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Bridge collapse at Goat Creek on State Highway 73. Photo / Jess Dempsey

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Schoolboys trapped by flood waters make it out safely

9 Nov, 2018 11:44am
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The 25 year 9 students were trapped in Mt Aspiring National Park.

Rejoice Steadfast has died after being swept away in a swollen West Coast river. Photo / TVNZ

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'Absolute tragedy': Gloriavale mum of 11 swept away in front of family

9 Nov, 2018 8:43am
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Rejoice Steadfast was watching the swollen river with her family when a bank collapsed.

A black backed gull was one of the dead birds found on a North Shore bay. Photo / File

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Dozens of dead birds found at Auckland bays

8 Nov, 2018 10:01am
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The Department of Conservation is investigating the deaths.

The Volkswagen Golf struck a tree at high speed, killing two passengers and injuring three. Photo / Sam Sword

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200kmh chase: Police driving 'dangerous, unjustified' in fatal pursuit

8 Nov, 2018 10:00am
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"To try and explain my pain is impossible. No-one should have to lose a child like this."

The fire believed to have started from fireworks raging through the fence bordering a Kaiapoi family home. Photo / Jessica Murray

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Fire nearly destroys home while family sleeps inside

7 Nov, 2018 10:28am
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Fireworks are believed to be the cause of the blaze.

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Lawyer says Kiwi father's UK visa issue 'worst' she's seen

6 Nov, 2018 8:57am
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Home Office is now investigating why the passport was delayed.

NZDF Maōri Cultural Group welcome the Le Quesnoy Centenary Official Party. Photo / NZDF

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Thousands turn out for Le Quesnoy ceremony

5 Nov, 2018 4:16pm
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A visit to the French town is sure to become part of the Kiwi OE.

A southern bottlenose whale stranded at Port Waikato this morning. Photo / Project Jonah

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Rare whale stranded at Port Waikato dies

2 Nov, 2018 7:22pm
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Despite best efforts the whale could not be saved.

Tertiary Education Union members at Auckland University of Technology are calling on their employer to pay the living wage by next year. Photo / File

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AUT student marks withheld a further two weeks due to strike action

2 Nov, 2018 2:59pm
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The student association has called the strike timing 'unethical and unreasonable'.

Aoraki/Mount Cook is in the centre, with Mt Hicks the ridge/dome on the left-hand side. Photo / File

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Importance of personal locator beacons stressed following avalanche tragedy

31 Oct, 2018 5:47pm
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Adventurer Jo Morgan survived the avalanche that killed her two climbing partners.

Dr Terryann Clark says health services have to become more youth and Māori appropriate to create equity. Photo / Supplied

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Health of young Māori 'improving' but inequity still rife

30 Oct, 2018 6:08pm
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Researchers want "urgent attention" given to health inequities young Māori face.

Emergency services attended the incident at a farm in Oxford yesterday about 4pm. Photo / Google

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Farmer killed by bull in North Canterbury

25 Oct, 2018 11:29am
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Emergency services attended the incident at 4pm yesterday.

The stained glass window of Te Paki o Matariki on loan from Kiingi Tuuheitia for the Auckland Museum exhibition Te Paki o Matariki: 160 Years of Kiingitanga. Photo / Supplied

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Telling the stories of the Kīngitanga

25 Oct, 2018 7:51am
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Rare taonga can be seen in public for the first time.

The mother has been served orders under the Hague Convention to return her daughter to Australia. Photo / 123RF

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Mother fighting to keep daughter in New Zealand

24 Oct, 2018 9:00am
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New Zealand mother flees Australia with daughter, fears being sent back.

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Māori leader Sir Ngātata Love dies

23 Oct, 2018 8:06am
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He was a powerful advocate for Māori on a range of issues.

The Armageddon Expo at Auckland's ASB Showgrounds drew fans including Lexis McGregor as Thor. Photo / Jason Oxenham

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Join in the fun with the superheroes

22 Oct, 2018 5:00am
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Fanfest is among the crowd of Labour Day weekend events.

