2+ hour, 33+ min ago  (749+ words) Five marae from Whanganui to Taumarunui are running on solar power, and many more could join a major green energy initiative aimed at cutting electricity costs and strengthening community resilience. The marae-based solar project, led and funded by iwi entity…...

21+ hour, 32+ min ago  (837+ words) A new cohort of M'ori trade trainees has begun their next learning journey with Ng'ti Rangi in Ohakune. T'whitia te Hopo is a funded tertiary education programme delivered by the iwi's Ng' Waihua o Paerangi Trust in partnership with the…...

1+ day, 21+ hour ago  (935+ words) For much of his life, Charlie Tawhiao has worked in spaces where M'ori aspirations collided with the machinery of government. From environmental advocacy and Treaty-based policy work to prison reform, iwi governance and constitutional transformation, Tawhiao says his journey has…...

2+ day, 23+ hour ago  (450+ words) T" Tamati Reedy, one of New Zealand's foremost M"ori academics, public servants and language advocates, has died, his wh"nau announced in a social media post. " T" Tamati Reedy, one of New Zealand's foremost M"ori academics, public servants…...

2+ day, 17+ hour ago  (1241+ words) I whakaputahia t'nei "tikarqa e RNZ. The lawyer acting for Everlee Wihongi says she is disappointed and sad after a hearing to allow her to argue for her release from immigration detention in the US has been postponed to next…...

2+ day, 20+ hour ago  (398+ words) The Government has announced further changes to the Fees Free scheme, which helps cover tertiary study costs for students at universities across New Zealand. The changes mean the scheme will be cut as part of wider changes to tertiary funding....

3+ day, 2+ hour ago  (840+ words) Dozens of frontline workers, housing advocates and community organisation kaimahi, packed Parliament's public gallery as the Government's controversial move-on orders legislation passed its first reading, amid fiery speeches from opposition MPs. The legislation, introduced by Justice Minister Paul Goldsmith, would…...

3+ day, 17+ hour ago  (368+ words) As climate impacts intensify across the world, from rising seas to increasingly severe storms and widespread destruction to homes and infrastructure, questions over responsibility are shifting from political debate into the courts. The ruling draws on a process that began…...

4+ day, 3+ hour ago  (702+ words) A 16-year dream became reality when Te Kapa o Te Rangiita ki "ruanui hap, a sub-tribe of Ng'ti Twharetoa, reopened its marae north of Taup" recently, after being closed for two years. The closure was necessary for much-needed upgrades, which…...

3+ day, 22+ hour ago  (611+ words) National has confirmed its intention to run in some M'ori electorates at this year's elections, with T'maki Makaurau and Te Tai Hau'uru firmly in its sights. The strategy signals a continuation of their 2023 campaign, where the party broke a 20-year…...