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On behalf of the New Zealand Māori Council, we extend our deepest condolences to Tamati’s whānau, in particular to our Co-Chair Anne Kendall, his sister. We acknowledge the pain of this loss and send ...
More than 60 principals from throughout New Zealand gathered at Owae Marae this week for the Te Arahou Maori Achievement CollaborativesNational Hui. Maori Achievement Collaboratives (MACs ...
A young Māori photographer says an image that earned her a $20,000 art prize is reclaiming the narrative of her hometown. The black-and-white picture shows a rangatahi on horseback, holding the Tino ...
In October 2024, 20 Microsoft New Zealand employees and channel partners gathered at Te Herenga Waka o Orewa Marae (a traditional Māori meeting ground) for a special Microsoft Learning Day wānanga ...
Based at Ngā Whare Waatea marae in Mangere, it is located in the middle of the ... so that Māori-English bilingualism becomes a valued part of New Zealand society. The organisation also recognises and ...
Funding for Whai Kāinga Whai Oranga was discontinued as part of Budget 2025 and funding moved to the government's new ...
The haka, a chanting dance of challenge, is sacred to New Zealand’s Māori people but it’s become a beloved cultural ...
Te Arikinui Kuini Nga wai hono i te po was brought to tears during her first official visit to the top of the South Island.
Clarke, a member of Te Pāti Māori, or the Māori Party, broke out into a powerful haka on the floor of New Zealand’s ...
Waatea is receiving reports that the Governments most senior Maori Health official has been pulled from appearing before the ...
Indigenous Maori lawmakers have decried a push to temporarily banish them from New Zealand's parliament, after disrupting the ...