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Recent items include:

  • Marlon Williams makes history at Aotearoa Music Awards before hiatus
  • Maia tops list of New Zealand’s favourite Māori baby names
  • MДЃori-owned data storage network hailed as significant step towards data sovereignty

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rnz.co.nz /1 month 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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stuff.co.nz /1 week ago

Maia tops list of New Zealand’s favourite Māori baby names

Maia has overtaken Aroha as the most popular MДЃori name for baby girls in New Zealand, while Ariki has retained its place as the top choice for boys.

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rnz.co.nz /1 month 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 /1 month 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 /1 month 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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rnz.co.nz /1 month ago

What's Aotearoa's favourite song? How to vote

Bic Runga or Beastwars? Shihad or Sharon O'Neill? Marlon Williams or Mark Williams? It's time to have your say.

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stuff.co.nz /2 days ago

E hoa, kei hea aku huarahi hou? Te raru huarahi o te KДЃwanatanga noho puku

I oati a Nahinara i ngДЃ rori whДЃ-ara whДЃnui, heoi ko ngДЃ kЕЌrero kЕЌwhiringa pДЃremata ka rite ki te raru KiwiBuild a Reipa.

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stuff.co.nz /2 weeks ago

Government commits $8.6m to build New Plymouth’s first city marae in more than 150 years

NgДЃti Te Whiti says long-awaited project will provide a cultural hub and emergency refuge in the heart of the city.

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odt.co.nz /1 month ago

Gallery redevelopment ‘heartwarming’

Samoan Advisory Council chairman Afamasaga Asemaga Taele-Pavihi and Tūhura Otago Museum Pacific engagement manager Leota A Meredith at the newly redeveloped Pacific Cultures gall...

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rnz.co.nz /1 month ago

Predator-free efforts align with tikanga MДЃori - iwi leader

TДЃmaki Makaurau conservation groups, iwi and council are welcoming funding to bolster the city's Predator-Free 2050 efforts.

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rnz.co.nz /6 days ago

Waiata 100: NZ's most beloved song revealed

We invited audiences to join Waiata 100: our search for Aotearoa's favourite New Zealand song from a list of about 1000 New Zealand songs (and 200 waiata MДЃori). Here's what peopl...

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rnz.co.nz /1 month 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

Google launches improved pronunciation tool for te reo MДЃori place names

Google and the MДЃori Language Commission have launched an Aotearoa New Zealand voice in Google Maps.

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rnz.co.nz /2 weeks ago

'There's a rongoДЃ within the kupu MДЃori' - NZ poet laureate

Robert Sullivan says there is a "new wave" of poets writing in te reo MДЃori, inspired by their predecessors.

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odt.co.nz /2 weeks ago

Happy to be here and call it home

New New Zealand citizens were welcomed at a ceremony in Alexandra on Friday.

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odt.co.nz /2 weeks ago

All Blacks, Wallabies lock in Anzac Day Bledisloe Cup matches

The All Blacks hoist aloft the Bledisloe Cup in Auckland last year. Photo: Getty Images New Zealand Rugby and Rugby Australia have confirmed three Anzac Day Bledisloe Cup te...

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rnz.co.nz /4 weeks ago

'He embodied the values of Moriori culture': Tommy Solomon statue restoration hits a major milestone

The restoration of the statue of Moriori leader Tommy Solomon has been awarded a grant of $60,000 from the RДЃtДЃ Foundation.

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rnz.co.nz /1 month ago

TДЃ Hirini Moko Mead - Pillar of strength laid to rest

The respected scholar, rangatira and champion of te reo leaves behind a vision of Hohou i te Rongo for future generations to fulfil.

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blog.google /2 weeks ago

Maps has an authentic new voice in New Zealand

The new voice speaks English with a Kiwi accent while accurately pronouncing indigenous place names.

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rnz.co.nz /1 month ago

'Ko tДЃna he whakatinana' - Tributes flow for Professor Whatarangi Winiata

The NgДЃti Raukawa leader, educator and lifelong advocate for te reo MДЃori will be laid to rest on Monday.

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greenpeace.org /6 days ago

41 Years After the Rainbow Warrior: Why Aotearoa Must Continue to Stand Up

Forty-one years ago today, state-sponsored terrorism shattered the quiet of Auckland Harbour. The post 41 Years After the Rainbow Warrior: Why Aotearoa Must Continue to Stand Up ap...

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rnz.co.nz /3 weeks ago

Traditional navigators encourage more people to 'look up' at Matariki

Tamahau Tangitu, Hinerapa Rupuha and Manihera Forbes were all part of a crew who sailed from Aotearoa to Samoa and back aboard the waka hourua Ngahiraka Mai Tawhiti.

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rnz.co.nz /2 weeks ago

El NinМѓo officially declared in New Zealand

Earth Sciences NZ has followed counterparts in Australia, Japan and the US in declaring an El NinМѓo event.

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stoppress.co.nz /1 month 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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