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Thousands of signatures secured for Māori flag to take permanent place on Aotearoa landmark
A statement of Māori history, identity and pride flying above can be the seed fo...
Jarred Cross 23 Oct 2026
Every voice matters as Māori prepare for Aotearoa’s election
Rangatahi (young people) Māori are being encouraged to enrol and vote in Aotearo...
Joseph Guenzler 22 Oct 2026
Aotearoa builds an arsenal against a 'wily' invasive seaweed
Since an invasive seaweed called caulerpa was discovered in Aotearoa New Zealand...
Edward Carver 15 Oct 2026
Traditional kiwi cloak returned to Māori community after more than a century in British museum
A kiwi-feather cloak given to a British museum has finally been returned to the...
Andrew Mathieson 14 Oct 2026
New digital repository opens Pacific research to communities
Pacific research at Waipapa Taumata Rau (University of Auckland) is now availabl...
Joseph Guenzler 12 Oct 2026
More than 250 kiwi returned to Wellington through community project

Kiwi have returned to the hills surrounding Wellington in Aotearoa / New Zealand for the first time in 150 years through a project involving iwi, community members and landowners.

Joseph Guenzler Joseph Guenzler Oct 6, 2026
What the world can learn from the Pacific

Many of the challenges Pacific peoples have navigated for generations are now becoming global challenges. As the world confronts climate change, environmental degradation, food insecurity and growing...

Māori riders to take Te Tiriti petition to Parliament on horseback

Riders from across the lower North Island in Aotearoa will travel hundreds of kilometres on horseback to Parliament this week with a petition opposing changes to Te Tiriti o Waitangi references in leg...

Joseph Guenzler Joseph Guenzler Sep 9, 2026
Sleepless in Sāmoa: Scholar’s vision for Pacific youth mental health

When a world-leading Oxford sleep scientist visited Sāmoa and Aotearoa as part of a prestigious Hood Fellowship, Li'amanaia Dr Roannie Ng Shiu was already thinking beyond sleep.

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Sep 8, 2026
3%, Uncle Fred Leone and Scribe drop 'Not Many' remix music video

Hip-hop collective 3% and Butchulla Songman Fred Leone have released the music video for 'Not Many - Ganay Biralunbar', a reworking of Scribe's hit 2003 single 'Not Many'.

Joseph Guenzler Joseph Guenzler Sep 4, 2026
Local council in Aotearoa / NZ moves to introduce Māori ward representation

A local Aotearoa / New Zealand council has bucked the trend and reversed a decision to exclude Māori wards. Upper Hutt City, located just north of Wellington, recently voted to establish a new M&...

Andrew Mathieson Andrew Mathieson Sep 2, 2026
Māori and Pacific Business students recognised as future leaders

Three outstanding students have been recognised at the University of Auckland's 2026 EY Māori and Pacific Business Students of the Year Awards, celebrating excellence, leadership and a commitment...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Aug 24, 2026
Award-winning Pacific educator recognised for outstanding teaching

Waipapa Taumata Rau, University of Auckland lecturer Dr Sarah McLean-Orsborn has been recognised with the Faculty of Arts and Education Early Career Teaching Award.

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Aug 20, 2026
Beyond language: Dr Caleb Marsters on building Pacific futures

As Cook Islands Language Week is celebrated across Aotearoa, University of Auckland academic Dr Caleb Marsters says language revitalisation must be part of a broader conversation about strengthening C...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Aug 14, 2026
'Inextricably bound together by lineage': Māori iwi signs intent to invest alongside IBA in Australia

Waikato-Tainui, one of Aotearoa New Zealand's largest and wealthiest iwi (Māori tribal nations), has signed a letter of intent with Indigenous Business Australia to invest across the Tasman, an a...

Reece Harley Reece Harley Aug 11, 2026
Gapu Djarimi connects Yolŋu songlines with Māori hip hop

Yolŋu multi-instrumentalist and master Yidaki player Larry Gurruwiwi has released a new single combining traditional songlines with contemporary dance music and Māori hip hop.

Joseph Guenzler Joseph Guenzler Aug 7, 2026
Te Rūnanga o Ngāi Tahu selected as operator for Rangitahi/Molesworth Station, NZ's biggest farm

Māori organisation Te Rūnanga o Ngāi Tahu recently announced the group has been selected as the preferred operator for Rangitahi/Molesworth Station following a competitive expression of...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Aug 4, 2026
From Parliament to PhD: A global journey to Pacific scholarship

A journey that began in Canada's political corridors led doctoral candidate Rodney Stehr to Waipapa Taumata Rau, University of Auckland, to explore Pacific research methodologies and the importance of...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Jul 31, 2026
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