‘Sport is the way community survives’: Bruce Nairn awarded Queen’s Service Medal
50 years ago, this QSM recipient set target to volunteer 10 per cent of his working week.
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ELE group collapse: 100 Christchurch workers identified after company went bust
Christchurch gears up to help laid-off workers and industry rallies in Auckland.
Construction labour firms, supporters unite to help sacked ELE group workers
'Ripple effect' a concern for hundreds of staff abruptly laid off before Christmas.
Nicola Willis says Te Matatini will get the financial commitment it needs
Willis affirmed that the new Government will honour its kapa haka commitment.
Opinion: Cultural and symbolic intent in English first approach
OPINION: Hard to believe that in 2023 we are having to justify te reo Māori names.
Mixing rēwena bread and manaakitanga
A Māori-owned Wellington bakery is mixing rewena bread with manaakitanga.
'Made me cry': Mystery gift-giver pays for meals, groceries and petrol then disappears
A Canterbury town is abuzz with the spirit of giving.
'What Christmas should be about': Community key theme at Whangārei Christmas events
Community members put their time aside in the spirit of Christmas.
Recycling centre 'getting through as much as possible' after fire
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ELE group collapse: Volunteers race to help hundreds of laid-off workers
Woolworths provided $25,000 of food vouchers for the laid-off workers.
Stay away from Matakana Island and don't fly drones as blaze continues
Firefighters responded to a blaze on Matakana Island off the Bay of Plenty.
Boris Sokratov: Government departments with Māori names diminish te reo
OPINION: Māori names should be immediately removed from all government departments.
'A deep sense of joy': Hana Seddon thanks Rotorua for supporting the Christmas Appeal
"Many tears of relief and gratitude, and plenty of wide smiles."
Port of Auckland celebrates first te reo Māori graduates
Pepeha, sentence structures, waiata and karakia made up the core of the curriculum.
Whānau Ora receives funding injection to boost vaccination rates
Govt announces $50 million to boost vaccinations, new app for personal health records.
Key Te Aka Whai Ora board member leaving role
Awerangi Tamihere is resigning from the Māori Health Authority.
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OPINION: Christmas is not about the gifts you get or how much you spend.
Broadcaster Oriini Kaipara leaving TV3 to take up Olympic role
I can be the Māori I was raised to be - Kaipara.
Shane Jones’ ‘pixie-like’ hapū comment labelled arrogant by iwi
Ngāti Ruanui taiao spokesperson Graham Young said the comments were derogatory.
Letters: Provide incentives to upskill - but only when it's appropriate
OPINION: Provide incentives to upskill staff, but only when it's necessary.
'True community hall' burns down in rural Waikato
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We don’t have a talent shortage, we have an opportunity shortage
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How Te Aute College shaped the man - and the Māori - I am today
Tama Potaka on why education is important for Māori
Jones calls time on 'frothy rhetoric' around the Treaty being a charter of indigenous sovereignty
New Zealand First MP Shane Jones pushes back on Treaty debate.
Crown opposes urgent Waitangi Tribunal claim to halt disestablishment of Māori Health Authority
"It is a blatant disregard of the principles of Te Tiriti," says Lady Tureiti Moxon.
Hamilton gets a little greener with completion of Mangaonua Gully project
New green space completed ahead of schedule.
'Pretty humbling': Tāmata Hauhā boss nominated for New Zealander of the Year
'You sit back and go, ‘Actually, we’ve done some pretty remarkable stuff.'
Waimahara is about remembering our responsibilities to water
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Grandparents step up for their grandchildren
KiwiHarvest is helping kaumatua raise their mokopuna.
The couple rethinking grave markers for Māori and Pasifika people
Susanna and Dain own LifeStone, a company helping to remember the dead.
Anaru Eketone: I do not suppport the Te Papa vandalism
Opinion: Damaging property for the sake of emphasising a message is not on.