By Kelvin McDonald of Whakaata Maori Te Pāti Māori has held its `Matike Mai Matariki` conference in Rotorua which it described as a `conversation starter` focused on decolonising and reindiginising Aotearoa. Pāti... Read...
Public Interest Journalism funded through NZ On Air An indigenous Taiwanese director will use the memory of a recently passed Tūhoe kuia to complete her cross-cultural film project.Laha Mebow is the first indigenous female... Read...
By Stefan Dimitrof of Whakaata Maori The Smokefree Amendment Bill has just undergone its first reading in Parliament with the intention of making tobacco products non-addictive while restricting access to them by reducing the... Read...
By Tamati Tiananga of Whakaata Maori More than 100 North Waikato High School rangatahi aged 15-17 years have been given an opportunity to change their pathway to avoid joining the dole queue.Oho Mauri founder Lizana Tuake and... Read...
Where do you stand on the Three Waters issue and is it perhaps a sign of
a government that seeks to further divide Maori and non-Maori by way of
divisive policies and legislation? Read...
By Mana Wikaire-Lewis of Whakaata Maori Māoridom is mourning the loss of tumuaki and kingmaker Anaru Tamihana of Ngāti Hauā, who died surrounded by whānau at Waikato Hospital on Saturday, aged 69.Ngāti... Read...
By Will Trafford of Whakaata Maori Kāinga Ora, the government`s housing arm has demolished more houses in 2022, than it built, according to data from the department.Information from the Government Housing Dashboard reveals... Read...
By Jessica Tyson of Whakaata Maori Sonny Bill Williams is one of New Zealand`s highest sporting achievers in rugby, league and boxing but has copped more than his share of criticism along the way.In an extended interview with... Read...
By Aroha Awarau of Whakaata Maori Terminal cancer patient Ruth Nuku Stanshall (Ngati Maru and Ngaruahine) has worked for 18 years as a dedicated social work lecturer at Te Wānanga o Aotearoa.She always knew that if she... Read...