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Pacific artists honoured as Arts Pasifika Awards mark 30 years
Pacific artists working across comedy, dance, music and visual arts have been re...
Joseph Guenzler 26 Oct 2026
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
Boland ignites Australians with quick wickets as rain washes away start to second Test
Scott Boland was centimetres away from the second hat-trick of his Test in caree...
Jarred Cross 19 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 two iwi tribes that designed the cultural gift for a visiting doctor 126 years ago.

Andrew Mathieson Andrew Mathieson Oct 14, 2026
New digital repository opens Pacific research to communities

Pacific research at Waipapa Taumata Rau (University of Auckland) is now available through a new digital repository designed to share scholarship with communities across Aotearoa and the wider Pacific.

Joseph Guenzler Joseph Guenzler Oct 12, 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
Samoa Prime Minister apologises over Nazi salute video

Samoa's Prime Minister Laaulialemalietoa Leuatea Schmidt has apologised after historical video footage emerged showing him using the words "Heil Hitler" and making a gesture associated with Nazi Germa...

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...

Yolŋu educators celebrate graduation milestone on Country

Six Yolŋu educators from remote East Arnhem Land communities have celebrated a major achievement after completing their university studies while continuing to teach on country.

Jackson Clark Jackson Clark Sep 21, 2026
Indigenous educators recognised at national teaching awards

Two First Nations educators have been recognised among 13 teachers and school leaders honoured at the 2026 Schools Plus Teaching Awards in Canberra.

Joseph Guenzler Joseph Guenzler Sep 15, 2026
Samoan Government launches national response to drugs and violence

The Samoan Government has launched a national community engagement program aimed at preventing drug-related harm and violence through earlier intervention and stronger links between government, famili...

Joseph Guenzler Joseph Guenzler Sep 15, 2026
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
Indigenous Literacy Day brings Country into the classroom

Indigenous Literacy Day will highlight the role of Indigenous stories, languages and cultures in children's education with a national celebration on Wednesday, 2 September.

Joseph Guenzler Joseph Guenzler Sep 1, 2026
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