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January 4, 2026 | Featured News
#SummerSeries: Te Ana o Hine – Wāhine Carvers Shaping Aotearoa’s Art Future
This summer on Radio Waatea, we celebrate stories of māramatanga, creativity and cultural empowerment. One such story comes from Hollie […]
April 22, 2026
February 17, 2025 | News
Ao Maarama app merges maramataka with wellbeing
A new app, Ao Maarama, uses the maramataka and Māori health models to help users track their well-being.
February 17, 2025 | News
Ngāi Tahu takes Crown to Court for freshwater rangatiratanga
Te Rūnanga o Ngāi Tahu chair Justin Tipa says they are putting their money where their mouth is in protecting their waterways and advocating for a seat at the decision-making table to collaboratively redesign and co-manage freshwater resources with the Crown.
September 24, 2024 | News
Mātauranga applied to animal ethics debate
A new classroom resource offers a Māori approach to animal ethics.
July 23, 2024 | News
Chiefly mascot wins rangatira role
A new councillor for the new Tauranga City Council says a range of jobs and experiences have prepared him for the role - including being a team mascot.
July 19, 2024 | News
Mātauranga aids Te Urewera survey
A Tuhoe researcher for Manaaki Whenua-Landcare Research is arguing for mātauranga Maori to be respected alongsid western science methodology.
May 13, 2024 | News
Matauranga guide to next career step
A Māori educationalist and former public servant is encouraging Māori laid off in the current government purge to embrace matauranga Māori in their next career step.
April 24, 2024 | News
Indigenous knowledge wake up for Earth Day
A Māori earth systems scientist says a re-evaluation of indigenous knowledge globally is needed more than ever.
April 15, 2024 | News
Our Land report adds nuance to farming
The Māori research impact leader for Manaaki Whenua Landcare Research has welcomed the Environment Ministry's latest Our Land report as providing a positive foundation for change.
March 27, 2024 | News
Change needed to ease tikanga evidence into court
The Law Commission wants changes to improve the way tikanga and matauranga evidence is handled by courts.
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