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Oct 7, 2020 · When I first learned about the mythical place called Hawaiki. I understood it to be Cape Reinga at the tip of Aotearoa New Zealand’s North Island, where the two oceans meet – the Blue Pacific and the Tasman Sea. As Māori told me, it was the place where their tupuna (ancestors) departed.
Sep 18, 2024 · Since coming to power last November, it's scrapped a law giving Māori a say on environmental questions and is set to repeal another designed to help Māori children in state care stay connected to their culture and family. Māori language in the public service has been wound back and the Māori Health Authority has been abolished.
May 30, 2024 · The protests - known as hikoi - were held in cities including the capital Wellington, Auckland, Tauranga and Christchurch. Some took place in car convoys on motorways, disrupting traffic. Some...
The mauri (life force/spirit) of Hui-ā-Motu will be passed on to Rātana, where conversations will continue, and then to Waitangi commemorations. The events will undoubtedly shape the dynamics of...
Transport. Driver injured, traffic chaos on Wellington motorway after truck crashes into wall. A heavy tow has arrived at the scene to take the truck away, Waka Kotahi says. Wellington. Concern...
Sep 18, 2024 · WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — On the eve of New Zealand’s Māori language celebration week, the country’s right-wing political leaders ordered public agencies to stop affirmative action policies for Māori people, who are disadvantaged on almost every metric. The lawmakers then posted on social media about their enthusiasm for the Indigenous tongue.
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Aug 8, 2024 · Protestors gathered outside Parliament in the capital, Wellington, this week to oppose the government’s plans to repeal a clause requiring recognition of children’s Māori heritage from the law governing the child protection system.