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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 · Maori protesters outside New Zealand's parliament in the capital Wellington. (Foreign Correspondent: Emily Clark) The Treaty of Waitangi was signed by representatives of the Crown and more than 500 Māori chiefs when New Zealand became a British colony in 1840.
May 30, 2024 · A protester in Wellington on Thursday. Thousands of people have taken part in protests across New Zealand, angry at what they say is the government's dismantling of Māori rights.
Saturday marks the first of three major events for te ao Māori, all within three weeks. Iwi and hapū across the motu will meet on three separate occasions to kōrero and wānanga about the...
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.
- CGrahamMcLay@ap.org
- New Zealand And South Pacific Reporter
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.
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Dec 5, 2023 · The new government has already announced it plans to close the Māori Health Authority, Te Aka Whai Ora, set up during Jacinda Ardern's Labour government and switch the names of some departments...