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NewsHāni Dread releases waiata honouring those who fought for te reo to become an official language
The new waiata, Kōkiri, pays tribute to those who delivered Māori Language petition containing over 30,000 plus signatures to Parliament in September 1972.
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Lower Hutt deputy mayor wants accuracy addressed for stone memorial
This Sunday marks 175 years since the battle of Boulcott's farm took place, and, in 1925, a large stone memorial was erected to acknowledge the British soldiers killed. The memorial has little reference to Māori and much of the history depicted is disputed.
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Life and legacy of Rua Kēnana honoured during symposium
The first of three symposiums honouring the life and legacy of Tūhoe prophet, Rua Kēnana, took place at Tuapou Marae at Waimana over Easter weekend.
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Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei launches online learning resource
The multi-media resource shares the history of Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei in te reo Māori and English.
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Unearthing the story of Māori from a Māori perspective
New novel series 'Kāwai' to be written by Dr Monty Soutar.
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Professor says colonial statues 'have no place in a modern state'
Hirini Matunga says colonial statues "have no place in a modern state, grappling with its colonial past and its impacts on the present."
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NZ Wars: Stories of Tainui doco set to be released
The 1863 invasion of the Waikato was the defining conflict of New Zealand history, reinforcing the Crown's power, entrenching one of Aotearoa's oldest political institutions (the Kiingitanga) and r
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Film documenting Māori stone carver wins at film festival
The film follows stone carver and traditional Māori artist Lewis Smith as he journeys along the ancient trails once used by his tūpuna to collect pakohe, also known as the rock argillite.
