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Heart surgery nan cheers on the clan at waka ama nationals
Mereana Hona is the face and voice of the Heart Foundation’s Stand Strong campaign.

Whanganui iwi will be at Tūrangawaewae to listen
The iwi head to Ngāruawāhia to support Māori action.

Waitangi Day remains an annual festival of unanswered questions
OPINION: Saturday is the right time for a national conversation.

Act won’t attend Rātana; Luxon and Peters set to speak
Act leader David Seymour says the Waitangi Day celebrations carry more significance.

Māori authority exports drop 16 per cent in September quarter
Stats NZ's tatauranga umanga Māori data for the September quarter show a drop in exports.

Fire repairs: 21-year wait for new marae kitchen
Fire destroyed the facilities in 2002 - the cyclone in 2023 showed how much they're needed

New kapa haka group wants to think outside the box and bring new ideas
'We wanted to continue building a movement of kaupapa Māori.'

Opinion: Getting to 60 gave me the feeling that I had beaten the odds
Turing 60 was a big deal for Anaru Eketone.

Tukoroirangi Morgan - We will not allow Government to roll Māori back to the dark ages
OPINION: The iwi is fighting for the hard-won progress that many generations fought for.

Tukoirangi Morgan on why the Waikato River is important to Māori
Tainui and the Crown sign the Waikato River Deed of Settlement. Video / Te Ara

Rising motor sport driver Kaleb Ngatoa will race full time
The 22-year-old will compete in Australasia’s top single-seater championship.

Whenua Māori mortgage breakthrough for whānau dreaming of home ownership
A new lending model could allow iwi to unlock whenua Māori for housing.

Thousands expected at national hui for unity at Turangawaewae
The hui is intended to unify the nation and hold the Government to account.

Opinion: Treaty of Waitangi bigger than petty politics
OPINION: No problem is insurmountable if willing hearts and minds are present.

Editorial: Luxon's leadership to be tested
OPINION: How the PM approaches Māori issues in 2024 will be crucial to relationships.

Manawa Udy on sustaining Māori business through political noise
Ngahere Communities' online store Konei opened its first retail store this month.

New movie by Waru filmmaker and Taika Waititi to premiere in Texas
We Were Dangerous will have its world premiere at the South by Southwest Film Festival.

Up to 80,000 expected at Waitangi this year
Between 60,000 and 80,000 people are expected at Waitangi this year.

Mum claims only thing OT taught her son was 'how to become a good ram-raider'
Mum is desperate for the return of her son from Oranga Tamariki.

Denis O’Reilly: The Parole Amendment Bill will be an extremely tough act to follow
OPINION: Prisons are already stretched and the new law won't make it any better.

Tūwharetoa weavers create 'largest' piupiu for prestigious art event
Group worked up to 12 hours a day over three months to complete garment.

Tributes flow after highly respected iwi leader dies
The leader was a pivotal figure in Treaty settlements.

Waikato-Tainui launches High Court action against the Government
Tuku Morgan: 'We do this to protect what has been hard-fought.'

Biosensor to protect kaimoana for future generations
A tool that can detect damaging seafood toxins is expected to change aquaculture.

Submissions quadruple on bid to rename National Park village as Waimarino
Iwi calling for the North Island tourist village to revert to its historical name.

'Smokefree generation': Aotearoa well on track to be smokefree next year
OPINION: NZ has recently had some of the most dramatic decreases in smoking in the world.

Editorial: Use of force on Māori suspects a grey area for police cleared up by body cams
OPINION: They are added protection for those being arrested and those making the arrest.

Ex-Nats MP cleared by police after family fight at mum’s tangi
Police say Alfred Ngaro and his whānau were cleared of assault claims.