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Iwi boss heads new board for Taranaki Maunga
Kahu

Iwi boss heads new board for Taranaki Maunga

05 May 09:11 PM
Australian company applies to mine Taranaki seabed under fast-track law
Business

Australian company applies to mine Taranaki seabed under fast-track law

17 Apr 06:09 AM

Opponents fear sediment discharge will harm sea life on Pātea Banks.

Land lease problems scupper plan for iwi-council centre
Kahu

Land lease problems scupper plan for iwi-council centre

17 Apr 03:13 AM

The parties will now pursue separate developments in Manāia.

‘No clue’: Taranaki region urged to prepare for Te Matatini influx
Kahu

‘No clue’: Taranaki region urged to prepare for Te Matatini influx

30 Jan 08:34 PM

Businesses warned to expect crowds; hotels fully booked, Airbnb prices soaring.

From Auckland to Whanganui: New chairman's journey to leading Ngaa Rauru Kiitahi
Kahu

From Auckland to Whanganui: New chairman's journey to leading Ngaa Rauru Kiitahi

09 Dec 03:04 AM

Tahinganui Hina returned home to Whanganui in 2018.

Seymour refuses to ‘bow down’ to his hapū leaders over Treaty Principles Bill
Kahu

Seymour refuses to ‘bow down’ to his hapū leaders over Treaty Principles Bill

22 Nov 07:22 AM

'He has disregarded our voice and continued with this divisive kaupapa.'

Māori ward contenders told ‘do the homework’
Kahu

Māori ward contenders told ‘do the homework’

23 Oct 10:51 PM

'Don’t leave it to the last minute, get your whānau wrapped around you.'

Mauri arrives to uplift region for Te Matatini
Kahu

Mauri arrives to uplift region for Te Matatini

13 Oct 09:55 PM

The mauri stones were delivered by Aotea waka iwi of south Taranaki and Whanganui.

Boaties pledge to stop seabed miners
Kahu

Boaties pledge to stop seabed miners

09 Oct 01:37 AM

There's a call for direct action against would-be miners off the South Taranaki coast.

New freshwater rules opposed
New Zealand

New freshwater rules opposed

30 Jul 09:29 PM

Taranaki Regional Council is worried the new rules may backfire.

'Crystal ball' will avoid pollution, says seabed mining company
Kahu

'Crystal ball' will avoid pollution, says seabed mining company

14 Mar 07:47 PM

The model to predict the drift of sediment in South Taranaki has not yet been developed.

Pātea seabed mining fight continues
Kahu

Pātea seabed mining fight continues

14 Mar 02:24 AM

Today is the first of an eight-day hearing to reconsider the application.

Hapū fears for whale bone thieves
Kahu

Hapū fears for whale bone thieves

20 Feb 08:33 PM

Police have been notified and are investigating the whale bone theft.

Giant windmills blow hapū to UN
Kahu

Giant windmills blow hapū to UN

17 Jan 07:29 PM

Hapū of Ngāruahine iwi are filing three claims against the installation of wind turbines.

Māori reps to help set Taranaki regional plan
Kahu

Māori reps to help set Taranaki regional plan

08 Nov 07:54 PM

Two iwi representatives will sit with council

Iwi and council seek help from nature for flooding
Kahu

Iwi and council seek help from nature for flooding

11 Oct 06:41 PM

The project will look at how to reduce the effects of flooding in the Waitōtara catchment.

South Taranaki council takes on local te reo styles
Kahu

South Taranaki council takes on local te reo styles

27 Sep 02:28 AM

The council is revamping its te reo Māori policy to embrace variations of the language.

Māori health board head says National plan a huge step back
Kahu

Māori health board head says National plan a huge step back

22 Sep 01:00 AM

Te Pahunga Davis says Taranaki's iwi-Māori health partnership board has barely got started

Dirt bike ‘nightmare’: Waitara police call for help over nuisance riders
New Zealand

Dirt bike ‘nightmare’: Waitara police call for help over nuisance riders

25 Aug 07:04 AM

Police have called for community help to identify dirt bike riders buzzing the town.

