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![Debbie Ngarewa-Packer: 'If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it' - we need certainty on Whānau Ora](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Debbie Ngarewa-Packer: 'If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it' - we need certainty on Whānau Ora
OPINION: 'The Government continues to pursue a narrow-minded, anti-Māori agenda.'
![Paddy Gower on why Kiwis shouldn't get sucked into a political race debate](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Paddy Gower on why Kiwis shouldn't get sucked into a political race debate
The veteran journalist says the demographics are not wrong.
![Liam Dann: Don't let this tough economic cycle dim our national pride](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Liam Dann: Don't let this tough economic cycle dim our national pride
Opinion: We're not Switzerland or Ireland and we shouldn't try to be, says Liam Dann.
![Historic return of Wairarapa Lakes to Iwi ownership marks end of century-long dispute](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Historic return of Wairarapa Lakes to Iwi ownership marks end of century-long dispute
'Final chapter' in a century-long dispute between the Crown, settlers, and Wairarapa Māori
![Toxic clean-up refusal by Crown of Hāwera school site stalls Treaty of Waitangi deal](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Toxic clean-up refusal by Crown of Hāwera school site stalls Treaty of Waitangi deal
Hawera hapū wants Crown to clean up asbestos from claim site.
![Letters: David Seymour out of his depth on school lunch debate](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Letters: David Seymour out of his depth on school lunch debate
OPINION: Also in today's letters – rubbish council comms; that NZDF plane versus ferries.
![Real estate agent who refused to do Māori course 'knew the consequences'](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Real estate agent who refused to do Māori course 'knew the consequences'
REA: 'It’s not about indoctrination, it’s about raising awareness and understanding.'
![Occupied Northland school pulled from sale after vendor dies](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Occupied Northland school pulled from sale after vendor dies
Hapū members have occupied the former Tōwai School site since the end of March.
![Returning city land to mana whenua marks ‘exciting new relationship’](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Returning city land to mana whenua marks ‘exciting new relationship’
Returning land in central Tauranga to mana whenua has resolved a long-standing grievance.
![Manukau champion 'Nanny Annie' Candy gets honour](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Manukau champion 'Nanny Annie' Candy gets honour
A veteran educator is humbled by an award for services to Māori and local government.
![Letters: Sad farewell to an Auckland icon](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Letters: Sad farewell to an Auckland icon
OPINION: 'Thank you to the Caughey family and your staff... you will be so missed.'
![Te Pāti Māori wants Māori Parliament, issues declaration of independence](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Te Pāti Māori wants Māori Parliament, issues declaration of independence
Police say the thousands of protesters were 'well behaved'.
![Editorial: Day-of-disruption status inadvertently boosted by PM, Opposition leader](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Editorial: Day-of-disruption status inadvertently boosted by PM, Opposition leader
OPINION: Christopher Luxon and Chris Hipkins pumped up the protest by entering the debate.
![Ngāpuhi losing on average $500k a year, job losses likely](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Ngāpuhi losing on average $500k a year, job losses likely
The country's biggest iwi is to cut costs and staff.
![Anger after Assistant Speaker interrupts Whakatōhea rangatira during mihi](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Anger after Assistant Speaker interrupts Whakatōhea rangatira during mihi
The incident happened during the third reading of the Whakatōhea Treaty settlement.
![Unity at heart of historic hui and rally in Hawke’s Bay](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Unity at heart of historic hui and rally in Hawke’s Bay
The action coincides with a Te Pāti Māori protest, but organisers say it is separate.
![Dr Russel Norman: The fast-track bill puts Aotearoa up for sale](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Dr Russel Norman: The fast-track bill puts Aotearoa up for sale
OPINION: About 60 per cent of our conservation land could be up for grabs.
!['Unsupported by evidence': Auckland Council opposes fast-track bill](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
'Unsupported by evidence': Auckland Council opposes fast-track bill
It comes after hundreds marched on Parliament to protest the bill.
![John Tamihere: The big winners of next week's Budget are not Māori](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
John Tamihere: The big winners of next week's Budget are not Māori
OPINION: There's not much for Māori to celebrate in Budget 2024.
![Heniaka August honoured for services to community](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Heniaka August honoured for services to community
The Māori warden dedicates her QSM to her late husband.