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Dame Lydia Ko and honours for former All Blacks coaches and My Food Bag founders
Champion golfer among six new dames and knights.
A year in review: What moved the Waikato in August 2024?
As the year draws to a close, Waikato Herald is taking stock of 2024.
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
'Creating this pare was about honouring tradition and pushing boundaries ...'
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
Academic says Goldie sale raises concerns over Māori cultural heritage and ancestral ties.
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
Ratepayers have been asked to help replace one of three tekoteko at Memorial Reserve.
Opinion: Broad economic policies without targeted support for Māori are insufficient
'Our people need real solutions', Tūwharetoa Māori Trust Board chairman says.
'Context is always going to be debated': Māori All Blacks adviser backs Perenara's haka
'On the surface, it seems tricky, but there’s a real good story of unity here.'
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
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
MP's haka against Treaty Principles Bill gains a world wide audience
'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
Extraordinary display of protest interrupted the first vote on the Treaty Principles Bill.
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
Rawiri Waititi defends party's MP after she copped criticism from Shane Jones.
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
A heated session in Parliament took a sudden turn.
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
The hīkoi now splits into two groups, headed for Ihumātao and Bastion Point.
Organisers expect 6000 marchers for Hamilton leg of hikoi
Organisers planning for a 6000 strong hīkoi march through Hamilton
Scattering ashes at 'precious taonga' strictly prohibited, iwi say
The iwi were made aware of an incident at Acacia Bay recently.
Dr Monty Soutar's Kāwai series captivates New Zealand readers with history
Soutar's Kāwai series blends fiction and Aotearoa's history
'Māori data is a taonga tuku iho. It must be carefully nurtured': Rahui Papa
Māori are living in one-family homes and 86.9% have 2-4 whānau.
In every stride, tackle, and triumph, we carry the mana of our tūpuna - Honey Hireme-Smiler
M9 fostering understanding, respect and inspiration of Māori sports legends
Nanaia Mahuta: As we seek economic sovereignty, we must resist being marginalised
OPINION: A Māori economy should not just aim for wealth but prioritise wellbeing.