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Māori riders to take Te Tiriti petition to Parliament on horseback
Riders from across the lower North Island in Aotearoa will travel hundreds of ki...
Joseph Guenzler 9 Sep 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 o...
Giovanni Torre 8 Sep 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 v...
Joseph Guenzler 4 Sep 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 decis...
Andrew Mathieson 2 Sep 2026
Māori and Pacific Business students recognised as future leaders
Three outstanding students have been recognised at the University of Auckland's...
Giovanni Torre 24 Aug 2026
Award-winning Pacific educator recognised for outstanding teaching

Waipapa Taumata Rau, University of Auckland lecturer Dr Sarah McLean-Orsborn has been recognised with the Faculty of Arts and Education Early Career Teaching Award.

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Aug 20, 2026
Beyond language: Dr Caleb Marsters on building Pacific futures

As Cook Islands Language Week is celebrated across Aotearoa, University of Auckland academic Dr Caleb Marsters says language revitalisation must be part of a broader conversation about strengthening C...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Aug 14, 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 tribal nations), has signed a letter of intent with Indigenous Business Australia to invest across the Tasman, an a...

Reece Harley Reece Harley Aug 11, 2026
Gapu Djarimi connects Yolŋu songlines with Māori hip hop

Yolŋu multi-instrumentalist and master Yidaki player Larry Gurruwiwi has released a new single combining traditional songlines with contemporary dance music and Māori hip hop.

Joseph Guenzler Joseph Guenzler Aug 7, 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 selected as the preferred operator for Rangitahi/Molesworth Station following a competitive expression of...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Aug 4, 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
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