Final push for Taranaki maunga deal before election
Kahu

Final push for Taranaki maunga deal before election

15 Aug 02:02 AM

Uri (descendants) of the eight iwi of Taranaki have until August 16 at 5pm to vote.

Hapū seeking Taranaki-Waikato border shift
Kahu

Hapū seeking Taranaki-Waikato border shift

03 Jul 11:49 PM

They say it would better align with Māori boundaries.

Council calls for seabed mining ban
Kahu

Council calls for seabed mining ban

07 Jun 02:20 AM

South Taranaki District Council says 'environmental vandalism' outweighs economic benefits

Iwi dispute leaves council ‘meat in the sandwich’
Kahu

Iwi dispute leaves council ‘meat in the sandwich’

12 May 11:15 PM

New Plymouth councillors are puzzled about how to deal with a dispute between two iwi.

Māori appointments fill South Taranaki gaps
New Zealand

Māori appointments fill South Taranaki gaps

30 Apr 03:59 AM

This term is the first time STDC has included Māori wards

Crown agrees to give up Taranaki Maunga
New Zealand

Crown agrees to give up Taranaki Maunga

02 Apr 02:19 AM

The park will be governed jointly by Ngā iwi o Taranaki and the Minister of Conservation,

Taranaki Maunga settlement takes next step
Kahu

Taranaki Maunga settlement takes next step

28 Mar 09:41 PM

The Treaty of Waitangi settlement will be initialled on Friday.

Taranaki Regional Council and iwi struggling to implement freshwater reforms
Kahu

Taranaki Regional Council and iwi struggling to implement freshwater reforms

14 Mar 07:25 PM

They fear future tension between them.

Reefs 'teeming with life' found on Pātea seabed amid mining case
Kahu

Reefs 'teeming with life' found on Pātea seabed amid mining case

09 Feb 09:15 PM

Niwa says the reefs are rich with thriving plants and animals.

Taranaki kaimoana ban given legal teeth
Kahu

Taranaki kaimoana ban given legal teeth

18 Dec 01:40 AM

There's a request to extend the ban along the coastline to Hāwera.

Māori ward councillor ready to fight for his people
Kahu

Māori ward councillor ready to fight for his people

25 Oct 09:00 PM

Stratford's first Māori ward councillor was sworn in at Tuesday's meeting.

Candidate hui challenges councils and iwi chairs
Kahu

Candidate hui challenges councils and iwi chairs

29 Sep 08:47 PM

The meeting took place at Whakaahurangi Marae in Stratford on Wednesday evening.

Coastal, rural communities need more say at council table
Kahu

Coastal, rural communities need more say at council table

27 Sep 07:30 PM

Two South Taranaki Māori ward candidates want to provide the missing voice.

South Taranaki hapū call for extended kaimoana ban
Kahu

South Taranaki hapū call for extended kaimoana ban

13 Sep 10:50 PM

Most hapū of Ngāruahine will this week request an official ban along their coastline.

Tactical talks mobilise tight field for Māori seats
Kahu

Tactical talks mobilise tight field for Māori seats

15 Aug 11:00 PM

The race is on to win Māori seats in South Taranaki and other parts of Taranaki region.

Seabed mining company grabs Aussie ally
Kahu

Seabed mining company grabs Aussie ally

03 Aug 09:30 PM

TTR has agreed to swap ownership of the company for shares in an Australian miner.

Health boss welcomes reforms as possible 'game-changer'
Kahu

Health boss welcomes reforms as possible 'game-changer'

23 Jun 09:30 PM

Hayden Wano believes the reforms may shift inequities in health.

