Te Ao Māori News

31/10/2025

The Waitangi Tribunal has found that New Zealand’s citizenship law breaches Te Tiriti o Waitangi, and fails to recognise Māori as tangata whenua, recommending urgent reform to ensure whakapapa is reflected in national identity and immigration law.

Waitangi Tribunal says NZ citizenship law breaches Te Tiriti, ignoring Māori tangata whenua. Urges co-designed reform; government resists review; whānau face harm from descent limits.

31/10/2025

A Māori health coalition is asking those attending the National Primary Schools Kapa Haka competition to take precautions to prevent measles from spreading.

30/10/2025

The National Iwi Chairs Forum has written to Te Pāti Māori’s leadership, calling for a hui to help the party navigate its internal challenges following weeks of public fallout and, in recent days, the news the party executive voted to suspend its Te Tai Tokerau MP, Mariameno Kapa-Kingi.

Iwi Chairs seek hui with Te Pāti Māori to resolve internal turmoil after MP Kapa-Kingi’s suspension, aiming to restore tikanga and refocus on Māori aspirations before the AGM.

30/10/2025

Kua mea mai te Taraipiunara o Waitangi kua takahia e te ture kirirarau o Aotearoa ngā mātāpono o Te Tiriti o Waitangi, kāore hoki e whai mana ana te Māori hei tangata whenua.

30/10/2025

Analysis: Helen Clarke’s Labour government Local Electoral Act (2001) enabled regional (RC), district (DC) and city councils (CC) to establish Māori wards, contingent on a public referendum if 5% of voters so petitioned.

Analysis: Dr Rawiri Taonui looks at the 2025 Māori ward results, voting trends, and the long-term implications for Māori representation in local government.

30/10/2025

Mother urges witnesses to speak after daylight stabbing outside Fraser High School.

A Hamilton mother seeks answers after her 16-year-old was stabbed outside Fraser High School by masked men. He had surgery and now faces anxiety; community support grows.

30/10/2025

The Greater Wellington Region showed strong support for Māori wards in the binding poll, including Upper Hutt, which rescinded its ward in 2024.

29/10/2025

The government has breached Te Tiriti o Waitangi, with its policies negatively impacting Māori rights, a new report has found.

The government has breached Te Tiriti o Waitangi, with its policies negatively impacting Māori rights, a new report has found.

29/10/2025

The Māori Land March entered Parliament grounds on a rainy day 50 years ago this month, led by then 79 year old Dame Whina Cooper.

29/10/2025

Environment Canterbury’s new deputy chair wants to show that partnership can work.

Ngāi Tahu appointed councillor Iaean Cranwell has been elected deputy chairperson of the Canterbury Regional Council.

29/10/2025

Rebuild of historic Rukumoana church aims to carry the mauri into a new era.

One of the most iconic whare in Ngāti Hauā is getting a makeover. For over 80 years the whare, Te P**i o Matariki at Rukumoana Paa has hosted Kiingitanga events and church services

29/10/2025

He Whakaputanga, one of New Zealand’s founding documents, celebrates its 190th anniversary on Tuesday.