Most Waikato councils opt for Māori wards
The most recent council set to establish the wards is Hauraki District Council.
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The council voted against the wards in 2018, but councillors now 'committed to the mahi'.
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Whānau concluded the inquest with moving waiata, haka and karakia.
‘I went from people reporting on me to reporting my own stories’
“Smash through these doors and build a new one for everyone," reporter Will Sangster says.
Niuean 'piece of cake' wins national art award
"It is a wonderful marker to celebrate our reo and how proud I am to be Māori.”
Labour Māori strategist sees silver red lining in dark blue cloud
Māori voted strategically in the seven electorates
The kapa haka competition connecting to a tool for healing
Kapa haka in Kirikiriroa is being used as a healing power of culture.
War medals ceremony to be held in Waitangi this weekend
The ceremony will return medals to the whānau of 75 Māori veterans.
Kora back with funky single Dancing in the Rain
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Greater Wellington Regional Council says yes, Auckland Council says no
GWRC will establish a Māori constituency for the 2025 local government elections.
Auckland Council votes no to Māori seats at 2025 local body elections
Change will not be made while same voices are heard around the table: Cr Angela Dalton.
Council says it won't introduce Māori Wards
The council says it made the decision after consulting the community.
After bruising vote, Indigenous Australians say ‘reconciliation is dead’
New York Times: Aboriginal leaders say a permanent shift in race relations is underway.
Who are the ‘kōhanga reo generation’?
The 2023 election saw a changing of the guard in Māori political representation.
Online safety for indigenous women theme at Netsafe conference
One in three Māori experience racial abuse and harassment in New Zealand.
Lloyd Matiu Whiri: 'I broke the chains of the past, picked it up and owned it'
Emerging new Māori digital artist changes his course in life.
Debbie Ngarewa-Packer says Māori voters had a 'negative experience'
Te Pāti Māori says voting was 'unpleasant' for some Māori, Electoral Commission disagrees.
Retired cop Pieri Munro returns to force in top Māori police role
Former superintendent back in blue as deputy chief executive for iwi and communities.
Wrestling: Speed v power in ultimate showdown
Māori wrestler Tee Hawke shapes up for the biggest match of his career.
Tūhoe claim Genesis management ‘far more destructive than Gabrielle’
Genesis Energy denies causing damage to the lake environment.
New director for long-term child health and development study
Moana Theodore is the third director in the 51 years of the Dunedin Study.
It's official - Māori wards will feature in district
The wards will be in place for the 2025 and 2028 election.
Legacy of staunch Tairāwhiti advocate Tuta Ngarimu will live on forever
Tuta Ngarimu might be gone, but he will never be forgotten.
Hoons on dunes: Occupation in Far North highlights wider problem iwi ranger says
Two hapū of Ngāti Kahu, have been occupying a stretch of Whatuwhiwhi Road.
Miriama Smith: 'There was this sense that we were being boxed into an idea of being Maori'
"Never be too proud to ask for help and never be too stubborn to receive it."
Tauranga to host Te Pūtake o te Riri commemoration of New Zealand Wars
Tauranga is hosting this year's Te Pūtake o te Riri - the commemoration of the NZ Wars.
Funding boost for indigenous start-ups
Four start-up organisations have received funding to support indigenous stories.
Maramataka the focus of new Puke Ariki Museum exhibition
Visitors can learn about the Māori lunar calendar and traditional practices of māra kai.
Midwife who exposed Oranga Tamariki uplift scandal dies
Ripeka Ormsby was the 'quiet hero' behind significant child welfare reforms.
First Iwi of Origin surf crown for Ngāpuhi
Iwi of Origin won by Ngāpuhi at the Aotearoa Māori Surfing Titles.
Opinion: Let us embrace pay transparency and the Pasifika leadership
In New Zealand, the ethnic pay gap is a reality we must confront.
How Te Pāti Māori caused two of the biggest election upsets
Be prepared for more of a shake-up in Parliament, new MPs say.
News in brief: Surf lifesavers back; Māori Battalion medals; five injured in crash
Catch up on new from around the region.
Post-election deals: Priorities and bottom lines, where National might be pushed
Bottom lines, priorities, and leverage - who holds the cards and how will they be played?