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'Community concern': Iwi collective planning 70 homes on pony club site
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'Community concern': Iwi collective planning 70 homes on pony club site

Marutūāhu wants to build on the land now used by the Meadowbank Pony Club for grazing.

21 Aug 11:00 PM
Watch: Serial heckler kicked out of byelection debate over Hannah Tamaki omission
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Watch: Serial heckler kicked out of byelection debate over Hannah Tamaki omission

Karl Mokaraka and his supporters are "thugs and hooligans", says the debate organiser.

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Temu yanks T-shirts from sale after iwi trademark complaint
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Temu yanks T-shirts from sale after iwi trademark complaint

Ngāti Kahungunu had trademarked the name to protect its cultural heritage.

18 Aug 05:00 PM

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