1+ hour, 6+ min ago   (1043+ words) I whakaputahia tuatahia tēnei atikara e RNZ Those are the kupu one Pākehā grandmother hopes will encourage more New Zealanders to take their first step toward te reo Māori and te ao Māori. Gael Finlayson-Davis, grandmother of six and great-grandmother…...

7+ hour, 11+ min ago   (576+ words) This story is part of the Te Ao Māori News’ Matariki 2026 series and relates to Waipuna-ā-rangi; the star connected to rainfall and the water cycle. While Waipuna-ā-rangi, one of the stars in the Matariki cluster, celebrates the nourishment rainfall brings…...

19+ hour, 7+ min ago   (618+ words) I whakaputahia tuatahia tēnei atikara e RNZ The fate of the waka believed to be Rangihoua - a double-hulled ocean-going waka thought to be part of an early migration from Hawaiki centuries ago - is now in the hands of Cabinet. Described…...

23+ hour, 7+ min ago   (561+ words) A Waimārama resident says he’s battling to control an “environmental nightmare” caused by fly-tipping on the village’s beloved sand dunes. Luke Shadbolt says dumping garden waste has been a longstanding issue in the coastal settlement, located 30km east of Hastings. But…...

1+ day, 2+ hour ago   (979+ words) I whakaputahia tuatahia tēnei atikara e RNZ Even after more than a year living in Aotearoa and having secured citizenship for himself and his three children, John Ruddock is still fighting to create a citizenship pathway for other overseas-born Māori,…...

1+ day, 19+ hour ago   (610+ words) Four of New Zealand’s leading heart and lung health charities have merged into one organisation, using their launch to promote life-saving heart imaging technology while training specialists to use it. Health professionals and advocates gathered at Auckland’s Pullman Hotel alongside…...

2+ day, 4+ hour ago   (1517+ words) This story is part of the Te Ao Māori News Matariki 2026 series and relates to Waitā, the Matariki star associated with the ocean and marine life, reminding us of our responsibility to protect the moana. Around Te Motu Ārai Roa,…...

1+ day, 23+ hour ago   (58+ words) Te Ao Māori News Matatū’s final match: Lokotui and Davis set for Blues battle Thursday, July 23, 2026 ANZ champion Paris Lokotui and Black Ferns Sevens star Maia Davis are set for their first Super Rugby Aupiki final, ready to…...

2+ day, 1+ hour ago   (498+ words) He pūrongo tēnei nā Shakayla Andrews-Alapaki, Tahu News. Former ANZ Championship winner Paris Lokotui and Black Ferns Sevens player Maia Davis are set for their first Super Rugby Aupiki final against the Blues. Wearing the Matatū jersey, the pair are…...

2+ day, 7+ hour ago   (580+ words) Nearly a decade after Te Awa o Whanganui became the world’s first river to be recognised as a legal person, the landmark legislation continues to attract international attention, with a Yale University researcher spending five months in Whanganui exploring how…...