Māori
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Māori tribes make rare plea to King Charles for intervention in New Zealand politics
Exclusive: Open letter seen by the Guardian asks King to ‘ensure the government does not diminish the crown’s …
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‘We’re not going away’: the man who led NZ’s biggest Māori rights march vows to fight on
Eru Kapa-Kingi has become the most recognised face of a movement against the government’s policy direction for…
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Scientists dissect ‘world’s rarest whale’ for clues on little-known species
Only seven spade-tooth whales have ever been documented, now work is beginning on a specimen that washed ashor…
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New Zealand gallery hunts for thousands of people captured by famed photographer Ans Westra
Campaign under way to identify subjects of images shot in 1970s and 1980s by Westra, one of New Zealand’s best…
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Why is a bill looking at New Zealand’s founding document causing major upset among Māori?
Bill introduced in parliament this week wants to reinterpret Treaty of Waitangi, which upholds Māori rightsSin…
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Controversial bill to reinterpret New Zealand’s founding document reaches parliament
The widely criticised bill aims to redefine Treaty of Waitangi principles that guide relations between Māori a…
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‘We’re a powerhouse’: the Māori canoe and haka leading New Zealand into America’s Cup battle
As New Zealand goes head to head with the old colonial power, Great Britain, a waka is leading the team out of…
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Māori language ‘at risk’ as a result of government policies, commissioner says
Prof Rawinia Higgins tells the Guardian that te reo Māori is under threat from the rightwing coalition despite…
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Māori queen Nga Wai Hono i te po Paki crowned in ‘new dawn’ for New Zealand
Only daughter and youngest child of the former Māori king Tuheitia Pootatau Te Wherowhero VII ascends to the t…
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New Zealand’s Māori King Tuheitia dies aged 69
‘A moment of great sadness for the nation’ as Māori king, considered the paramount chief of several tribes, or…
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Nearly half of New Zealanders say government policies increasing racial tensions, poll finds
1News Verian poll comes amid growing concern the coalition’s policy direction will wind back Māori rightsNearl…
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The fight for iron sands: the bitter battle to protect New Zealand’s sea-floor riches
Government’s push to fast-track projects in NZ stirs fears deep-sea mining off Taranaki, long opposed by the c…
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‘Dangerous’ and ‘retrograde’: Māori leaders sound alarm over policy shifts in New Zealand
Experts say policy changes that include scrapping Māori-led programs will harm communities and put New Zealand…
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Revealed: the impact of New Zealand’s changes to policies affecting Māori
Guardian analysis of changes in six key policy areas explains the coalition’s rationale for the shifts and pro…
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Director of New Zealand’s pharmaceutical funding agency quits over rollback of Māori rights
The right-wing government had told Pharmac that it no longer needed to consider the Treaty of Waitangi in its …