23+ hour, 59+ min ago  (460+ words) Disinformation is becoming an increasing concern, particularly for M'ori communities already carrying generations of distrust and mamae. Now, a new book examining the tactics and rise of far-right movements, The Far Right Playbook, is bringing those conversations into sharper focus,…...

1+ day, 5+ hour ago  (397+ words) I whakaputahia tuatahia t'nei atikara e RNZ Susan Wallace has become the first w'hine M'ori Anglican bishop of Te Waipounamu, the third P'hopa ki Te Hui Amorangi ki Te Waipounamu and the second wahine elected to the office of P'hopa....

1+ day, 17+ hour ago  (1407+ words) In Hawaiian tradition, M'ui, the shared ancestor of Pacific peoples, climbed Haleakal' to slow the sun for his mother Hina, extending the length of day so her kapa (bark cloth) would dry. Now, atop this sacred mountain, the United States…...

1+ day, 20+ hour ago  (695+ words) The Government has launched a new $5. 3 million M'ori development fund to grow and support M'ori-owned businesses in the primary sector. Announced at the annual Fieldays event in Hamilton, the fund targets M'ori farmers and agricultural enterprises with strong growth potential....

2+ day, 2+ hour ago  (662+ words) Although the former-NRL star, Kane Evans, isn't the first male to come out as gay, he is the first Pasifika (Fijian) man to do so in the league's history. Evans is the second NRL player to publicly come out, following…...

1+ day, 23+ hour ago  (570+ words) I whakaputahia tuatahi t'nei atikara e NITV i Ahitereiria An Aboriginal rock shelter in the Central West of New South Wales has been destroyed beyond repair during construction works for a renewable energy transmission project. The site, in the Mudgee…...

2+ day, 5+ hour ago  (800+ words) Lewis Clareburt (Waikato) says he is proud to represent his iwi and believes M'oritanga is what makes the Aotearoa team unique, ahead of the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow. He is one of 13 swimmers named in Aotearoa's swimming squad this week…...

2+ day, 20+ hour ago  (900+ words) Te P'ti M'ori says Pharmac's proposed changes to Type 2 diabetes medicine access were put forward without modelling their impact on M'ori health outcomes, despite advice that the changes could create new barriers for M'ori and Pacific patients. In responses to…...

3+ day, 1+ min ago  (284+ words) I whakaputahia t'nei "tikara e RNZ. New Zealand ICE detainee Everlee Wihongi has had her charge vacated. Wihongi was detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) when re-entering the US on a Green Card a month ago, since attempting to…...

3+ day, 6+ hour ago  (813+ words) When Kim Rameka was told she may never compete again, she refused to accept it. The 48-year-old Ng'ti Awa and Te Rarawa powerlifter spent nearly three years rebuilding from a torn rotator cuff and bursitis injury before returning to competition…...