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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.

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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.

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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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Government rejects Tribunal call to halt Treaty Clause Review after finding Crown in major breach

The Government will press ahead with its Treaty Clause Review despite a Waitangi Tribunal report finding the Crown breached Treaty principles and urging the reforms be halted.

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Enrolment system failures alleged to threaten to disrupt Māori Electoral Option days before deadline

Māori Party demands answers over enrolment disruption days before roll deadline

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Indigenous

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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Māori-led AI: How artificial intelligence could reshape housing for whānau

Architect James Berghan explores Māori-led AI tools to help whānau design bespoke, culturally responsive homes while protecting indigenous data sovereignty.

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Te Matatini o Ngā Taniwha: Live draw set for Tūrangawaewae marae

Tune in live as Te Matatini o Ngā Taniwha reveals performance schedules at Tūrangawaewae marae, featuring a new, fairer pool draw system

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Reo Māori | Environment

Wetland restoration project takes root in Ruatoki

Indigenous | Cook Islands

Why Cook Islands Language Week matters in Aotearoa

Indigenous | Obituary

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

Politics | Aotearoa

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

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‘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

Government rejects Tribunal call to halt Treaty Clause Review after finding Crown in major breach

Enrolment system failures alleged to threaten to disrupt Māori Electoral Option days before deadline

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

Māori-led AI: How artificial intelligence could reshape housing for whānau

Te Matatini o Ngā Taniwha: Live draw set for Tūrangawaewae marae

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

Taranaki councils look to work with Māori after merger

Bridge upgrades to boost Mountains to Sea Great Ride experience

Rotorua homelessness: Council launches strategy to tackle housing challenge

Funding for Whanganui’s Balgownie landfill investigation

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