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Current Affairs | Boxing

NZ’s smallest professional boxer earns world title shot after split-decision win

NZ's smallest professional boxer, Emma Nesbit, beat Madoka Wada by split decision to earn a WBA world title fight against Isabel Rivero.

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Politics

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

17 hours ago

‘Go back to your own country’ is the laziest argument of all

It is an incredibly easy line to deploy. It requires no research, no cultural or geographical nuance, and no intellectual effort.

19 hours ago

‘Do it now’: One week left for Māori voters to switch rolls

Voters of Māori descent who want to change electoral rolls before the election have just less than a week to make their choice.

1 day ago

Opportunity Party unveils 2026 election list with Māori candidates in top 10

Opportunity has unveiled its election list with Māori candidates Eden Skipper and Pāpā Wharewera in the top 10 as the party eyes its first seats in Parliament.

3 days ago

Provocative or Practical? Green candidate’s bold voter drive sparks debate and engagement

The Waiariki candidate says criticism of images featuring young Māori women in bikinis and shirtless Māori men is far outweighed by online engagement and new Māori roll enrolment

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Indigenous

‘This is about my grief’: Transgender TikTok star opens up on moko kauae scrutiny

Popular TikTok influencer Te Warena Smith’s decision to wear a moko kauae provoked widespread controversy.

17 hours ago

‘People have known me by labels’ A Māmā’s journey on surviving trauma and rewriting her narrative

Matariki is the mother of stars and of reflection. Marei Karanga, a 26-year-old mum of three kids, breaks free from past labels and creating a new path forward.

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Te Wānanga Whakairo Rākau o Aotearoa welcomes its 51st intake

Ki Te Wānanga Whakairo Rākau o Aotearoa ki Rotorua. I pōhiritia ai te rangapū rima tekau mā tahi, e ora tonu ai nga mahi whakairo.

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Matariki: Hiwa-i-te-Rangi and the rangatahi turning aspirations into reality

Nixon Mohi and Keilani Wilcox are just two rangatahi making their dreams a reality during the Matariki season.

3 days ago

Watch: The Native Affairs investigation that exposed Allan Titford’s false claims

Allan Titford has been granted parole. The decision revisits one of New Zealand's most significant cases of misinformation, Te Roroa, and the legacy of false anti-Māori claims.

3 days ago

Regional

Sport | Commonwealth Games

Māori athletes deliver golden moments at Glasgow 2026

Current Affairs | Tā moko

‘This is about my grief’: Transgender TikTok star opens up on moko kauae scrutiny

Politics | Electoral Roll Option

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

Current Affairs | Boxing

NZ’s smallest professional boxer earns world title shot after split-decision win

Latest Videos

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

‘Go back to your own country’ is the laziest argument of all

‘Do it now’: One week left for Māori voters to switch rolls

Opportunity Party unveils 2026 election list with Māori candidates in top 10

Provocative or Practical? Green candidate’s bold voter drive sparks debate and engagement

‘This is about my grief’: Transgender TikTok star opens up on moko kauae scrutiny

‘People have known me by labels’ A Māmā’s journey on surviving trauma and rewriting her narrative

Te Wānanga Whakairo Rākau o Aotearoa welcomes its 51st intake

Matariki: Hiwa-i-te-Rangi and the rangatahi turning aspirations into reality

Watch: The Native Affairs investigation that exposed Allan Titford’s false claims

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

Te Wānanga Whakairo Rākau o Aotearoa welcomes its 51st intake

Mt Maunganui Mauao not ready to accept people yet, iwi says

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‘Go back to your own country’ is the laziest argument of all

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