Northland iwi are investigating how whalebone could treat kauri dieback disease. Māori medicinal expert Tohe Ashby is using traditional knowledge to test the possibilities.
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Scientists look to mātauranga Māori to slow biodiversity decline
A BioHeritage Challenge conference has heard that mātauranga Māori could hold the key to reducing the decline in New Zealand's biodiversity. Scientists and iwi representatives gathered in Wellington to work together to find new ways to protect the country's flora and fauna.
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Whānau dream comes true- "I cried tears of absolute joy"
A dream has come true for a Māori boy and his whānau. But, if anyone could have had a bigger smile than Kahurangi Day-Brown, it would have been his late father Tracy Brown who dreamed of this day with his boys.
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NewsMāori Business Leader Awards celebrate 15 years
Tonight the University of Auckland is hosting the 15th annual Auckland Aotearoa Māori Business Leaders Awards, celebrating Māori success in the business sector at the Old Government House in Auckland from 6pm.
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Follow-up: Oz-based whānau staying positive
Three-year-old Tyson Lawrence's Perth-based whānau are remaining positive they can muster the support needed for their high-care needs tamaiti.
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Freestyle scooter brothers up for Oz champs
Māori freestyle scooter brothers Kahu and Makaia Day-Brown touched down in Brisbane today to ready themselves for their third Australasian scooter championships this weekend.
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Māori academic urges new owners of artefacts to "behave ethically"
In what are being described as "disgraceful" examples of cultural appropriation, a rare 19th-century toothpaste lid and a marble bottle, depicting images of rangatira, have sold for a combined value of close to $24,000 at auction in Wellington.
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From zero reo to solo haka for Melbourne Islamic school
A Māori youth worker once spoke no reo but last week his solo haka at a packed school assembly showed how far he'd come.
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Moana reo Māori segment for Disney on Ice Tour
Disney's te reo Māori version of the movie Moana was such a hit with tamariki that the entertainment giant is planning to include a reo Māori segment during its Disney On Ice shows in August.
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Kingi getting ahead by going backwards
More than 2000 high school rowers are at Karāpiro this week for the Maadi Cup. Among them is Jadin Kingi from Sacred Heart in Auckland who is chasing gold on his home awa, Waikato.