Lady Tureiti Moxon, managing director of primary health organisation Te Kōhao Health Ltd, had to wait 13 years to present her evidence to the Waitangi Tribunal. Photo / Michael Neilson

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Māori health leaders call for revamp of 'racist' health system

21 Oct, 2018 1:32pm
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'If these problems were for the majority population, we'd be doing something about them.'

Ousted MP Jami-Lee Ross reportedly had relationships with four women, with some claiming they were groomed and used for access to information and power. Photo / Mark Mitchell

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'It's a real shame': Botany voters drop support for Jami-Lee Ross

18 Oct, 2018 4:12pm
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Former supporters of the rogue MP say his time is up.

Treaty of Waitangi Negotiations Minister Andrew Little (second from left) with Ngapuhi leaders Rudy Taylor, Pita Tipene, Hone Sadler (behind) and Raniera (Sonny) Tau. Photo / File

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Leaders still positive about Ngāpuhi settlement despite hapū rejection

18 Oct, 2018 5:00am
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The first of 110 Ngāpuhi hapū has rejected the latest iwi Treaty settlement proposal.

Martin Weiser, Te Kōhanga Reo, and his partner Mary back home in Minto, Alaska. Photo / Supplied

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Meet the Alaskan tracing his secret Māori history

14 Oct, 2018 5:00am
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He was named Te Kōhanga Reo when he was three months old by a group of visiting Māori.

Australian hunter Joe Prusac with Kiwi hunting mate Scott Day, flying into Ngaawapurua Hut in the Kaweka Forest Park. Photo / Joe Prusac

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'One sneeze from death': Hunter's 40m gully plunge

12 Oct, 2018 9:09am
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His heroic mates kept him alive in the freezing conditions as he plunged into hypothermia.

Top sailors Peter Burling and Blair Tuke following the Investiture Ceremony at Government House in Auckland. Photo / Michael Craig

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Burling, Tuke sail away with top honours

10 Oct, 2018 11:42am
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'Hopefully we can inspire more young people to continue that legacy.'

Kiwi thrill-seeker Gwillym Hewetson took a photo of the Swiss scenery moments before he jumped to his death. Photo / Gwillym Hewetson

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Kiwi thrill-seeker's friends pay tribute

9 Oct, 2018 11:31am
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"He created more memories in his 37 years than most people do in their lifetime."

Dawn Robbie and her 11-month-old daughter Atamarie. The family will be in a new home for Atamarie's first birthday next week. Photo / File

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'Swamp house' family find new home

7 Oct, 2018 2:44pm
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Family find new home after taking their case public and forcing landlord to take action.

Ngāpuhi Treaty settlement working group Te Rōpū Tuhono members Rudy Taylor, left, Andrew Little, Pita Tipene, Hōne Sadler, behind, and Raniera (Sonny) Tau. Photo / File

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Hopes high for Ngāpuhi settlement progress

7 Oct, 2018 1:49pm
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Ngāpuhi is about to enter the third round of consultation hui its pathway to settlement.

The woman who died from unexplained injuries on Charlemont St, Hamilton, on September 29 has been named. Photo / Belinda Feek

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Woman critically injured in Hamilton street named

7 Oct, 2018 10:58am
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Police would like to hear from anyone who saw a silver station wagon in the area.

A proposed restructure at Te Wānanga o Aotearoa could result in job losses, chief executive Te Ururoa Flavell said. Photo / Supplied

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Jobs on the line at Te Wānanga o Aotearoa

5 Oct, 2018 1:41pm
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Te Wānanga o Aotearoa has been downgraded in its latest external evaluation and review.

NEW ZEALAND

Colonisation, racism main drivers of Māori in prisons - report

4 Oct, 2018 11:19am
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The report argued to put Māori perspectives at the centre of justice policy.

This Auckland Transport poster, designed by advertising agency Federation, prompted a complaint from the Independent Maori Statutory Board. Photo / Supplied

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Auckland Transport called out over 1840 poster

3 Oct, 2018 12:13pm
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It said 1840 did not refer to the Treaty, but train time standardisation in England.

