Aotearoa or New Zealand, what’s the official name of New Zealand?
The conflict over Aotearoa, a word increasingly prominent in New Zealand life, arose last month when one lawmaker objected to another’s use of the term. The word means ‘land of the long white cloud’ ...
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AUT Appoints Meihana Durie for Māori Leadership
AUT has appointed Professor Meihana Durie to a new role, Te Toi Aronui, to lead Māori scholarships as part of its Te Aronui ...
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Te Pāti Māori co-leader criticised by ACT for comparing David Seymour to his lawns
The ACT Party is criticising Te Pāti Māori co-leader Rawiri Waititi over a social media post that says his lawns are getting ...
Te Pāti Māori co-leader Rawiri Waititi reshares social media post comparing his lawns to David Seymour
The Act Party has criticised Te Pāti Māori after co-leader Rawiri Waititi reshared a social media post that compared his lawn ...
Human Rights Day: Sharpeville Massacre united the world against apartheid, but SA sporting isolation took too long – ask the All Blacks
The Sharpeville Massacre that took place 65 years ago was condemned by the world by the All Blacks continued to play the ...
Māori artist honoured at NZer Of The Year Awards
Elizabeth Ellis' tireless work as an artist and leader in Māori arts and education has landed Ellis the title of Senior New ...
New Zealand lawmakers told to stop complaining about use of the country's Maori name in Parliament
The speaker of New Zealand 's Parliament told lawmakers he would not consider further complaints about the use of the country's Maori name, Aotearoa, in Parliament, after one lawmaker sought to have ...
Govt bowel screening decision against evidence - Pacific health leaders
Pacific health leaders are accusing the government of sacrificing peoples' lives for ideology by delaying bowel cancer screening for Maori and Pacific people from 50 to 58. Responding to Health ...
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New Zealand reckons with its own divisive culture war
Maori rights were already under assault before ... “This is a moment that our leaders stood up and said ‘whiti te ra,’” he said, citing a line from the haka. “‘The sun is rising ...
Professor Bev Lawton ONZM Named 2025 Kiwibank New Zealander Of The Year Te Pou Whakarae O Aotearoa
Kiwibank New Zealander of the Year Te Pou Whakarae o Aotearoa 2025 Professor Bev Lawton ONZM (Ngāti Porou) (Wellington Te Whanganui-a-Tara) ...