left-wing parties united on changing government, but not on how to get there

The Greens, Te Pāti Māori and Labour are all preparing to campaign on a shared goal of changing the Government

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Indigenous

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.

3 days ago

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.

4 days ago

A quiet trip to Fiji, now heading to the New York runway

Thirty years in the making, designer Amber Bridgman is taking her Fiji Fashion Week success straight to the New York runway this September.

4 days ago

NZFW: What makes Indigenous fashion worth its price?

At NZFW’s Indigenous Symposium, designers showcase slow fashion rooted in culture, skill, and survival. High prices reflect time, materials, and preservation of traditions.

5 days ago

Te Taura Whiri concerned recent Public Service Commission advice could discourage reo support

Te Taura Whiri i te Reo Māori has raised concerns over Public Service Commission advice that the Te Wiki o Te Reo Māori Parade could be politicised.

5 days ago

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Ferris urges Te Tai Tonga voters to split their vote

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Ferris urges Te Tai Tonga voters to split their vote

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

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

Mike Davidson: Greens give voters a different choice

Left-wing parties united on changing government, but not on how to get there

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

Y25 leaders 2026: Meet seven wāhine pioneers shaping the future

A quiet trip to Fiji, now heading to the New York runway

NZFW: What makes Indigenous fashion worth its price?

Te Taura Whiri concerned recent Public Service Commission advice could discourage reo support

Ferris urges Te Tai Tonga voters to split their vote

Victoria University cracks record number of Māori students

Community pressure pays off as Waimarino Health Centre work begins

Iwi deliver 150 homes for Tūranga whānau

Ngā Rauru launches bid to boost voting

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