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April 15, 2025 | News
Ngāti Toa Rangatira Calls for Better Accountability in Treaty Settlement Commitment
Helmut Modlik, Tumu Whakarae of Te Runanga o Ngāti Toa Rangatira, is concerned at the lack of a consistent government-wide […]
March 10, 2026
April 14, 2025 | Paakiwaha
Helmut Modlik | Tumu Whakarae Te Rūnanga o Toa Rangatira
Ngāti Toa Rangatira is calling for urgent action following the release of a landmark 70-page report by the Office of the Auditor-General, saying it raises serious questions about the Crown’s integrity and accountability in meeting its Treaty settlement obligations. Ngāti Toa participated in the Auditor General’s review.
April 14, 2025 | News
Auditor-General: Crown Failing to Track Treaty Settlement Obligations
A new report by the Auditor-General shows many public organisations are failing to meet their Treaty settlement obligations—some not even tracking or reporting progress.
April 11, 2025 | News
Luxon Moves On After Treaty Bill Defeated
Prime Minister Christopher Luxon is keen to draw a line under the controversial Treaty Principles Bill that saw over 100,000 people take to the streets around the motu in protest.
November 1, 2024 | News
Iwi-Pasifika partnership aims for affordable housing
An iwi - Pasifika crossover hopes to house more Pasifika whānau for generations to come.
November 1, 2024 | Paakiwaha
Fa’amatuainu Tino Pereira | Central Pacific Collective Chie Executive
A collaboration between the Central Pacific Collective(CPC) and Ngāti Toa Rangatira has led ro a housing development in eastern Porirua called Our Whare Our Fale, Whish will deliver up to 300 fit-for-purpose, affordable and multigenerational homes specifically designed to cater to the needs of Pasifika Families and their communities and neigbourhood.
October 29, 2024 | News
First US Indigenous Symposium guides Māori future
An iwi CEO says the first US Indigenous Tribal Leaders’ Symposium can help Māori learn ways to achieve self-determination like some US First Nations.
October 24, 2024 | News
Whānau bonds spark award-winning wearable art
Mātauranga tuku iho and whānau connections were the catalyst for an award-winning wearable arts piece.
October 17, 2024 | News
Willie Jackson praises Modlik but shys away from debating Seymour
Labour MP Willie Jackson says he applauds Helmut Modlik's performance; however, his audience does not want him to debate David Seymour and his Treaty Principles bill.
May 9, 2024 | News
Kōhuri set limit for Fast Track push
In a protest against the Fast Track Approvals Bill, mokopuna from Ngāti Toa Rangatira have laid kōhuri or saplings on the steps of Parliament to symbolise an aukati boundary line.
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