‘Dangerous’ and ‘retrograde’: Māori leaders sound alarm over policy shifts in New Zealand
Experts say policy changes that include scrapping Māori-led programs will harm communities and put New Zealand’s ‘great reputation’ at risk
Revealed: the impact of New Zealand’s changes to policies affecting Māori
Guardian analysis of changes in six key policy areas explains the coalition’s rationale for the shifts and provides expert views on how they will impact Māori
Director of New Zealand’s pharmaceutical funding agency quits over rollback of Māori rights
The right-wing government had told Pharmac that it no longer needed to consider the Treaty of Waitangi in its funding decisions
June 2024
‘Our people are thriving’: New Zealand Māori population hits million mark
Once regarded as ‘dying out’, Māori families celebrate population milestone and share their hopes for the future in a changing New Zealand
April 2024
Part protest, part rave: the Indigenous artists stunning the Venice Biennale
From Gold Lion winner Archie Moore to Brazilians the Tupinambá collective, First Nations artists are making their voices heard at ‘the Olympics of art’. They talk hammocks, hunting and human connection
‘Luminous’ truck strap artwork wins prestigious Biennale prize in first for New Zealand
Collective of Māori artists wins Golden Lion at Venice Biennale for Takapau, a large-scale installation inspired by woven mats
How New Zealand’s smoking ban got stubbed out – and what the UK can learn from it
Big tobacco ‘working in the shadows’ blamed for killing off NZ’s pioneering plan to protect future generations
March 2024
‘This is our beautiful castle’: the stunning new buildings expressing Māori pride
From facial tattoos to TV stations, young Māori are enthusiastically embracing tribal cultural identity in Aotearoa New Zealand. Now a new wave of Indigenous architects are making their mark
The world’s largest Māori and Pacific Island school cultural festival – in pictures
Polyfest, held this week in Auckland, New Zealand, saw thousands of high school students gather to compete in music, dance and speech performances
The Māori climate activist breaking legal barriers to bring corporate giants to court
In a landmark case, Mike Smith has won the right to sue seven of the country’s biggest companies over their alleged contributions to climate change
February 2024
NRL’s Pacific revolution rolls on with launch of advisory body for Māori and Pasifika players
With over 45% of NRL and 48% of NRLW of Pacific Islander background, rugby league’s new Mana Group has been formed to represent Maori-Pasifika players
Amid jeers and boos, strained Māori relations with government dominate national holiday
Record crowds gather for country’s national day as fears of a wind back of Māori rights lead to angry exchanges
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Māori anger at moves to unravel decades of progress isn’t just on the streets. It’s in the courts
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January 2024
Thousands of Māori gather to tell New Zealand’s government: you cannot marginalise us
Government accused of using fear to roll back decades of progress for Māori and ‘reinforce colonial ideologies’ at huge indigenous meeting on Saturday
New Zealand’s Māori king has called a rare nationwide meeting. Here’s why
Māori leaders and others are expected to attend a rare national meeting due to concerns about the new government’s policies on indigenous rights
How New Zealand’s story in a million pictures was almost lost forever
Rescued by an American gallery, a trove of photos depicting pivotal scenes in modern New Zealand is now being auctioned and sold to institutions
December 2023
‘Charles’ or ‘skin rash’? Māori MPs’ oath of allegiance to king sparks translation debate
New Zealand: thousands protest against new government policies that unravel Māori gains
