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Referendum On Māori Seats Must Be Put To Voters This Year

Scoop 13 Feb 2026
Winston Peters and NZ First deserve credit for standing up for equal political rights and equal representation for every New Zealander, spokesperson Elliot Ikilei says ....
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Māori Seats Are Constitutional, Not Conditional

Scoop 13 Feb 2026
The Māori electorates belong to te iwi Māori. They cannot be voted away by those who fear our political strength ....
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New Zealand First To Campaign For Referendum On Māori Seats

Scoop 12 Feb 2026
New Zealand First has previously campaigned on this issue, and we believe we have an opportunity now to ensure this policy is implemented after the next election ....
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Stark Differences In COVID-19 Vaccination Rates Between Māori And Non-Māori, Research Finds

Scoop 11 Feb 2026
Previous research has shown Māori have higher rates of both hospitalisation and death from COVID-19 compared with the general population ....
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5 New Zealand Music Acts Keeping Te Reo Māori Alive And Rocking

Scoop 11 Feb 2026
The number of New Zealanders who speak te reo Māori grew 15% from 2018 to 2023 – and the nation’s artists are reflecting this ....
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Labour’s Competing Stories On Te Pati Māori

Scoop 09 Feb 2026
New Zealanders deserve to know whether Chris Hipkins or Willie Jackson speaks for the Labour Party when it comes to working with Te Pati Māori, senior National MP Chris Bishop says ....
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Aboriginal Group Stands In Solidarity With Māori At Waitangi

Scoop 06 Feb 2026
Gumbaynggirr representatives say Indigenous nations must stay connected as they face similar cultural and political challenges ....
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Cook Islands Community Turns To Full Immersion Education To Save Māori Language

Scoop 05 Feb 2026
"Cook Islands Māori is on the trajectory to becoming an extinct language." ....
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RIF Investment Supports Māori Horticulture

Scoop 05 Feb 2026
The Mid-North Kiwifruit Project will use its funding for orchard preparation and infrastructure including irrigation, drainage, access tracks, orchard structures and shelter belts ....
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Māori Organisations Lead The Way In Affordable Housing

Scoop 04 Feb 2026
Partnering with Māori housing providers is a practical way to address housing deprivation while building long-term housing capacity ....
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Māori Education Package And Draft Curriculum Release As School Starts

Scoop 04 Feb 2026
While on school visits, Minister Stanford announced the launch of the new te reo professional learning development programme Te Ataarangi, alongside iwi leaders and esteemed Māori language revitalisation expert, Dr Ruakere Hond ....
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Longest-Standing Māori Theatre Company Brings Whānau Voices Of Trauma And Hope To The Stage

Scoop 02 Feb 2026
For more than three decades, Aotearoa's longest surviving independent Māori theatre company has used storytelling to open kōrero about trauma, healing and hope in communities ....
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12-Month Prescriptions Risk Widening Māori Health Inequities Without Safeguards

Scoop 02 Feb 2026
Dr Leanne Te Kahu, expert advisor to Te Tiratū and author of its Tauāki Tū Position Statement on this policy change, says it carries significant risk if implemented without explicit safeguards ....
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Mariameno Kapa-Kingi Hopes To Be Back In Te Pāti Māori Following Court Hearing

Scoop 02 Feb 2026
Mariameno Kapa-Kingi is also asking the court to require the party to conduct a "proper full and open and honest process" regarding its leadership through a special general meeting ....
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