Pouto: The epitome of mana
Trip to Pouto challenged all I thought I knew about mana and strength, writes Adam Pearse.
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Letters: Water shortage, housing crisis, online scams, RNZ and rugby
Letters on drought, property prices, traffic congestion, Concert FM and the Blues.
Whanganui's intake of refugees on hold: Immigration NZ, iwi in talks
Blenheim, Masterton, Levin, Timaru and Ashburton get refugees - but not Whanganui.
Lizzie Marvelly: RNZ Concert decision music to my ears
COMMENT: Kiwi youth already have radio options that serve them the biggest world hits.
League star representing Ngāti Ranginui and Tauranga Moana
Indigenous Allstars celebrates Aboriginal, Torres Strait Islander and Māori history.
Danny Watson: A debrief from the celebration and sadness at Waitangi Day
Comment: Te Tiriti O Waitangi puts us in the same waka - but it is a double-hulled waka.
Turia impressed with reception from Ardern
Tariana Turia praises the PM but is less confident about her ministers.
Local Focus: Remarkable range of mourners at Mala's tangi
Fitting tribute to a great local. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Local Focus: Tournament coup for Whanganui tennis
A dream, work ethic and a bit of 'mongrel'. Made with funding from NZ on Air.
'A beautiful soul, a beautiful wairua' farewelled
"A beautiful soul, a beautiful wairua, that always came through in anything she did."
Siblings' commitment to improving Māori health stats
The siblings channelling medical careers to slice into the health stats of Māori.
Local Focus: Kaituna Cut to be healed after 64 years
Maketū re-diversion finishes ahead of schedule. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Lizzie Marvelly: Māori know what is best for Māori
COMMENT: I refuse to listen to uninformed Pākehā pontificate about what Māori should do.
Firefighters wade to island on fire
The fire at the Tauranga urupā site is being described as "very concerning".
Muslim leader offers Māori support to fight social injustices
Muslims invited to a pōwhiri at Te Tii Marae for the first time.
Editorial: A day to take stock and be grateful
Editorial: Honest appraisal highlights our failings but, importantly, our achievements.
Kelly-Anne Panapa: A question of culture and nationhood
Comment: Mana ōrite is fraught with tension but can be enduring, reciprocal and rewarding.
Simon Wilson at Waitangi: Love in a place of war
Waitangi has a beautiful new museum to commemorate Māori at war. It's fuelled by love.
Local Focus: Rotorua set for Waitangi Day festival
Event to be a remembrance rather than a celebration. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Concerns social media exposure harming wāhi tapu
"Platforms like Instagram have made all our wāhi tapu ... just so accessible to anyone."
Bridges opposes formal name change to Aotearoa NZ
Political leaders are cool on an official change to the name of the country.
Baby uplifts: Minister, opposition defend head of Oranga Tamariki
The Māori-led inquiry into the Government agency has called for a complete overhaul.
'Traumatising': 14 armed police used to take 5-month-old baby
Māori babies were five times as likely to be taken into state care as non-Māori.
Divisive? White angry day? Uncomfortable? Why Waitangi matters
Timothy Giles on the whole "deal" of Waitangi and why it's worth thinking it over.
Waitangi Day: the what, when and the why guide you need to read
Stacey and Scotty Morrison, with a cheat's guide to Waitangi Day.
Ngāti Porou: No children taken into state care by 2025
Iwi wants greater resourcing for its social services from the government.
Peeni Henare: Whanau Ora strayed too far from original aspirations
Comment: Whānau Ora needs strengthening to be more adequately responsive and transparent.
Dame Tariana Turia: Marching past the temple without a thought for whānau
Comment: Whānau Ora has the capacity to restore the dreams of a people - but not on $3m.
Ihumātao proposal signals need to revisit 'unfair' Treaty settlement process
Māori Party president says private, confiscated land should not be exempt.
Rudman: It's time for a genuine national day beyond the settlers
COMMENT: The anniversary day holiday list has a pro-settler bias, writes Brian Rudmand
Renowned Māori health leader Ngaroma Grant fighting cancer
She has been best known for her leadership of Te Arawa Whānau Ora in the past decade.
Claire Trevett: Simon Bridges gets Neve-d in election year opener
Election year opener delivered Neve, insults and a metaphor that backfired on Bridges.