New Zealand reckons with its own divisive culture war
New Zealand is deeply divided over the Treaty Principles Bill, which seeks to reinterpret the de facto constitution. Now the ...
Who is Adrian Orr, the RBNZ governor who quits with reputation as a maverick?
Adrian Orr, who unexpectedly resigned as New Zealand's central bank governor on Wednesday, had a reputation as a maverick ...
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Māori Wards Byelection an Opportunity for Māori
Te Rūnanga o Ngāi Te Rangi Iwi Trust Chair highlights the upcoming Māori wards by-election in Tauranga as an opportunity to ...
New Zealand lawmakers told to stop complaining about use of the country’s Māori name in Parliament
The speaker of New Zealand’s Parliament has told lawmakers that he will not consider further complaints about the use of the ...
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A Maori cancer expert group is accusing the Government of intentional, institutionalised racism
It's lowering free bowel screening eligibility to 58, using funds set aside by the last Government for targeting Maori and Pasifika - who die disproportionately from the disease. This Government ...
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Geothermal bills advance
State proposals to pursue geothermal development on the Big Island are still going strong.
New Zealand’s foreign minister berates Mexico-born MP for use of nation’s Maori name
Winston Peters, who is Maori, objected to Ricardo Menendez March calling New Zealand by its Maori name, ‘Aotearoa’, in ...
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Why New Zealand should keep the Maori language te reo alive
New Zealand’s government plans to have 1 million Kiwis speaking basic te reo – the language of New Zealand’s indigenous Maori population – by 2040. There are also calls to make the ...
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Aotearoa Debate Sparks Culture Clash in New Zealand's Parliament
New Zealand's Parliament debated the use of its Maori name, Aotearoa, after one lawmaker's objection. The Speaker ruled in favor of using Aotearoa, reflecting a cultural divide and increasing Maori ...
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New Zealand lawmakers told to stop complaining about use of the country's Māori name in Parliament
WELLINGTON, New Zealand — The speaker of New Zealand ’s Parliament told lawmakers he would not consider further complaints about the use of the country’s Māori name, Aotearoa, in Parliament ...