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14yo arrested following carjacking in New Lynn
A 14-year-old boy is in police custody after he allegedly…
Auckland CBD street corner cordoned off
Updated The corner of Quay St and Gore St in central Auckland…
NCEA: The school with no exams
Kia Aroha is one of the only secondary schools in the country that doesn't "do" exams.
NCEA: Are exams only for the elite?
Data shows students at underprivileged high schools are less likely to sit exams than those from wealthy families.
Gilbert: Maori justice woes go deeper than racial bias
COMMENT: The disproportionate amount of Maori in our criminal justice system is among the most serious problems facing New…
Ngapuhi settlement still in limbo
The future of Ngapuhi's settlement is still hanging in the balance after a Cabinet meeting.
Maori
Turia blasts 'racist' children's law
Maori Party co-founder Dame Tariana Turia has blasted the Government for "institutional racism" in its…
Talks to turn Tarawera into tourism venture
Plans to turn Mt Tarawera and the surrounding land and lake area into a world-class tourism venture are on the cards with…
NCEA: The only brown kid in the room
Within minutes of walking into her first high-school physics class Amelia Unufe felt like an outsider.
Racial divide in class: What kids study
A Herald investigation has found deep disparities hidden beneath rising high school pass-rates tied to students' socio-economic…
Tuhoronuku: No excuse to delay Ngapuhi
Tuhoronuku chair Hone Sadler says the board has met Treaty Negotiations Minister Chris Finlayson's demands…
Alien Weaponry take top music prizes
It was Northland's year at the infamous Smokefree music competitions, with musicians from the region taking out top prizes…
Iwi priority axed for abused kids
Vulnerable children will be placed in foster care more quickly, and their foster parents will get more flexible pay, under…
Maori kites a hit in Dieppe
Harko Brown, his daughters Billie and Yves and stepson Joshua Rewha, will be in need of a holiday when they return home…
Hurimoana Dennis: Finding homes the easy part for Marae
COMMENT: Hurimoana Dennis, chair of Te Puea Memorial Marae, looks back over the marae's efforts to help homeless people…
Make or break time for Ngapuhi
Maori Archives
Te Tai Tokerau MP Kelvin Davis said it would be a catastrophe if Ngapuhi was sent to the back of the…
Te Reo Maori
Why Poi E's opening night made me mad
More Te Reo Maori
Megan Nichol Reed was enthralled by a special performance at the opening night of Poi E, but she was…
Maori party
Govt wants iwi fishing ban set in stone
The Government says it is open to a deal with iwi on the proposed Kermadec Islands marine sanctuary.
Maori Television
Why everyone needs to see This Is Piki
More Maori Television
Maori television's brilliant new drama This Is Piki should be screened daily on mainstream TV, writes…
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