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Controversial bill to reinterpret New Zealand’s founding document reaches parliament

The widely criticised bill aims to redefine Treaty of Waitangi principles that guide relations between Maori and ruling authorities

The Guardian - AU

‘Dangerous’ and ‘retrograde’: Māori leaders sound alarm over policy shifts in New Zealand

Experts say policy changes that include scrapping Māori-led programs will harm communities and put New Zealand’s ‘great reputation’ at risk

The Guardian - AU

New Zealand PM Luxon opts out of major Maori meeting

New Zealand Prime Minister Chris Luxon has given his first press conference for the year as his government confronts criticism from Maoridom.

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Did Maori MPs deliberately refer to King Charles as ‘skin rash’ during pledge of allegiance?

Six indigenous parliamentarians held alternate swearing-in, pledging allegiance to their descendants first

The Independent UK

‘Charles’ or ‘skin rash’? Māori MPs’ oath of allegiance to king sparks translation debate

At the opening of parliament, lawmakers for New Zealand’s Māori party used a word for Charles that can also be used to describe skin conditions

The Guardian - AU

Elderly Māori hard-hit by rising costs as they refinance to help whānau

There's a call for government help for Māori and other communities worst affected by rising food prices and interest rates, reports Jonathan Milne.

Newsroom.co.nz

Labour's loss of Māori vote may be long-term

Labour’s loss of at least four of Māori electorate seats is more than just a blip or a slap to Labour. It could signal a fundamental generational, economic and demographic shift, writes Aaron Smale

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Something to celebrate for everyone but Labour

Christopher Luxon headed to bed in the early hours of Sunday morning a Prime Minister with a National-Act majority, having ransacked Labour in safe red seats.

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Te Pāti Māori rolls Labour

Four of the Māori seats are a resounding victory for Te Pāti Māori, two are neck and neck and only one seat was a convincing win for Labour, writes Aaron Smale

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Te Tai Hauāuru: Hot seat could spring post-election surprise

The Te Tai Hauāuru seat could be significant in deciding not only which candidate gets to represent the electorate but also who forms the government. Aaron Smale reports.

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'It is the underbelly, not the norm'

Divisiveness over race has been prominent in this year’s election campaign, yet Debbie Ngarewa-Packer’s experience has been a good one.

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Te Pāti Māori's path to Parliament narrows

Two polls in key battleground Māori seats have the Labour candidate in the lead by slim margins, raising questions about Te Pāti Māori's certainty of a return to Parliament, writes Marc Daalder

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From 'pebble in the shoe' to future power broker – the rise and rise of te Pāti Māori

In his maiden speech to parliament in 2020, te Pāti Māori co-leader Rawiri Waititi told his fellow MPs:

The Conversation

Climate records put heat on politicians

As the climate crisis intensifies, what are politicians promising to do? David Williams reports

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Te Pāti Māori kicks off campaign with Matariki block party

Te Pāti Māori co-leaders proved there ain’t no party like a Māori party in Henderson on Thursday night

The Independent UK

Jacinda Ardern resigns: What led the New Zealand prime minister to quit

‘Leading a country is the most privileged job... you cannot, and should not do it unless you have a full tank’

Newsroom.co.nz

From hot mics to goneburgers - 2022 had it all

Newsroom's 2022 Political Awards: It's been a slow crawl to the finish line of this monster political year full of highs, lows and everything in-between, writes political editor Jo Moir

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Police take more DNA samples from young Māori

With 69 percent of samples from rangatahi Māori, an indigenous data expert is demanding an audit into bias and the lack of protocols for taking and storing the information.

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Te Pāti Māori underwhelmed by prospect of government

Choosing to sit on the cross-benches over a seat at the governing table is a real possibility for Te Pāti Māori as it weighs up its strategy for next year’s election, its co-leader tells Jo Moir.

The Guardian - AU

As Māori language use grows in New Zealand, the challenge is to match deeds to words

While the sight and sound of te reo Māori is becoming common in Aotearoa, advocates say the journey to a bilingual society is only beginning

The Guardian - AU

Aotearoa or New Zealand: has the moment come to change the country’s name?

It’s not the first push to adopt the te reo Māori name, but a petition signed by 70,000 people has given it fresh momentum

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New Zealand considers changing its name to confront its troubled colonial past

As the people of New Zealand confront their nation's troubled past with colonization, a return to the Maori name of Aotearoa is being presented to a parliamentary committee.

The Guardian - AU

New Zealand’s next kingmakers: who are the Māori party?

After an unexpected return to parliament, Te Pati Māori has grabbed headlines with its bold and uncompromising stances

Newsroom.co.nz

One step forward or two steps back? MPs react to budget

A polarising Budget saw strong debates in Parliament this afternoon, as MPs from both ends of the political continuum laid out how they would have done things differently

The Guardian - AU

Here be trolls: New Zealand’s female politicians battle rising tide of misogyny

Led by Jacinda Ardern, New Zealand women are entering uncharted territory in politics – and encountering increasing levels of abuse

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