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Regional | Elections

Māori enrolments reach record levels, but turnout remains a concern

With just 60 days to go until the General Election, Ngā Iwi o Taranaki have launched an initiative called The Landline to encourage their people to enrol and vote.

23 minutes ago

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Māori public servants feeling weight of cuts as thousands strike nationwide

Nearly 10,000 public servants have walked off the job nationwide, with Māori workers pointing to pay, job losses and pressure on Te Tiriti and kaupapa Māori.

12 hours ago

The ‘protester’ behind the headlines: Kōkā Sharon Campbell takes on Shane Jones

The Tūranga educator and reo Māori stalwart says her protest at a New Zealand First meeting was for her mokopuna and to encourage Māori to vote.

15 hours ago

Māori and Pacific health leaders call for release of medical admissions review

Māori and Pacific health leaders are urging the Government to release its review of targeted medical admissions, saying debate over the schemes must be based on evidence.

1 day ago

‘Saddle up’ Te Tiriti petition to travel from Waimārama to Parliament on horseback ahead of election

Riders will travel from Waimārama to Parliament carrying a petition to protect Te Tiriti, as the Government pushes ahead with its review of Treaty clauses in law.

1 day ago

Luxon wants to ‘showcase’ Māori identity at PIF amid strained Crown-Māori relations

PM Luxon plans to showcase Māori identity at the 2026 PIF while facing domestic Treaty tensions, joining the Troika as NZ pushes regional security, climate, and development goals.

2 days ago

Indigenous

Sámi hunting heritage connects Indigenous broadcasters on Norway hīkoi

Whakaata Māori was in Norway for the World Indigenous Broadcasting Network conference, sharing Indigenous knowledge and strengthening global connections.

21 hours ago

‘Kia orana, Winston, I am a descendant of the Cook Islands’: Greenpeace responds to Peters’ racism claim

A Cook Islands-descended Greenpeace spokesperson has hit back at Winston Peters after the Foreign Minister accused the environmental group of “pure racism” and “white colonialism”

2 days ago

Indigenous media ‘essential’ to democracy, says former Sámi Parliament president

Aili Keskitalo told a gathering of global Indigenous broadcasters that their work was crucial to holding the powerful to account.

2 days ago

‘From raupatu to rauora’ - Te Arikinui delivers annual address

Te Arikinui Kuini Nga wai hono i te po delivers her annual address to mark her second Koroneihana.

4 days ago

First WIBN global Indigenous journalism award winner announced

The winner was announced at the World Indigenous Broadcasting Network conference in Sápmi, Norway.

5 days ago

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Māori public servants feeling weight of cuts as thousands strike nationwide

Politics | Protest

The ‘protester’ behind the headlines: Kōkā Sharon Campbell takes on Shane Jones

Current Affairs | Dolphins

Iwi petition hits 10k signatures to ban bottom trawling and save the last 48 māui dolphins

Regional | Elections

Māori enrolments reach record levels, but turnout remains a concern

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Māori public servants feeling weight of cuts as thousands strike nationwide

The ‘protester’ behind the headlines: Kōkā Sharon Campbell takes on Shane Jones

Māori and Pacific health leaders call for release of medical admissions review

‘Saddle up’ Te Tiriti petition to travel from Waimārama to Parliament on horseback ahead of election

Luxon wants to ‘showcase’ Māori identity at PIF amid strained Crown-Māori relations

Sámi hunting heritage connects Indigenous broadcasters on Norway hīkoi

‘Kia orana, Winston, I am a descendant of the Cook Islands’: Greenpeace responds to Peters’ racism claim

Indigenous media ‘essential’ to democracy, says former Sámi Parliament president

‘From raupatu to rauora’ - Te Arikinui delivers annual address

First WIBN global Indigenous journalism award winner announced

Māori enrolments reach record levels, but turnout remains a concern

No more vape stores in Awanui

Broken and tired: Gisborne Hospital ED Nurses to strike on Wednesday

Te Arawa Lakes Trust cuts 15 jobs, blames decades of underfunding

Council offers help with Taranaki Maunga park plan

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