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  • Marlon Williams makes history at Aotearoa Music Awards before hiatus
  • MДЃori-owned data storage network hailed as significant step towards data sovereignty
  • Centuries-old MДЃori warrior's cloak returned to Aotearoa

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rnz.co.nz /2 days ago

Marlon Williams makes history at Aotearoa Music Awards before hiatus

Te Whare TД«wekaweka is the first fully te reo MДЃori album to win Album of the Year at the Aotearoa Music Awards.

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rnz.co.nz /6 days ago

MДЃori-owned data storage network hailed as significant step towards data sovereignty

Te PДЃ TЕ«watawata will be available to marae, hapЕ«, iwi or other organisations who wish to store their data within the protection of the PДЃ.

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rnz.co.nz /2 weeks ago

Centuries-old MДЃori warrior's cloak returned to Aotearoa

The return of the cloak, a pauku, has brought surprise, intrigue, and an ancestral connection for the traditional MДЃori weaving experts studying it.

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rnz.co.nz /4 weeks ago

'A real joy to learn about our tЕ«puna': RangitДЃne iwi exhibition opens in Wairarapa

Several hundred people crowded into the Aratoi Museum in Masterton for the blessing of the long-awaited exhibition.

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rnz.co.nz /2 days ago

Aotearoa Music Awards 2026 live: Red carpet, winners and all the action

New Zealand's biggest night in music has kicked off in TДЃmaki Makaurau.

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rnz.co.nz /22 hours ago

TakahД“ return to part of Golden Bay after predator-proof fence completed

A new $400,000 predator-proof fence that stretches four kilometres has brought on their return.

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stoppress.co.nz /1 month ago

Run Aotearoa to develop tourism platform for Marshall Islands

The Republic of the Marshall Islands has selected indie agency Run Aotearoa to develop a new global tourism identity and brand platform. The post Run Aotearoa to develop tourism pl...

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rnz.co.nz /3 weeks ago

TakahД“ seniors to spend retirement at Zealandia

A pair of senior takahД“ are set to make Wellington wildlife sanctuary Zealandia their new home.

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rnz.co.nz /2 weeks ago

New Rotorua cafe will operate fully in te reo MДЃori

"He kaputī koa." Not a word of English will be spoken inside Rumaki Cafe by staff or customers.

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theguardian.com /1 month ago

‘Coming home’: kiwi enter parliament for first time as New Zealand marks conservation win

Politicians, children and Māori groups gathered in the Wellington banquet hall to see in the flesh the success of efforts to protect country’s national birdWhen five kiwi were pres...

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rnz.co.nz /1 week ago

Marlon Williams has written Aotearoa's best country song

'Whakameatia Mai', an "all-in song about togetherness and being fully engaged with the world", has taken New Zealand country music's top honour for 2026.

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rnz.co.nz /2 weeks ago

Te Atiawa opens high-end development on former colonial parade ground

Pukekura / The Parade features 36 two-storied two and three-bedroom homes, located just 500m from the New Plymouth CBD.

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bbc.com /2 weeks ago

New Zealand's MДЃori Queen meets King Charles at Buckingham Palace

The meeting with the British monarch was Te Arikinui's first since she became Maori Queen in 2024.

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stoppress.co.nz /1 month ago

Anzac Day on Whakaata MДЃori and MДЃori+

This Anzac Day, Whakaata MДЃori is inviting Aotearoa to take pause, remember and honour our servicemen and women and their whДЃnau. The post Anzac Day on Whakaata MДЃori and MДЃori...

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stuff.co.nz /1 month ago

Watch out, kiwi about! Tracking our national bird in the wild near Wellington

On April 28 the Capital Kiwi Project will release the 250th kiwi into the wild, following a special pōwhiri at Parliament. It’s a major milestone in what began as a bold dream to b...

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rnz.co.nz /2 weeks ago

Te WДЃnanga o Aotearoa formalises partnership with Oxford University

The partnership will create curatorial residences for MДЃori at the Pitt Rivers Museum at Oxford later this year.

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rnz.co.nz /1 month ago

Kiwi bird steps into Parliament to celebrate Capital Kiwi project growth

After years of predator control on over more than 23,000 hectares, Capital Kiwi returned kiwi to Wellington.

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rnz.co.nz /1 month ago

Aotea/Great Barrier Island iwi meet with government amid overfishing concerns

NgДЃti Rehua - NgДЃtiwai ki Aotea Trust Board and the Aotea/Great Barrier Local Board are wanting the government to back a plan to manage the kЕЌura population.

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rnz.co.nz /1 month ago

In pictures: Anzac Day commemorations around New Zealand and afar

Thousands of New Zealanders gathered around the motu and overseas to remember acts of service and lives "abruptly and tragically ended", for Anzac Day 2026.

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stoppress.co.nz /5 days ago

Aotearoa’s finest celebrated at 2026 NZ Media Awards

Aotearoa's media industry celebrated excellence in journalism last week at a time where leaders say it is "more important than ever". The post Aotearoa’s finest celebrated at 2026...

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rnz.co.nz /1 month ago

Live: Anzac Day commemorations around New Zealand

Governor-General Dame Cindy Kiro and Australia's ambassador to TГјrkiye spoke of sacrifice, remembrance and the enduring friendship between New Zealand, Australia and TГјrkiye.

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rnz.co.nz /2 weeks ago

Book showing New Zealand's flowers in 3D wins Ockham award

The winning book showcases Aotearoa's native blooms in stereo-vision.

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rnz.co.nz /1 day ago

MДЃori leader and academic Sir Hirini Moko Mead has died

The NgДЃti Awa, NgДЃti TЕ«wharetoa, NgДЃi TЕ«hoe and TЕ«hourangi descendant was an educator, author, iwi leader and one of the curators of the landmark Te MДЃori exhibition.

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odt.co.nz /4 days ago

Peters teases 'good news' coming for Moana Pasifika

Winston Peters. Photo: RNZ By Lillian Hanly of RNZ

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