Māori Language Week 2025: Northland dad’s te reo journey shapes next generation
It took living on the other side of the world to trigger his desire to learn the language…
Sky Sports commentators are being asked to speak more te reo on air
“We’re investing in building the capability and confidence of our Sky Sport talent in using te reo in…
Māori Language Week 2025: Air NZ marks milestone with te reo Māori commercial flight
For in-flight service manager Te Aorere Redmond (Ngai Tuūhoe), the flight, a tribute to 50 years of Te…
Labour’s Chris Hipkins not interested in automatic citizenship just for overseas Māori, says ‘issue for all New Zealanders’
Ruddock was born in in Australia, meaning he received citizenship by descent. People with citizenship by descent cannot…
Māori women launch Matiti, an organic winemaking first
Matiti officially launches this Saturday. It is sparkling wine with an origin story like no other. When its…
Māori Language Week: Celebrating 50 years of Te Wiki o Te Reo Māori
There are events across the Bay of Plenty to celebrate. The movement promotes daily use of te reo.…
How coalition MPs plan to vote on their Māori ward referendums
“I don’t think we need it to ensure Māori are well represented around the council table,” Willis said.…
Whanganui District Council rejects $70k fix for Māori Ward election botch-up
In a major blunder, information for Māori ward candidates was also missing from election materials for Ōpōtiki District,…
Māori stage departs Polyfest festival to new venue and different dates, cultural unity questioned
Organisers made the announcement today, saying the new Māori stage performances times aligned better with events such as…
Te reo Māori at 50: Why language investment matters for NZ’s future – Editorial
Pride sits alongside unease. Over the past two years, the coalition Government has pushed English-first settings across agencies.…
Nona Taute’s PhD bridges Māori knowledge and engineering in geothermal projects
More than 60 years later, that whānau experience sowed the seed for Taute’s doctoral thesis, which aimed to…
Ōpōtiki Māori ward candidate profiles left out of election booklets after error
Most people in the Ōpōtiki district received their voting packs on Wednesday. Keno said she found out about…