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The Government is investing in te reo Māori by strengthening Māori broadcasting and supporting Māori cultural and creative capability, Māori Development Minister Tama Potaka says. Budget 2026 sets aside $48 million over the next four years to support the long-term sustainability of Māori broadcasting by helping Māori media organisations adapt to a changing digital environment, commission new te reo Māori … Read More
Courts Minister Nicole McKee has announced a major $100 million investment in Rotorua’s justice infrastructure, allocated in Budget 2026 for the construction of two new court facilities. The funding will contribute to a new Rotorua Law Courts building, which will house the High Court, District Court, Coroners Court, and relevant tribunals, alongside a new Rotorua Māori Land Court. Minister McKee … Read More
A Waiuku whānau says they have been left heartbroken after being evicted from a Te Āwhitu Road property they had called home for more than a decade. Bailiffs and Police arrived at the rural property this week to carry out an eviction order, ending a lengthy tenancy dispute between the Heremaia whānau and Land Information New Zealand (LINZ). “We’ve been … Read More
The landscape of Pare Hauraki has been forever changed following the final reading of three settlement bills in Parliament, securing a collective $20 million financial and commercial redress package for Ngāti Rāhiri Tumutumu, Ngāti Tara Tokanui and Ngāti Hei. “It’s great to get through to this point, get the reading done and confirm and set in concrete a lot of … Read More
I haruru te Whare Mīere e te waiata i te taunga o te pānuitanga tuatahi mō te Pire Whakataunga Kerēme a Ngā Hapū o Te Iwi o Whanganui i tēnei rā. Whai muri i te iwa tau e whiriwhiri ana, kua piki te Pire ki tētehi taumata hou ki te whakaora i te hononga i waenga i te Karauna me … Read More
Green Party MP Tamatha Paul, ranked 4th on the party list for the 2026 General Election, continues to leverage her Tokoroa upbringing to inform her work in Parliament. In a recent interview, Paul (Waikato, Ngāti Awa) spoke highly of fellow MP Hana-Rawhiti Maipi-Clarke, praised the depth of talent within the Green Party’s recent finalised list, and reaffirmed her deep love … Read More
Labour has officially confirmed its final candidate to contest the seven Māori electorates in the upcoming general election, naming Te Puoho Katene as the party’s last hopeful to join the ticket. Katene, a Fulbright scholar and the Kaihautū (Executive Director) of Te Pūtea Whakatupu Trust, confirmed he is standing for Parliament because he is a “Pā boy” and believes that … Read More
A new push for universal dental care is gaining momentum in Aotearoa, with campaigners and Māori health providers calling for urgent reform to a system they say is failing communities. The Dental for All campaign has released a landmark policy paper outlining a fully costed plan for free, publicly funded oral healthcare. It argues the current privatised model leaves nearly … Read More
After a crushing defeat in the 2023 election, Labour has confirmed Toni Boynton as its candidate to contest the Waiariki seat once more, with Boynton staking her campaign on a deeply personal plan for redemption. In the last race, Te Pāti Māori co-leader Rawiri Waititi secured the seat with over 15,000 votes, leaving Boynton with just 5,000. It was a … Read More
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
The Government has secured an additional nine days’ worth of diesel supply to strengthen New Zealand’s fuel reserves and mitigate the effects of the global oil shock, Finance Minister Nicola Willis and Associate Energy Minister Shane Jones announced today. The Government signed a letter of intent with Z Energy following a competitive procurement process to acquire 90 million litres of … Read More
Co leader Marama Davidson pictured here with five of the 13 Māori announced today in the Green’s list.