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Human Rights Commission calls for human rights-centred, Te Tiriti-based approach to AI

The Human Rights Commission is calling for a human rights and Te Tiriti-centred approach to artificial intelligence and digital technologies.

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Politics

National Party announces 2026 candidate list with no Māori in the top 10

National’s 2026 party list has just two Māori candidates in its top 20 and none in the top 10, as Christopher Luxon defends the party’s progress on Māori representation.

23 hours ago

Te Maruata urges government to reverse scrapping of Māori council partnerships

Te Maruata calls on the NZ government to preserve Mana Whakahono ā Rohe agreements, clarifying that these Māori council partnerships do not hand over decision-making power to iwi.

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‘Rongoā isn’t just massage’: Rongoā Māori prison rollout halted as practitioners defend traditional healing

Corrections Minister Mark Mitchell has halted a planned nationwide rollout of rongoā Māori in prisons, saying taxpayer funding should instead support practical employment skills.

2 days ago

Māori roll gains momentum as deadline looms after nationwide enrolment push

Ahead of the Māori Electoral Option deadline, over 2,300 voters switched to the Māori roll, driven by strong growth among rangatahi across all electorates.

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Unemployment hits 11-year high as Māori, rangatahi and Northland bear the brunt

Aotearoa’s unemployment rate has hit an 11-high of 5.6% Māori, rangatahi, and Te Tai Tokerau are bearing the brunt of the downturn.

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Indigenous

‘I am irawhiti’: Arapeta Hākura opens up on moko kanohi and identity.

From six years of academic research to personal truth: Arapeta Hākura’s journey to receiving her moko kanohi.

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Native Nations builds global connections for Indigenous youth

Beyond the country's major tourist centres, the Native Nations programme is proving that some of the richest Indigenous experiences are found in rural communities.

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Why Cook Islands Language Week matters in Aotearoa

With reo Māori Kūki 'Āirangi listed as endangered, Whakaata Māori's Jolyn Iro shares why keeping the Cook Islands language alive in Aotearoa is vital.

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Founder of Wairoa Māori Film Festival and Indigenous film champion Leo Koziol dies, aged 57

Leo died at his home in Nūhaka. His passing was confirmed by his whānau.

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Ihumātao today: How a decade-long occupation turned into papakāinga and reclamation

Ten years after one of Aotearoa's defining land occupations, Te Ahiwaru whānau are turning land reclamation into reality through papakāinga, food forests and mahi toi

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Regional

National | Language

Is English a ‘predator language?’

Regional | Rangatahi

Youth program closes its doors after seven years of supporting Ōpōtiki rangatahi

Politics | General Elections 2026

National Party announces 2026 candidate list with no Māori in the top 10

National | Artificial Intelligence

Human Rights Commission calls for human rights-centred, Te Tiriti-based approach to AI

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National Party announces 2026 candidate list with no Māori in the top 10

Te Maruata urges government to reverse scrapping of Māori council partnerships

‘Rongoā isn’t just massage’: Rongoā Māori prison rollout halted as practitioners defend traditional healing

Māori roll gains momentum as deadline looms after nationwide enrolment push

Unemployment hits 11-year high as Māori, rangatahi and Northland bear the brunt

‘I am irawhiti’: Arapeta Hākura opens up on moko kanohi and identity.

Native Nations builds global connections for Indigenous youth

Why Cook Islands Language Week matters in Aotearoa

Founder of Wairoa Māori Film Festival and Indigenous film champion Leo Koziol dies, aged 57

Ihumātao today: How a decade-long occupation turned into papakāinga and reclamation

Youth program closes its doors after seven years of supporting Ōpōtiki rangatahi

Marae solar project provides power and learning opportunities for iwi and local ākonga

Te Kopua Urupā under threat from Wairoa flood mitigation and airport projects

Unemployment hits 11-year high as Māori, rangatahi and Northland bear the brunt

Taranaki councils look to work with Māori after merger

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‘Rongoā isn’t just massage’: Rongoā Māori prison rollout halted as practitioners defend traditional healing

Ihumātao today: How a decade-long occupation turned into papakāinga and reclamation

National Party announces 2026 candidate list with no Māori in the top 10

Marae solar project provides power and learning opportunities for iwi and local ākonga

‘I am irawhiti’: Arapeta Hākura opens up on moko kanohi and identity.

Native Nations builds global connections for Indigenous youth