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Award-winning Pacific educator recognised for outstanding teaching
Waipapa Taumata Rau, University of Auckland lecturer Dr Sarah McLean-Orsborn has...
Giovanni Torre 20 Aug 2026
Beyond language: Dr Caleb Marsters on building Pacific futures
As Cook Islands Language Week is celebrated across Aotearoa, University of Auckl...
Giovanni Torre 14 Aug 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...
Reece Harley 11 Aug 2026
Gapu Djarimi connects Yolŋu songlines with Māori hip hop
Yolŋu multi-instrumentalist and master Yidaki player Larry Gurruwiwi has release...
Joseph Guenzler 7 Aug 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...
Giovanni Torre 4 Aug 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
Aotearoa's first Māori immersive cafe to operate entirely in Indigenous language

A Rotorua café located in the traditional heartland for Indigenous peoples of Aotearoa is asking customers to only order in the Māori language.

Andrew Mathieson Andrew Mathieson Jul 30, 2026
'Pacific futures are New Zealand's futures', experts argue in new book

Pacific peoples are not a "special interest" demographic but central to Aotearoa / New Zealand's future prosperity, social cohesion and leadership, according to a new chapter by University of Auckland...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Jul 23, 2026
Australia backs Aotearoa getting aboard Pacific peace train

The foreign minister has welcomed plans by Aotearoa / New Zealand to join a defence alliance between Australia and Fiji. The Ocean of Peace Alliance was signed on Monday by Australian Prime Minister A...

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Andrew Brown (AAP) Jul 10, 2026
Indigenous Basketball Australia names All Stars teams for Cairns clash with Poitūkohu Māori Aotearoa

NBL and WNBL talent will headline the 2026 Indigenous Basketball Australia All Stars games in Cairns during NAIDOC Week. Indigenous Basketball Australia has named its men's and women's All Stars teams...

Joseph Guenzler Joseph Guenzler Jul 7, 2026
Scholar centres I-Kiribati knowledge, women and cultural resilience

As Kiribati Language Week is celebrated across Aotearoa / New Zealand this week, University of Auckland doctoral candidate Roi Burnett hopes people will look beyond familiar narratives about rising se...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Jul 6, 2026
Aotearoa's biggest council returns traditional Māori names for public parks

Auckland Council has restored the traditional Indigenous names for five of its regional parks. The move forms a part of a new narrative the council, who on its website features the Māori Te Kauni...

Andrew Mathieson Andrew Mathieson Jun 30, 2026
Global evidence shows cervical cancer can be eliminated in the Pacific region

Pacific leaders, clinicians and researchers say cervical cancer elimination is within reach, as global evidence shows the disease can be virtually eradicated within a generation.

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Jun 25, 2026
Pacific leadership drives health solutions at Te Poutoko Ora a Kiwa

A wintry, rain-soaked day in Auckland set the scene for a powerful gathering of Pacific leaders, researchers and communities at the Te Poutoko Ora a Kiwa Research Symposium 2026.

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Jun 25, 2026
Pacific leaders to gather in Auckland for major research symposium

The collective strength of the Pacific will gather at Waipapa Taumata Rau, University of Auckland, as Te Poutoko Ora a Kiwa, Centre for Pacific and Global Health prepares to host its 2026 Research Sym...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Jun 23, 2026
Niue advances national research ethics framework through consultation

Niue is taking a major step toward strengthening research governance as it looks to develop the country's first research ethics framework. Key points: Moves to establish the Niue National Research Et...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Jun 18, 2026
Pacific-led research targets diabetes in pregnancy with $1.2 million boost

A major new Health Research Council grant will support Waipapa Taumata Rau, University of Auckland, to lead a transformative Pacific-led study focused on improving care for Pasifika women with diabete...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Jun 12, 2026
Indigenous storage network offers Māori online data sovereignty

Māori peoples are taking back sovereignty of their data storage from the uncertainty of cyberspace amid a brand new Aotearoa decentralised online network.

Andrew Mathieson Andrew Mathieson Jun 11, 2026
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