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  • Top Kiwi holiday spot named Oceania's leading island destination
  • Bringing Aotea back to life through a te ao MДЃori lens
  • 'We've always been part of Taranaki': WhangamЕЌmona likely to head back to its spiritual home

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rnz.co.nz /3 weeks ago

Top Kiwi holiday spot named Oceania's leading island destination

Tourism leader credits warm local hospitality after taking out Oceania's Leading Island Destination for a fourth consecutive year at the 2026 World Travel Awards.

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rnz.co.nz /4 weeks ago

Bringing Aotea back to life through a te ao MДЃori lens

An iwi-led conservation project is undertaking one of the largest feral cat removal operations.

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rnz.co.nz /1 month ago

'We've always been part of Taranaki': WhangamЕЌmona likely to head back to its spiritual home

But do not expect locals to give up their self-declared "republic".

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rnz.co.nz /1 month ago

'Get on board':Te reo MДЃori offers a deeper understanding of Aotearoa

Te reo MДЃori is being learnt by more people across Aotearoa, as the language continues to be revitalised across generations. This year's Te Wiki o Te Reo MДЃori theme, Ake,...

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rnz.co.nz /1 month ago

'What's good for MÄori is good for Tangata Moana': Pacific solidarity strong at Koroneihana

Pacific solidarity has been strong at Koroneihana as international guests converged on Tūrangawaewae marae.

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stuff.co.nz /1 month ago

Kids quiz: Te Waipounamu is the MДЃori name for which island?

Stuff kids quiz: August 30

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rnz.co.nz /1 month ago

Taiarahia documentary captures kotahitanga in action

Taiarahia mountain in Ruatoki Valley has stood as a sentinel landmark watching over its people, but forestry plans put the native forest of the maunga under threat.

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rnz.co.nz /5 days ago

The Aotearoa sites that could make the UNESCO World Heritage list

If chosen they would be on the list alongside the Taj Mahal and the Pyramids.

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rnz.co.nz /1 day ago

Te Tai HauДЃuru: A close race tinged with sadness

Stretching from Porirua to PutДЃruru and from ЕЊpunake to Ohakune, Te Tai HauДЃuru covers the rohe of a diverse number of iwi as well as the home of the influential RДЃtana movemen...

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rnz.co.nz /21 hours ago

Waikato ecosanctuary welcomes more kДЃkДЃpЕЌ and Mahoenui giant wД“tДЃ

There are now five kДЃkДЃpЕЌ at Sanctuary Mountain Maungatautari in Waikato, as part of a mainland habitat trial that began in 2023.

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rnz.co.nz /1 month ago

'We're one people' - a young Tongan man's te reo MДЃori journey

A Tongan New Zealander shares insights from his te reo MДЃori journey

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rnz.co.nz /1 month ago

Hawke's Bay community makes big effort to restore native A'Deane's Bush

A'Deane's Bush is the best remaining example of the original podocarp forest of the Ruataniwha Plains.

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stuff.co.nz /3 weeks ago

I kД«ia he kaikiri te wharekai te reo tuatahi o Aotearoa. I tukua e tД“rДЃ te tЕ«manako ki au

Ahakoa ngДЃ whakapae kino ki a Rumaki Cafe, na tЕЌna taiao rumaki i hoatu tЕ«manako ki tД“tahi tangata e ako ana i te reo MДЃori.

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rnz.co.nz /1 month ago

Maori, Pacific galleries at Auckland Museum to stay shut until 2029

However, the museum has opened Te Ripo o te Moana, featuring many of the same objects, now asbestos-free.

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newsroom.co.nz /1 month ago

Te Wiki o te Reo MДЃori: Honouring the pioneers who saved the language

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rnz.co.nz /1 month ago

MДЃori Queen urges future generations to transform trauma into triumph

In her second national address, Te Arikinui Kuini Nga wai hono i te po carried her father's call for kotahitanga.

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rnz.co.nz /1 month ago

'The aroha in this room': Learning te reo MДЃori through waiata creates connection

PДЃkehДЃ, tauiwi and MДЃori reconnecting with their whakapapa come together at the weekly te reo MДЃori class.

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rnz.co.nz /1 week ago

Waka destined for French museum will honour 'courageous feats' of MДЃori Pioneer Battalion soldiers

Descendants of the MДЃori Pioneer Battalion soldiers who fought in Arras during WWI are carving the waka, which will serve as a monument in the French city.

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rnz.co.nz /1 month ago

Te Herenga Tauira: MДЃori students come together to strengthen collective voice at national hui

Hundreds of MДЃori tertiary students have descended on TДЃmaki Makaurau for Te Huinga Tauira, a national hui centred on culture, connection and the voices of tauira MДЃori. The ann...

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rnz.co.nz /1 month ago

Te PДЃti MДЃori vows major constitutional reform by making Te Tiriti binding for Crown

The party would also set up an independent Te Tiriti Commission with power to investigate breaches by the Crown.

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staradvertiser.com /1 month ago

Column: К»Ane halapohe ke kДЃkДЃpЕЌ, ka manu aloha o Aotearoa

Synopsis: A new program has been developed to protect the indigenous käkäpö of Aotearoa, a type of flightless parrot that is ill equipped to evade poachers or predators.

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rnz.co.nz /1 month ago

Auckland's City Rail Link stations are a feast for the eyes

A decade in the making - Karanga-a-hape, Maungawhau and Te Waihorotiu stations feature MДЃori artwork inspired by TДЃmaki Makaurau. Culture 101 meets two of the artists involved, R...

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rnz.co.nz /1 week ago

Petition calls for Tino Rangatiratanga flag to fly permanently on Auckland Harbour Bridge

Supporters say it would recognise MДЃori identity, history and the dual heritage of Aotearoa New Zealand.

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stuff.co.nz /1 month ago

Ko te matenga pЕЌturi tД“nei o Te Wiki o te Reo MДЃori

Kua huri Te Wiki o te Reo MДЃori mai i te awhi whДЃnui a te motu, ki te tЕ«wehehia e tД“nei KДЃwanatanga, tДЃ Joel Maxwell.

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