Iwi environment unit 'big step up' for regional council
Kahu

Iwi environment unit 'big step up' for regional council

09 May 08:30 PM

Taranaki Regional Council has an agreement with iwi post-settlement governance entities.

Iwi considering extending Taranaki kaimoana ban
Kahu

Iwi considering extending Taranaki kaimoana ban

29 Apr 02:15 AM

It would mean kaimoana gathering is banned from New Plymouth to Hāwera.

Wards get nod despite not meeting requirements
Kahu

Wards get nod despite not meeting requirements

29 Mar 07:37 PM

South Taranaki wards have been approved despite not fitting the official requirements

'I'm hōhā': Council iwi rep says nothing will change at leaching compost site
Kahu

'I'm hōhā': Council iwi rep says nothing will change at leaching compost site

23 Mar 10:00 PM

After years of breaches, Keith Holswich is fed up with the polluting composter.

'Covid doesn't care about Christmas': Iwi prepare for virus spread
New Zealand

'Covid doesn't care about Christmas': Iwi prepare for virus spread

22 Dec 07:00 PM

There are now 33 active cases in Taranaki

New name for South Taranaki council's iwi committee
Kahu

New name for South Taranaki council's iwi committee

14 Dec 08:40 PM

A name has been chosen after a year's consideration of options.

Iwi first in line to buy council land
Kahu

Iwi first in line to buy council land

30 Nov 06:50 PM

South Taranaki District Council is reviewing how it buys and sells property.

Award recognises precedent for Taranaki river restoration
Kahu

Award recognises precedent for Taranaki river restoration

22 Nov 08:30 PM

The award was for the removal of the Glenn Road weir from the Kaūpokonui Stream

Taranaki success backs Māori Party Covid calls, say leaders
Kahu

Taranaki success backs Māori Party Covid calls, say leaders

17 Nov 07:30 PM

Local iwi have done 1000+ Covid tests since the virus was found in wastewater samples.

Iwi want more vigilance as Covid found again in Stratford sewage
Kahu

Iwi want more vigilance as Covid found again in Stratford sewage

10 Nov 06:00 PM

"We've had within 10 days two positive tests so it's very likely we have Covid around us."

Funding brings military-grade Whanganui Covid response
Kahu

Funding brings military-grade Whanganui Covid response

03 Nov 07:50 PM

There's millions of dollars of new funding for the vaccination effort around Whanganui.

Minister wants Taranaki DHB vaccine gains made permanent
Kahu

Minister wants Taranaki DHB vaccine gains made permanent

02 Nov 08:00 PM

Associate Health Minister Peeni Henare says the tide has turned in Taranaki.

Covid cash welcomed but more change wanted
New Zealand

Covid cash welcomed but more change wanted

23 Oct 06:30 PM

"It proves that the voice of the people on the ground does matter."

Taranaki Māori aim for 95 per cent Covid vaccinated
Kahu

Taranaki Māori aim for 95 per cent Covid vaccinated

20 Oct 06:20 PM

Iwi and Māori health providers are drawing up their own vaccination plan.

Ngarewa-Packer says let Māori fix vaccination gap
Kahu

Ngarewa-Packer says let Māori fix vaccination gap

19 Oct 08:00 PM

The Māori Party co-leader says Māori are being "left for last" in the Delta outbreak.

'Get out of the way': Ngarewa-Packer says let Māori fix vaccination gap
Kahu

'Get out of the way': Ngarewa-Packer says let Māori fix vaccination gap

19 Oct 06:15 AM

Māori Party co-leader says the PM and Government are defensive and won't share power.

Taranaki Māori health providers struggle with DHB despite PM's optimism
Kahu

Taranaki Māori health providers struggle with DHB despite PM's optimism

17 Oct 11:00 PM

The PM's visit included a stop at a Tui Ora pop-up clinic at Paritutu Bowling Club.

