Latest Maori Headlines

Battle on to find supreme iwi – there can be only one!

Wed, 16 Oct 2013 19:07:17 +1300 | UNITEC

The countdown is on in the lead-up to one of Auckland’s largest Māori sporting events – the Iwi of Origin – which will be held this Saturday 19 October at Unitec’s Mt Albert campus.More >>

Martin Doyle cartoon: Ko to maatau moni tenei

Wed, 16 Oct 2013 17:52:11 +1300 | Martin Doyle

Education Minister Hekia Parata is strong to probe into the finances of the Kohanga Reo. More >>

Māori book award winners announced

Wed, 16 Oct 2013 11:46:49 +1300 | Massey University

The book version of the movie White Lies: Tuakiri Huna that was submitted as New Zealand’s best foreign language entry for the 86th Academy Awards has been chosen as a winner in the fifth annual Māori book awards.More >>

What will it take to get to 5% smoking prevalence 2025?

Wed, 16 Oct 2013 10:31:26 +1300 | University of Otago

The New Zealand Government has a goal of a Smokefree Nation by 2025, often interpreted as a smoking prevalence of less than 5% by 2025. This should be a major focus of the New Zealand contingent at the Smokefree Oceania Conference in Auckland next week.More >>

Kohanga investigation must be transparent

Wed, 16 Oct 2013 09:18:33 +1300 | New Zealand Labour Party

Hekia Parata had no other option than to call for a “please explain” from the Te Kohanga Reo National Trust, Labour’s Maori Education spokesperson Nanaia Mahuta says.More >>

Kōhanga Reo Statement

Tue, 15 Oct 2013 23:32:58 +1300 | New Zealand Government

15 October 2013 Media Statement Kōhanga Reo Statement Education Minister Hekia Parata and Associate Minister Dr Hon Pita Sharples have met with representatives of the Kōhanga Reo National Trust Board tonight to discuss the allegations made ...More >>

Never Forget: October 15th solidarity tour

Tue, 15 Oct 2013 15:50:27 +1300 | Kirsten Wong

A day of discussion and a night of hip hop, spoken word and inspired sounds, mark the sixth anniversary of the October 15 raids. Police arrested 20 people in connection with the Operation 8 raids, initiated in response to suspected “terrorist threats” ...More >>

Maori repatriation ceremony - University of Birmingham

Tue, 15 Oct 2013 15:28:42 +1300 | University of Birmingham

The University of Birmingham has discovered a collection of Toi moko (preserved Mäori tattooed heads) which it wishes to reunite with the Maori people. University representatives made contact with cultural organisations in New Zealand to begin the process of repatriating ...More >>

Six Years On From Operation 8, Govt Still Breaking the Law

Tue, 15 Oct 2013 15:25:59 +1300 | Mana Party

“Six years on from the Police raids of Ruatoki in 2007 and government is still breaking the law” said MANA Leader and MP for Te Tai Tokerau, Hone Harawira. “When the police spied on the people in the Urewera’s they broke the law – pure and ...More >>

Q+A Panel Discussion - Judith Collins Interview - 13 Oct

Tue, 15 Oct 2013 14:25:40 +1300 | TV One

Welcome along to the panel this morning. Political Scientist Dr Raymond Miller from Auckland University; Annette Sykes, nice to see you again after all these very many years, who is Mana Party President and, of course, a lawyer; and NZ Herald Columnist, ...More >>

David Cunliffe: Kohanga Reo Trust | Euthanasia | LVRs

Tue, 15 Oct 2013 11:48:12 +1300 | Hamish Cardwell

At his weekly pre-caucus press conference in Wellington Labour leader David Cunliffe answered questions about allegations of the misuse of credit cards by a subsidiary of the Kohanga Reo Trust, the Reserve Bank's LVRs coming into effect, and a call ...More >>

New Chief Executive Announced

Mon, 14 Oct 2013 16:17:39 +1300 | Ngati Kahungunu Iwi Inc

Ngāti Kahungunu Iwi Incorporated is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr Adele Whyte as the Ngāti Kahungunu Iwi Incorporated Chief Executive. More >>

Kohanga story not the full picture - trustee

Mon, 14 Oct 2013 16:15:28 +1300 | Waatea News

A Kohanga Reo trustee is accusing Maori Television’s Native Affairs programme of being used by senior staff out to get revenge. More >>

Iwi Calls for MP to resign

Mon, 14 Oct 2013 14:12:26 +1300 | Ngati Rangiwewehi

“Clare Curran, MP for Dunedin must resign her position as an MP for she has no credibility and is not fit to represent this country” said Te Rangikaheke Bidois, Chairperson of Te Maru o Ngati Rangiwewehi, the tribal authority of Ngati Rangiwewehi ...More >>

Online Māori urged to be proactive with new changes in .nz

Mon, 14 Oct 2013 13:56:14 +1300 | New Zealand Maori Internet Society

The managing body of New Zealand domain names; InternetNZ’s subsidiary company The Domain Name Commissioner, announced that next year it will be possible to register a web address that ends in .nz without the need for .iwi, .māori, .co or any of ...More >>