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Christchurch rehab centre gets residents growing
Mum of four goes from meth addict to horticultural journey.

AUT launches campaign to tell parents about the value of education for their children
"We need every one of them to reach their potential."

Gumboot Friday: Complacency kills - Kiwi kids need you now more than ever as demand for youth counselling soars
I Am Hope chief executive Troy Elliott is urging Kiwis to support the event this year.

Strong Tai Tokerau representation to feature in national kapa haka competition
Te Mana Kuratahi National Primary School Kapa Haka Competition kicks off next Monday.

Niuean 'piece of cake' wins national art award
"It is a wonderful marker to celebrate our reo and how proud I am to be Māori.”

The kapa haka competition connecting to a tool for healing
Kapa haka in Kirikiriroa is being used as a healing power of culture.

War medals ceremony to be held in Waitangi this weekend
The ceremony will return medals to the whānau of 75 Māori veterans.

Ram raid bill will have long lasting effects on mokopuna Māori - children’s commissioner
Judge Frances Eivers believes 'a criminal response is not a solution'.

Online safety for indigenous women theme at Netsafe conference
One in three Māori experience racial abuse and harassment in New Zealand.

Lloyd Matiu Whiri: 'I broke the chains of the past, picked it up and owned it'
Emerging new Māori digital artist changes his course in life.

Wrestling: Speed v power in ultimate showdown
Māori wrestler Tee Hawke shapes up for the biggest match of his career.

New director for long-term child health and development study
Moana Theodore is the third director in the 51 years of the Dunedin Study.

It's official - Māori wards will feature in district
The wards will be in place for the 2025 and 2028 election.

Legacy of staunch Tairāwhiti advocate Tuta Ngarimu will live on forever
Tuta Ngarimu might be gone, but he will never be forgotten.

Miriama Smith: 'There was this sense that we were being boxed into an idea of being Maori'
"Never be too proud to ask for help and never be too stubborn to receive it."

Napier Girls' High School introduces lavalava to uniforms
"It actually makes us girls a lot more confident."

Maramataka the focus of new Puke Ariki Museum exhibition
Visitors can learn about the Māori lunar calendar and traditional practices of māra kai.

These 3 things give NZ visitors the biggest culture shock
The three behaviours seem normal in Aotearoa but are bizarre to visitors.

Dame Tariana Turia: Māori health better off under National
The former politician is happy to see a change in government.

Uncertainty over water reforms key theme at Wellington conference
Water industry gathers to gauge reforms proposed by incoming government.

Hemana Waaka shares vast dictionary of te reo sports terms
Veteran Māori broadcaster is passing on years of commentating via an app.

Tapuwae Roa hopes to bring out the aspirations of Māori startup entrepreneurs
Tapuwae Roa launches regional wānanga to support rakahinonga Māori entrepreneurs.

Wāhine XV teams welcomed to Wellington with pōwhiri
The world's best women rugby players assemble in Wellington for tournament.

Pink’s poi flag controversy raises cultural concerns, claims of ‘something sinister’
Māori are questioning the superstar's on-stage cultural antics.

'Something to treasure': Te Matatini Mauri arrives at the Whanganui River
It will be taken to the people of Taranaki before the next Te Matatini o Te Kāhui Maunga.

Rangatahi playwrights hone their act
Four diverse topics are explored at Te Pou Theatre by Māori playwrights.

Tongan-Kiwi Andre Fa'aoso aims to boost cultural knowledge at Yale
Andre Fa'aoso is settling into life at Yale and aims to grow Pacific culture on campus.

Kohukohu's James Fisher-Harris to captain the Kiwis
Penrith's Kiwi prop will wear the captain's hat for the Pac Champs campaign.

John Tamihere calls for inquiry after polling booths ran short of voting papers
Party boss says voting stations in south and west Auckland ran out of forms.