A kiwi chick found at Mason Bay on Rakiura/Stewart Island this February. Photo / Emma Feenstra

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Want to name a kiwi? Here's your chance

2 Oct, 2018 6:14pm
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The Rakiura tokoeka sub-species of kiwi is unique, and little is known about it.

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Petrol company to hold down prices temporarily despite tax

29 Sep, 2018 12:00pm
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Petrol is about to get even more expensive, for some.

David Jackson Mahia in the High Court at Invercargill in 2014. Photo / Supplied (Otago Daily Times)

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Seriously ill convicted murderer released

27 Sep, 2018 9:22am
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The New Zealand Parole Board said he was "seriously ill and unlikely to recover".

Allergy NZ CEO Mark Dixon says manufacturing costs of generic versions of adrenaline auto-injectors could be substantially more affordable. Photo / Getty Images

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Cheaper adrenaline injectors create buzz

27 Sep, 2018 5:00am
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Allergy NZ CEO says generic adrenaline auto-injectors could make them more affordable.

Liz Jones, acting deputy chief executive of service delivery at MSD, said having a few dates has nothing to do with the organisation and shouldn't impact on anything to do with what people are entitled to. Photo / 123RF

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Work and Income accused of 'prying' into people's sex lives

26 Sep, 2018 5:33pm
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Whether people are single or a couple affects their eligibility for benefits.

NEW ZEALAND

No more needles found in supermarket strawberries

25 Sep, 2018 10:48am
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The Ministry for Primary Industries required Woolworths NZ to destroy all stock.

A southern right whale off Wainui Beach, Gisborne, this morning with two surfers in the background. Photo / Ian Ruru

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Watch: 'Magnificent' whale checks out the surf

24 Sep, 2018 12:35pm
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Two surfers nearby continued their morning surf, unfazed.

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Book shows racism towards Māori in cartoons

24 Sep, 2018 5:00am
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The cartoons showed how attitudes about race and ethnicity had changed in New Zealand.

The aftermath of a crash on Topliss Drive, Northcross, last night. Photo / Dayna O'Brien

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Four cars written off in North Shore crash

23 Sep, 2018 12:29pm
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When emergency services arrived minutes later the driver had fled the scene.

Lisa Beach next to one of hundreds of dead totara the group came across. Photo / Graeme Atkins

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Iwi and DoC teaming up to save 'dying' forest

23 Sep, 2018 8:39am
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Tour into heart of forest designed to promote "rational" pest control discussion.

Te Puea Marae chairman Hurimoana Dennis said they had been successful at helping homeless Maori because they did not judge. Photo / File

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Manaakitanga 'key' to tackling homelessness crisis

19 Sep, 2018 7:40pm
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Te Puea Marae has helped 332 people find homes since it opened its doors in July 2016.

Former Act MP Donna Awatere Huata is the inaugural Maori Climate Commissioner. Photo / Supplied

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Donna Awatere Huata secures top job

18 Sep, 2018 6:18pm
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Donna Awatere Huata has been appointed Māori Climate Commissioner.

Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei Trust can pursue a claim against the Crown over land but has lost a bid to have settlements with other Tāmaki Makaurau iwi declared invalid. Photo / File

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Iwi wins right to appeal Auckland land claims

18 Sep, 2018 12:30pm
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The case related to historical Treaty claims involving commercial properties in Auckland.

SPORT

Buck Shelford finding his 'Māori world' in his 60s

16 Sep, 2018 5:00am
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"I love the haka. For me ... that is New Zealand Māori, that is us, Kiwi."

Stacey and Scotty Morrison and their children Kurawaka, Hawaiki and Maiana. Photo / Doug Sherring

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Passing on the gift that is te reo Māori

15 Sep, 2018 5:00am
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Scotty Morrison recalls a 'Matrix' moment on his journey to fluency in te reo.

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Vacate notice withdrawn for 'swamp house' family

14 Sep, 2018 8:16am
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It was withdrawn to relieve any pressure for the family on finding a new home.

