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Coalition parties want to ‘bury’ Waitangi Tribunal for exposing Treaty breaches - Lady Tureiti Moxon

A leading Māori health advocate says efforts to abolish or limit the Waitangi Tribunal are an attempt to “bury” a body that exposes Treaty breaches.

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Coalition parties want to ‘bury’ Waitangi Tribunal for exposing Treaty breaches - Lady Tureiti Moxon

A leading Māori health advocate says efforts to abolish or limit the Waitangi Tribunal are an attempt to “bury” a body that exposes Treaty breaches.

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Debbie Ngarewa-Packer leads Te Tai Hauāuru poll

Poll shows Debbie Ngarewa-Packer leading Te Tai Hauāuru, but high undecided and campaign pause keep race open; cost of living leads issues, Greens gain in party vote.

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Former Speaker Adrian Rurawhe passes

Former Speaker and Labour MP Adrian Paki Rurawhe has died after illness. A respected Rātana and Ngāti Apa leader, he served as MP 2014–2024, including Speaker in 2022–23

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Poll battleground: Te Tai Tonga candidates in long political shadow

Te Tai Tonga candidates found themselves in the shadow of Tākuta Ferris’ expulsion from Te Pāti Māori, during the opening salvos of Whakaata Maori’s first Whakatau 2026 debate.

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Te Tai Tonga: Is the Māori vote shifting back to Labour?

Analysis: Polling in Te Tai Tonga points to shifting party support, split-voting trends, and a possible Labour comeback in Māori electorates

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‘Finding a home for our spirit’: New whare for neurodivergent whānau opens in Auckland

Whare Wairua opens in Whangaparāoa, blending te ao Māori and neurodivergent-led care for holistic whānau wellbeing.

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Whale bone taonga make it to France despite CITES hurdles

The French import permits were granted on departure day, while New Zealand’s export permits arrived the day before.

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The powerful have figured out how to work together. Journalists need to catch up

Analysis: It was a set of interviews I did on the Māori delegation to Israel for Te Ao with Moana recently – and the release of the Nicky Hager book Dirty Work – that took me back

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As climate disasters multiply, Indigenous governance offers a way forward

A global report shows Indigenous governance and knowledge boost climate resilience. Case studies from the Amazon to Nepal urge legal recognition, direct funding, and partnerships.

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Rauawaawa Kaumātua Olympics celebrates 20 years

Kaumātua from across the North Island gathered in Hamilton to celebrate 20 years of the Rauawaawa Kaumātua Olympics.

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Whakatau 2026 | Te Tai Hauāuru

Debbie Ngarewa-Packer leads Te Tai Hauāuru poll

Whakatau 2026 | Adrian Rurawhe

Former Speaker Adrian Rurawhe passes

Whakatau 2026 | Māori

Poll battleground: Te Tai Tonga candidates in long political shadow

Whakatau 2026 | Lady Tureiti Moxon

Coalition parties want to ‘bury’ Waitangi Tribunal for exposing Treaty breaches - Lady Tureiti Moxon

Latest Videos

Coalition parties want to ‘bury’ Waitangi Tribunal for exposing Treaty breaches - Lady Tureiti Moxon

Debbie Ngarewa-Packer leads Te Tai Hauāuru poll

Former Speaker Adrian Rurawhe passes

Poll battleground: Te Tai Tonga candidates in long political shadow

Te Tai Tonga: Is the Māori vote shifting back to Labour?

‘Finding a home for our spirit’: New whare for neurodivergent whānau opens in Auckland

Whale bone taonga make it to France despite CITES hurdles

The powerful have figured out how to work together. Journalists need to catch up

As climate disasters multiply, Indigenous governance offers a way forward

Rauawaawa Kaumātua Olympics celebrates 20 years

Whakaata Māori-Curia poll reveals major shift in Te Tai Tonga race

Historic Tairāwhiti Poukai: 800 visitors expected at Te Poho-o-Rāwiri Marae

‘Time to grow up’: Rotorua councillors clash over reserve transfers

Ngāti Rangi blasts Horizons over complaints process after young iwi leader cleared of conflict concerns

Local advice call for Taranaki kaimoana reserves

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Whakaata Māori-Curia poll reveals major shift in Te Tai Tonga race

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