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December 6, 2025 | Featured News
Whanganui Hapū Celebrate Landmark Settlement: “A Gesture of Courage”
After decades of negotiations with the Crown, Whanganui Hapū are marking a significant settlement milestone – a moment that elders […]
March 10, 2026
January 30, 2025 | News
Whanganui Council and hapū seek public feedback
A world-first relationship agreement between Whanganui District Council and Ngā Hapū o Whanganui is currently open for public consultation.
August 28, 2024 | News
Protest veterans eye new action
A challenge to Government actions is coming from some familiar names in Māori protest history.
August 28, 2024 | Paakiwaha
Ken Mair | Māori Rights Activist and Whanganui Iwi Leader
Hui on the weekend, old protest team getting band back together?
February 28, 2024 | News
Seed planted at Pākaitore for future generations
Today marks the 29th anniversary of the start of the 79-day occupation by Whanganui Māori of the Moutoa Gardens which are sited on Pākaitore pā.
February 28, 2024 | Paakiwaha
Ken Mair | Whanganui Iwi Leader
Today marks the 29th anniversary of the Pākaitore occupation led by Whanganui iwi in 1995.
March 24, 2023 | News
Iwi petition water bottling consent
A Whanganui iwi leader says more action is planned to protest a consent to extract and sell up to 750,000 litres a week of groundwater from a bore near the Whanganui River.
March 8, 2023 | News
Whanganui wellness center unveiled
Whanganui iwi have unveiled plans to develop a wellbeing hub on the former UCOL polytechnic site.
March 2, 2023 | News
Whanganui iwi share Pākaitore history with tamariki
A commemoration was held this week for the start of the 79-day occupation of Pakaitore-Moutoa Gardens in Whanganui - and one of protest leaders says he still hopes all stolen iwi land in the rohe will be returned.
October 3, 2022 | News
Whanganui bottling plan sparks water fight
A Whanganui iwi leader says the iwi will fight a resource consent granted to extract water from a site in the city.
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