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Maori statesman Timoti te HeuHeu dies of cancer

A gardener's guide to Matariki

It makes sense to plant vegetables by the lunar cycles, writes Meg Liptrot.

Janet McAllister: Artistic compromise would benefit the people

It's official: Bogan is in the dictionary

Demise of tangi a threat to culture - professor

Fran O'Sullivan: Cast off the negativity and Maori can thrive

Garden praised for 'cultural excellence'

Child poverty report sparks call for better monitoring

Peters: Signs show immigration rules useless

TV star goes for Immortal status

Fruity Hawaiian classic goes down a treat

Zain Ali: Murray Deaker and the question of Islam

Len Brown turns other cheek

David Farrar: Slavery on our seas

Don't miss: Nebuta Festival

Every night of this spectacular annual festival, huge, colourful lantern floats are wheeled through the streets.

Tribe takes $70,000 to honour Treaty... on St Pat's Day

Troubled water debate flows on

Mandarin becoming the language to study