Two dead kererū were used in an anti-1080 protest at Parliament this week. Photo / Xanthe Wyse

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Dead birds in 1080 Parliament protest road-kill, not 'bludgeoned'

14 Sep, 2018 7:28am
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Some of the dead birds had been kept in a freezer since 2014.

There are enormous benefits to learning any language, from developing neurological pathways to understanding different worldviews, but in Aotearoa te reo Māori has countless more. Photo / Supplied

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Positive reactions to speaking more te reo Māori

14 Sep, 2018 5:00am
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To really progress you need to seek out others who are on a similar path.

Dawn Robbie with her 10 month old daughter at the house in Papakura. Photo / NZ Herald

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Swamp home eviction could be illegal

13 Sep, 2018 10:35am
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Experts say eviction notice issued to family could be classed as 'retaliatory'.

Minister for Crown/Māori Relations Kelvin Davis said Te Tiriti o Waitangi was a

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Te reo Maori enhances culture, history understanding

13 Sep, 2018 5:00am
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Learning te reo seen as way to reduce ignorance about Māori culture, history.

Minister for Crown/Maori Relations Kelvin Davis. Photo / Warren Buckland

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Making te reo Maori fun

13 Sep, 2018 5:00am
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At the end of the day learning languages is all about having fun.

Father of three Howard Miller died in a welding explosion on Monday, September 3, in West Auckland. Photo / Supplied

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Givealittle page for welding explosion victim's family

12 Sep, 2018 9:39am
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Howard Miller was killed in an explosion that shook West Auckland.

NEW ZEALAND

'Swamp house' family evicted after revealing flood woes

12 Sep, 2018 9:28am
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The family say they were given the notice after raising issues with media.

Unveiling of a Maori language speed sign. Photo / Stephen Parker

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Michael Neilson: Making te reo Māori visible the key

12 Sep, 2018 5:00am
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COMMENT: Some of the basic phrases I'm using this Wiki o Te Reo Māori.

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Jenny-May Clarkson's shame sparked te reo journey

12 Sep, 2018 3:00am
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Former Silver Fern Jenny-May Clarkson shares her emotional journey to learning her reo.

Congo-Brazzaville-born Christian Damba speaks nine languages - including basic Māori - and challenges other Kiwis to give it a go. Photo / Alan Gibson

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New arrivals to Aotearoa 'embracing' te reo Māori

11 Sep, 2018 5:00am
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"As the indigenous language it has a strong connection with the land we are living in."

The Juggernauts thought they had won the regional tournament.

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Ripped off: Rippa rugby team believed they had won

11 Sep, 2018 5:00am
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The team left the field in tears.

The only thing holding Pākehā back from embracing te reo is, well, Pākehā. Photo / Stephen Parker

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Michael Neilson: Pākehā need to get over politics and embrace te reo

11 Sep, 2018 5:00am
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COMMENT: Any awkwardness about speaking another language is only in your head.

Green Party co-leader Marama Davidson said the party was committed to making te reo universally available. Photo / Michael Craig

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Greens want compulsory school te reo by 2025

10 Sep, 2018 5:00am
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The party is working with the education sector to make it a reality.

Sam Taylor, audio head of department at SAE Institute in Parnell, has been incorporating te reo into his workplace. Photo / Doug Sherring

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Fluent Pākehā shares his reo journey

10 Sep, 2018 5:00am
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'It is our duty... plus it is fun and good for your brain.'

A key part of learning a language is immersing yourself in that environment. Photo / NZME.

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Learning te reo is a challenge worth taking

10 Sep, 2018 5:00am
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COMMENT: Every conversation I have, will start and finish in Māori.

A Papakura family are living in a cold, damp

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Council issuing insanitary notice on 'swamp' home

31 Aug, 2018 12:53pm
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"The issue right now is finding a healthy, warm home for my family and our dog."

Cool Beans Cafe owner/operator Morgan Redfern-Hardisty says he is closing down because of complaints about not serving dairy milk. Photo / supplied

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Vegan vendetta: Cafe to close after refusing to serve dairy

31 Aug, 2018 8:22am
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Trust chairman says offer of organic milk instead was refused.