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How Māori-designed gumboots led a 21-year-old to Buckingham Palace
The MokoBandz gumboots with Māori designs are sold in Bunnings stores.
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Jonathan Ayling: Immigration works when it strengthens society and the economy
OPINION: A free society can tolerate disagreement if people agree to disagree peacefully.
Racism claim after ‘good Samaritan’ charged, then found not guilty
He was young and Māori and had never encountered police. It didn't go well.
Marae reopens after $2.8m rebuild
Funding delays meant the wharekai upgrade took about 16 years to realise.
Former Labour deputy joins Stanford’s Māori advisory education group
Davis is a former associate Education Minister as well.
Complaint after teen with fractured shin received bone tissue from dead person
Her mother said she only learned of the graft as surgery was about to begin.
Wealthy businessman and iwi win 10-year lease for Waiheke's Stony Batter tunnels
A new shuttle is planned from a bay directly to the historic reserve to bring tourists.
'Thrive not survive': Start of housing project a proud day for iwi
The 38 single-level homes will be built on 3.5ha of leased iwi whenua.
'Wasted effort': Port ordered to compensate iwi $298k for unpaid cultural labour
Ports of Tauranga must pay iwi after aborting a resource consent application.
Learning te reo at 80: How Witi Ihimaera reclaimed his identity after decades of silence
The author of The Whale Rider recounts his challenging year.
‘Major breach’: Tribunal says Treaty overhaul in education ‘may be worse’ than Treaty Principles Bill
The report says the Crown broke partnership, active protection and good government.
Ngāi Tahu preparing to renegotiate parts of Treaty settlement amid major conservation law reforms
Minister Potaka's reforms are the most significant in nearly four decades.
Māori Queen meets King Charles with smile and handshake at Buckingham Palace
It's the first time the pair have met as reigning monarchs.
'Proud kaiako' launch te reo learning platform for schools nationwide
Ten schools across the country tested Whatakai Rokiroki before its official launch.
Richard Shaw: Brooke Van Velden's citizenship test plan raises questions over purpose and proof
OPINION: Brooke Van Velden says the test responds to a loss of Kiwi identity.
AI future for Māori stories: Who controls culture in the digital world?
A briefing says generative AI raises critical issues around cultural appropriation.
Councillors 'front up': Taupō Mayor makes first visit to marae
Taupō councillors convene a series of community forums to connect with constituents.
Founder of prisoner rehabilitation service charged with assaulting woman
The charge against Billy Macfarlane carries a maximum penalty of two years’ imprisonment.
Ngāpuhi joins Māori fisheries powerhouse in bid to boost fish returns
The deal lifts the collective's haul to 20,000 tonnes across 123 species.
Ahoy there! Waka hub gateway to Napier saved at council table, with a budget cut
Hard times meant Napier City Council had to rethink how much it could support the plan.
'It just makes me cry': Northland housing need dwarfs new state builds
More than 1000 families need state homes but Kāinga Ora sold 40 and is building just 165.
Right of first refusal: Iwi in frame as $250m Epsom campus sale progresses
Sale involves the Education Ministry, Public Works Act and treaty right of first refusal.
Hokianga hospital owner plans hui and meeting circuit after $2.3m loss
Firm BDO has drawn up a new, five-year financial plan after 2025's deficit.
Opposition warns reforms open up conservation estate to sale as Government pushes on
Tama Potaka says the reforms will modernise conservation law and boost growth.
Māori Queen meets Prince William at Windsor Castle
Eight generations of tūpuna have engaged with the British royals.
Celebrity Treasure Island’s Louis Davis: How a 'boring' Kiwi dad got 4 million followers
"I'm proud of that - no one has to be harmed in my success".
Adam Pearse: Labour senses chances as Kapa-Kingi’s new party deepens Māori seats turmoil
OPINION: Te Pāti Māori will want to draw a line under the tension that has consumed it.
Te Whare Wānanga o Awanuiārangi valedictorian linking blockchain and Māori knowledge
More than 1200 Gisborne and Tairāwhiti students enrolled from 2022 to 2026.
Mortuary waste has long been a bane of te ao Māori. A small town’s got a ‘pioneering’ plan to solve it
'There is no blueprint for what we are doing, so there are a lot of unknowns.'
Mariameno Kapa-Kingi on Te Tai Tokerau party
Mariameno Kapa-Kingi spoke at a stand-up on Tuesday.