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![Opinion: Why the haka protest marked a pivotal moment in NZ politics](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=871)
Opinion: Why the haka protest marked a pivotal moment in NZ politics
Young leaders drove the massive hīkoi, emphasising empowerment and unity in Aotearoa.
![Thumbs-up for central North Island village name change](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=871)
Thumbs-up for central North Island village name change
National Park Village is being renamed Waimarino.
![Lifetime achievement: Tā Pita Sharples and Neil Finn get Icon Awards](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=871)
Lifetime achievement: Tā Pita Sharples and Neil Finn get Icon Awards
Tā Pita Sharples and Neil Finn win the 2024 Arts Foundation Icon Award for lifetime achievement.
![NZME's local paper closures: How Wairoa's iwi is leading the way](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=871)
NZME's local paper closures: How Wairoa's iwi is leading the way
Wairoa Star, revived by iwi, offers advice to struggling papers amid NZME closures.
![Hamilton carver completes 'massive' whale bone pare](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=871)
Hamilton carver completes 'massive' whale bone pare
'Creating this pare was about honouring tradition and pushing boundaries ...'
![Māori sovereignty debate: Waitangi Tribunal invites critical dialogue](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=871)
Māori sovereignty debate: Waitangi Tribunal invites critical dialogue
Lady Tureiti Moxon: 'Māori iwi never ceded sovereignty; the Crown acts ultra vires.'
![Tohunga painting auction highlights Māori art's true cultural value](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=871)
Tohunga painting auction highlights Māori art's true cultural value
Academic says Goldie sale raises concerns over Māori cultural heritage and ancestral ties.
![Singer Jackson Owens brings ‘Something Good’ to fans with new release](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=871)
Singer Jackson Owens brings ‘Something Good’ to fans with new release
12 months since the release of ‘Now Forever’, Owens is back.
![Road cone fills temporary spot for tekoteko](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=871)
Road cone fills temporary spot for tekoteko
Ratepayers have been asked to help replace one of three tekoteko at Memorial Reserve.
![NZ's first non-binary MP presents maiden speech](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=871)
NZ's first non-binary MP presents maiden speech
Benjamin Doyle became a list MP based in Hamilton after Darleen Tana was ousted.
!['Holy s***, call 111:' Learner driver feels 'terrible' for airborne crash that injured four](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=871)
'Holy s***, call 111:' Learner driver feels 'terrible' for airborne crash that injured four
Craig Foliola's teen passenger spent a month in hospital but he's avoided a conviction.
![Hana-Rawhiti Maipi-Clarke's 'Ka Mate' video has been viewed around 700 million times - news boss](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=871)
Hana-Rawhiti Maipi-Clarke's 'Ka Mate' video has been viewed around 700 million times - news boss
MP's haka against Treaty Principles Bill gains a world wide audience
!['A trail-blazing partnership': Trust pilots new model for conservation funding](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=871)
'A trail-blazing partnership': Trust pilots new model for conservation funding
'We will take the [lessons] from this and fast-track more of the same.'
![Haka highlights tensions between Māori tikanga and rules of Parliament](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=871)
Haka highlights tensions between Māori tikanga and rules of Parliament
Extraordinary display of protest interrupted the first vote on the Treaty Principles Bill.
![How the world reacted to the Treaty Principles Bill debate](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=871)
How the world reacted to the Treaty Principles Bill debate
The national hīkoi and Parliament's suspension over a haka are garnering headlines.
!['Watching pornos a reason to go to jail': Barbs fly between senior Māori MPs over haka row](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=871)
'Watching pornos a reason to go to jail': Barbs fly between senior Māori MPs over haka row
Rawiri Waititi defends party's MP after she copped criticism from Shane Jones.
![Lady Tureiti Moxon: Hīkoi to Parliament is about rights, not race](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=871)
Lady Tureiti Moxon: Hīkoi to Parliament is about rights, not race
OPINION: Māori and non-Māori had a positive experience of being together as one.
![Treaty Principles Bill vote: How the fiery debate led to MP being suspended, another kicked out](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=871)
Treaty Principles Bill vote: How the fiery debate led to MP being suspended, another kicked out
A heated session in Parliament took a sudden turn.
![Treaty Principles Bill passes first reading after House suspended for haka, ‘appalling’ disruption](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=871)
Treaty Principles Bill passes first reading after House suspended for haka, ‘appalling’ disruption
The House was suspended briefly after the haka disrupted voting.
![Treaty bill protest: Second wave of motorway mayhem as hīkoi heads south](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=871)
Treaty bill protest: Second wave of motorway mayhem as hīkoi heads south
The hīkoi now splits into two groups, headed for Ihumātao and Bastion Point.
![Organisers expect 6000 marchers for Hamilton leg of hikoi](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=871)
Organisers expect 6000 marchers for Hamilton leg of hikoi
Organisers planning for a 6000 strong hīkoi march through Hamilton