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Editorial: A hard road for treaty negotiators
TV series reveals the challenges faced by treaty negotiators.
New Zealand history will be compulsory in all schools by 2022
Within the next three years, NZ history will be taught in all schools and kura
Smaller prisons mooted to improve justice system for Māori
Researchers say New Zealand has long ignored Māori approaches to justice.
Pākehā mum raising two children with te reo Māori
Just 2.5 per cent of the country's schoolchildren are in Māori medium education.
Photos: Te Tai Tokerau proves te reo alive and well in the region
Parade in Whangārei about showing "that te reo is here to stay" organisers say.
Rawinia Higgins: Te reo Māori brings us all together
Comment: Children speaking many languages, including their own, should be our shared goal.
Adult Kiwis queuing to learn te reo Māori
The number of adults learning te reo has increased 50 per cent in the past several years.
'She's a hard road finding the perfect trade deal' - On the Map podcast
Commentators discuss what kind of trade deals are best.
Māori language a part of 'who we are': Jacinda Ardern
PM recites the articles of the Treaty of Waitangi, having struggled to do so previously.
Local Focus: Dame Susan Devoy slams 'racist' submissions
Racism has "reared its ugly head". Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Business is booming for te reo Māori
Experts say it is helping normalise the language, but caution it must be genuine.
The revitalisation of te reo: Massive waiting lists, surge in workplace usage
While learner numbers are 'booming' fears remain of English 'swamping' te reo.
Illegal bike tracks carved into historic Mt Victoria in Auckland
The tracks have caused extensive damage to the mountain, which is a protected site.
Kiwi refused entry to restaurant over his tā moko tattoo
Bouncer refused Gary Harding entry, claiming restaurant's 'strict policy'.
How history-maker created Kiwi artists' 'hardest gig ever'
20 years after making history, Hinewehi Mohi is working on shaping the future.
The Labour MP itching to crack the big league
He's been in Parliament since 2011, but who really is Te Tai Tonga MP Rino Tirikatene?
Samuels: Crown should apologise to Māori beaten as kids for te reo
Former government minister is calling on the Crown to apologise to a generation of Māori.
River canoes feature in museum reshuffle
Project is part of 250th anniversary of Captain Cook's HMS Endeavour first visiting NZ.
Teuila Fuatai: Let's teach our young to put history in context
COMMENT: Iwi leader believes country's future lies with everyone being tangata whenua.
Anti-vaxx debate: Vaccination rates plummet for NZ babies
Just 77 per cent of six-month-old babies are now getting their vaccines on time.
Cancer agency 'will go down in history'
Tens of thousands of New Zealanders have been given hope.
Racism a reason for poor health, warns health board
"As an institution we fitted the definitions which described racism."
Tauranga or towel-wronger?
Mr G sends a clear message to Tauranga. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Audrey Young: The new and sensitive test for Jacinda Ardern
COMMENT: The Government showed how sneaky it could be on sensitive issue this week.
The power of a promise: Sir Hec's last interview
The star navigator and waka carver revived the ancient knowledge in Aotearoa.
Letters: Our cash for a petty civil dispute
Why is the New Zealand Government getting embroiled in this pitiful debate?
Letters: Reading between the (vote-for-me) signs
Who'd vote for candidates who can't read English or who try to sidestep regulations?
Māori hospitality workers stand with Mia
One Wellington-born waitress had customers place bets on where she was born.
Waitress invited to meet man who racially abused her
Hospitality workers' advocate says sadly such abuse is not uncommon.
Spirit of Waiata Māori Music Awards lives on
The Waiata Māori Music Awards will be held at Clubs Hastings on Friday, September 13.
Audrey Young: How latest privacy breach will impact on PM's Government
Bernadette Cavanagh will be mortified at such a blunder so soon after starting her job.
Māori leader: Sydney group have outstayed their welcome
A Māori leader says a Māori group claiming land in Sydney has outstayed their welcome.
Catholic Church calls for Ihumātao solution
The Catholic Church is joining growing calls for Jacinda Ardern to visit Ihumātao.