$12m Government boost to start work on geothermal power plant
The 25-megawatt plant is expected to create 190 jobs.
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How kaumātua coped during lockdown
"Zui will be like bread and butter" Wiremu Keepa said, after using Zoom in lockdown.
Lawyer for bottling giant heckled by gallery
Cries of 'greed' greet Creswell NZ counsel on day two of water hearing.
Iwi leader hits the road to encourage Treaty settlement vote
Iwi members are calling for voters on the "milestone" Treaty settlement.
Culturally significant volcanic area to return to iwi
Two Rotorua iwi successfully negotiate the return of culturally significant lands.
Bill passes to return Te Puia, Māori Arts and Crafts Institute to iwi
The bill was passed to return ownership of the iconic tourism operations to Rotorua iwi.
Whakatōhea settlement negotiators defend MPs' hui
Whakatōhea is the first iwi allowed to negotiate settlement while tribunal claims proceed.
Rotorua lawyer builds te ao Māori app to improve decision-making for Māori
"There are so many New Zealanders for whom it's [te ao Māori is] a real foreign world."
Iwi set to vote to receive $11.3m from Treaty settlement
Ngāti Rangitihi will begin an iwi-wide voting process.
Māori businesses suffer as exports to China reduce
Māori businesses have gone from their best year of export sales on record to their worst.
Te reo Māori use by under-fours widespread - research
A new study has found te reo Māori is flourishing among pre-schoolers.
Drive through hāngī: Would you like steamed pud with that?
Now you can get a real tasting ground hangi without getting out of your car.
Local Focus: Te Puia arts and crafts staff delighted with Govt investment
$7.6 million injected to preserve the institute. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Call for more legal protection of Māori cultural property rights
A law change is needed to protect cultural appropriation of Māori representation.
Budget 2020 wishlist: How Govt can better support Māori
"A number of our people don't have internet connections, they don't have that IT hook-up."
11th Annual Taite Music Prize 2020 winners announced online amid lockdown
The annual Taite Music Prize awards ceremony went virtual this year.
'Aw bro, you didn't have to': Rotorua carver goes viral for wholesomeness
"Wait, did someone gift some subs? Aw bro, you didn't have to."
Govt needs to broaden economic package: MP Todd McClay
"It's pretty tough for everybody ... having no customers coming in has been a real shock."
Chocolates smoked hāngī style - tu meke
Whitewood went to Dangerous Chocolate and said: "I've got this idea, what do you think?"
Local Focus: Kaituna Cut to be healed after 64 years
Maketū re-diversion finishes ahead of schedule. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Concerns social media exposure harming wāhi tapu
"Platforms like Instagram have made all our wāhi tapu ... just so accessible to anyone."
Local iwi 'front and centre' of body recovery operation: police
Police decide timing of recovery efforts, Ngāti Awa will lead the process itself.
Eruption survivor: Te Arawa treasure step closer to returning home
The carvings have been lost to the people of Rotorua for almost 130 years.
Māori Wardens doing it 'for the love of the people'
"We work with everybody ... It's just being that comforting approach".
Rotorua-based NZ Māori Arts and Crafts Institute puts on show in China
The contribution included a kapa haka performance and crafting of a taiaha.
Rotorua kapa haka group perform with SIX60 ahead of All Blacks game
Rotorua kapa haka performers have shared the stage with top kiwi band SIX60.
Keeping te reo alive in the business world
Rotorua businessman is taking steps to ensure kupu are right for the workplace.
Local Focus: Young Māori student translates for thousands of Chinese tourists
"They're in shock when they hear me speaking Chinese". Made with funding from NZ On Air.
How free te reo Māori classes are bringing Kiwis together
What are Te Wānanga o Aotearoa's te reo Māori classes like and why do people take them?
Epic voyage: Celestial navigators in Tauranga after sailing from Tahiti
Double-hulled sailing canoe Fa'afaite arrives in Tauranga Harbour after an epic trip.
'Boy' star in clip for Te Wiki o te Reo Māori
"It is awesome to see everyone getting into it, wanting to learn the language."
Taonga offered to Japanese people ahead of RWC
An enduring connection across the globe will remain long after the Rugby World Cup ends.
Tears and song in Parliament over pardon for Tūhoe leader
Rua Kēnana was wrongly arrested during a police invasion of Maungapōhatu.