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Portable pool aims to reduce drowning video

Water Safety New Zealand (WSNZ) has launched a new initiative in a bid to reduce the high Maori drowning toll.

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Employment Minister Steven Joyce (file)

Training expansion costs $43 million

The Government is putting $43 million into expanding Maori and Pasifika training over the next four years.

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Raelene Castle

Lack of Pasifika in sports management video

A recent study has found there are very few Maori or Pacific Islanders in sports governance and management roles.

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Celebrations will include Chinese dragon drummers and a battle between Maori Warriors and a giant Dancing Dragon

Maori and Chinese celebrate bonds

Maori and Chinese have come together to recognise ancestral bonds during a day of cultural celebration in Auckland.

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The cloak will be on display at Te Papa in June

Treasured cloak returns from China video

A Maori cloak gifted to the founding father of communist China more than 50 years ago has returned to New Zealand for an exhibition at Te Papa.

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Treaty Negotiations Minister Chris Finlayson signed the settlement (file)

Last South Island Treaty claim settled

The last historical South Island claim under the Treaty of Waitangi has been settled with a deal between the Crown and Ngati Tama ki Te Tau Ihu.

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Parerarua in the Wairau Pa, near Blenheim (file/Facebook)

South Island iwi sign $11.76M Treaty deal

Ngati Rarua has ratified a deed of settlement with the Crown to settle grievances which left it virtually landless in the 19th century.

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China has loaned back a korowai, or cloak, gifted to Mao Zedong 56 years ago

China loans back Maori cloak video

China has loaned back a korowai, or cloak, which was given to Communist leader Mao Zedong 56 years ago.

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Police Minister Anne Tolley (file)

Maori children being charged more

Police data shows that young Maori have a much higher chance of facing prosecution than young Pakeha.

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Will incorporating Treaty of Waitangi principles lead to an 'apartheid' state?

Legal expert warns of 'apartheid' video

A review of New Zealand's constitution threatens to turn the country into an "apartheid state", a law lecturer has warned.

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Danish politician Maria Krarup

Powhiri 'grotesque' – Danish politician video

A Danish politician who ridiculed the traditional Maori welcome stands by her remarks.

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Conservative Party leader Colin Craig (file)

Bare bottom welcomes `should be optional'

Conservative Party leader Colin Craig says not all visitors are impressed by "a bare bottomed native" and Maori welcomes should be optional.

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Te Whetu o te Rangi Marae at Welcome Bay

BOP iwi signs Treaty settlement

A Bay of Plenty iwi has signed off its Treaty settlement with the Crown.

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A tour bus got stuck in the sand trying to avoid protesters

Top Gear protesters block beach ramp video

Tour bus operators were told today would be the first day of filming for the Top Gear race on Ninety Mile Beach.

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A proposal to close off the iconic Northland beach for the shoot led to a spat between local iwi and the Far North District Council

No more Top Gear speed bumps video

Ninety Mile Beach was to be the scene of protests and international filming today. But in the end neither happened.

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Dame Anne Salmond

Dame Anne moved by award video

Dame Anne first got into studying early Maori culture and history when she was a teenager.

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Healers say rongoa is about more than herbs or traditional massage

Rongoa healers defend funding video

Traditional Maori healers have rejected claims the $2 million taxpayer funding they get each year is a waste of public money.

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NZ First leader Winston Peters says the Ministry of Health should not be spending millions on traditional Maori healing without knowing if it is working

NZ First attacks Maori healing spending

NZ First leader Winston Peters says the Ministry of Health should not be spending millions on traditional Maori healing without knowing if it is working.

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The whatanoa gateway has guarded the entrance to Waikato stadium for nine years

Chiefs inspired by Maori warriors video

Going into battle in the Super 15 takes on a whole new meaning when the Chiefs take the field.

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Iwi and marae at odds on Waiheke video

A dispute is building on Auckland's Waiheke Island over a deal between iwi and a rich-list private landowner.

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