Each Māori ward will cover one half of South Taranaki district
Kahu

Each Māori ward will cover one half of South Taranaki district

11 Oct 09:24 PM

Boundary for South Taranaki Māori wards will reflect Ngāruahine and Ngāti Ruanui iwi

Iwi and council reach relationship agreement
Kahu

Iwi and council reach relationship agreement

20 Sep 08:20 PM

Te Kāhui o Rauru and South Taranaki District Council have set out their values.

Māori-only clinics to bridge vaccine gap
Kahu

Māori-only clinics to bridge vaccine gap

01 Sep 10:00 PM

Whānau urged to consider the worst-case scenario when deciding whether to vaccinate.

$10m for conservation will create 58 jobs
Kahu

$10m for conservation will create 58 jobs

12 Aug 10:32 PM

The funding will create 58 new jobs over three years.

Regional council rejects call for Māori-only say on wards
Kahu

Regional council rejects call for Māori-only say on wards

10 Aug 07:55 PM

Iwi wanted future engagement on Māori wards focused on "people affected by the decision."

Call to make switch to Māori roll easier
Kahu

Call to make switch to Māori roll easier

05 Aug 10:04 PM

Māori voters get to choose between general and Māori rolls only every five to six years.

'We've listened, we've learned': Māori to get more say on street names
Kahu

'We've listened, we've learned': Māori to get more say on street names

03 Aug 11:52 PM

'To have our language on land that has been subject to raupatu is a small thing to ask.'

Nerves on edge for seabed mining decision
Kahu

Nerves on edge for seabed mining decision

30 Jul 03:38 AM

Debbie Ngarewa-Packer said she was "healthy nervous" about the pending outcome.

Wastewater Covid testing expands across region
New Zealand

Wastewater Covid testing expands across region

28 Jul 04:55 AM

Stratford and South Taranaki districts are now being sampled for traces of Covid.

Alarm bells ring for iwi over lack of wastewater tests
Kahu

Alarm bells ring for iwi over lack of wastewater tests

27 Jul 07:42 PM

Ngāti Ruanui has backed a call for wastewater testing beyond the city.

Taranaki wastewater response sloppy, says Māori Party
Kahu

Taranaki wastewater response sloppy, says Māori Party

26 Jul 08:08 PM

"They couldn't provide a reason South Taranaki wastewater is not being tested."

Care provider fined $552k over woman's death at support home
Employment

Care provider fined $552k over woman's death at support home

23 Jul 05:14 AM

The woman drowned when left alone in a bath in October 2016.

Māori council seats bring cuts to general councillors
Kahu

Māori council seats bring cuts to general councillors

01 Jul 01:14 AM

South Taranaki will lose one seat on the Taranaki Regional Council.

One-in-seven Taranaki Covid jabs by small Māori teams
Kahu

One-in-seven Taranaki Covid jabs by small Māori teams

21 Jun 07:33 PM

Taranaki had the lowest rate of vaccinations at 8.26 percent

Papakāinga plans could hinge on iwi-council relationship
Kahu

Papakāinga plans could hinge on iwi-council relationship

11 Jun 01:16 AM

Current rules largely restrict papakāinga to be integrated with marae.

Council 'out of touch with Māori'
Kahu

Council 'out of touch with Māori'

18 May 01:06 AM

The chair of the Ngāti Ruanui rūnanga said the council was out of touch with Māori.

Iwi want sewage spills stopped
Kahu

Iwi want sewage spills stopped

17 May 04:40 AM

A south Taranaki iwi says continuing sewage spills into coastal waters are intolerable.

Flood of consents: Iwi seek resources to support relationship
Kahu

Flood of consents: Iwi seek resources to support relationship

10 May 11:18 PM

Hearing told iwi and hapū need money to help decide and monitor consents.

Big Māori push for Covid-19 swabs pays off
Kahu

Big Māori push for Covid-19 swabs pays off

28 Apr 07:19 PM

Māori had the reach to get testing into Māori communities.

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