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Māori Development Fund backing growth, jobs and exports
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Māori Development Fund backing growth, jobs and exports

More than $5.3 million in Māori Development Fund investments are helping grow Māori-owned businesses, create jobs, strengthen regional economies and expand export opportunities across New Zealand, Māori Development Minister Tama Potaka says. The investments support horticulture and aquaculture developments in Hawke’s Bay, Raupunga and Akaroa, aligning with the Government’s Going for Growth with Māori | Tōnui Māori framework and the … Read More

Ngāti Tūwharetoa welcome significant milestone for Waikato Awa
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Ngāti Tūwharetoa welcome significant milestone for Waikato Awa

In a decisive move for the future of Aotearoa’s largest river system, Ngāti Tūwharetoa has hailed the final Environment Court decision on Plan Change 1 (PC1) as a monumental shift in the protection of the Waikato and Waipā rivers. The ruling concludes a grueling decade-long legal and advocacy journey, marking a critical transition from symbolic aspirations to enforceable, long-term environmental … Read More

Te Tai Tonga MP hits out at Labour Party
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Te Tai Tonga MP hits out at Labour Party

Te Tai Tonga MP, Tākuta Ferris has hit out at the Labour Party and a political strategy regarding its candidate list which he says “limits representation from the largest Māori electorate in the country”. Today the party announced its candidate list for this years general election where party President Jill Day said “The team we are putting forward today is … Read More

He rau matangi mō Ahorangi Whatarangi Winiata (1934 – 2026)
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He rau matangi mō Ahorangi Whatarangi Winiata (1934 – 2026)

Nō te ata nei tanu ai a Ahorangi Whatarangi Winiata, o Ngāti Raukawa, ki te rua kōiwi o ōna mātua tūpuna a Raumatangi, i Hōkio. I tērā Raapa rere atu ai te wairua o Winiata ki ōna rau tini, rau mano, ki tōna makau a Francie Winiata, i a ia i te pūāhurutanga o tōna whānau i Ōtaki. Nā te … Read More

Mother, Son fined $5k for attempted pounamu export
Latest NewsTāmaki Makaurau

Mother, Son fined $5k for attempted pounamu export

Two West Coast Ngāi Tahu hapū say today’s sentencing shows people trying to take pounamu out of the country illegally will be caught. Boyuan Zhang and his mother Xin Li were fined a combined $5000 in the Manukau District Court today for attempting to export 17.9 kilograms of pounamu in July 2024. It’s unlawful to export five kilograms or more … Read More

Strengthening community preparedness, resilience
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Strengthening community preparedness, resilience

Two marae-based projects are the latest to benefit from the Government’s Māori Climate Platform, which makes practical investments to strengthen community resilience and emergency preparedness, Climate Change Minister Simon Watts says. “The projects cover six marae in the Eastern Bay of Plenty and Waikato regions, with funding coming through Stage 2 of the Māori Climate Platform — taking total funding … Read More

Unlocking papakāinga across New Zealand
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Unlocking papakāinga across New Zealand

The Government is making it easier for owners of Māori land to build homes, with the release of new National Environmental Standards for Papakāinga (NES-P), say RMA Reform Minister Hon Chris Bishop and Māori Development Minister Hon Tama Potaka. “The new national standards will provide consistent rules across the country for all councils, reducing complexity, time and cost for Māori … Read More

Papakura Marae strengthens ties with India through new agreement
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Papakura Marae strengthens ties with India through new agreement

Papakura Marae has formalised a new partnership aimed at strengthening ties with India, through a Memorandum of Understanding signed with the New Zealand Bharat Chamber of Commerce and Industry. Guests were welcomed onto the South Auckland marae with a formal pōwhiri before the agreement was signed, marking a new relationship between Papakura Marae and Indian business leaders in Aotearoa. The … Read More

Iwi leaders urge Government to halt progress on Treaty review
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Iwi leaders urge Government to halt progress on Treaty review

PŌNEKE — The coalition government is proceeding with its controversial review of Treaty of Waitangi references in legislation, firmly rejecting an urgent appeal from the National Iwi Chairs Forum (NICF) to immediately halt the process. In a strongly worded letter dated April 22, 2026, addressed to Prime Minister Christopher Luxon, the NICF laid out its concerns regarding Cabinet’s decisions to … Read More

Activist Sharon Hawke farewelled at Ōrākei marae
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Activist Sharon Hawke farewelled at Ōrākei marae

Family and friends have gathered at Ōrākei Marae to farewell activist Sharon Hawke who passed in Samoa last week.  Sharon was just 64 when she passed, and is the daughter of renowned Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei leaders, Joe and Rene Hawke. Joe lead the protest at Takaparawhau, Bastion Point, to reclaim whenua belonging to his people. Precious Clarke of Ngāti Whātua … Read More