1+ hour, 33+ min ago  (530+ words) As tributes continue to pour in from across the screen industry following the death of Sir Sam Neill, those who knew him best are remembering not just an acclaimed actor, but a mentor, advocate and friend. Māori actors and filmmakers…...

19+ hour, 5+ min ago  (1792+ words) For generations, the whenua of Mangamāhoe sustained the hapū of Ngāti Parewahawaha. Today, beneath that same land, an invisible plume of PFAS ‘forever chemicals’ continues to move through the groundwater. The contamination came to light in 2017 when the New Zealand…...

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22+ hour, 35+ min ago  (425+ words) This story is published through the Indigenous News Alliance. In April, when an out-of-control wildfire threatened the remote Xeni Gwet’in First Nation in western Canada, local governments issued evacuation alerts. The blaze quickly spread to 618 acres before being extinguished a…...

1+ day, 20+ hour ago  (471+ words) The Māori broadcasting community is mourning the passing of Henare Kingi (Ngāpuhi), one of the pioneering voices of Māori radio, who has died in Wellington aged 91. In a social media post, his whānau confirmed he died early Tuesday morning at…...

3+ day, 4+ hour ago  (834+ words) An award-winning Sāmoan filmmaker invited to join the United States’ premier motion picture academy says the honour demonstrates that a growing body of Pacific storytelling is gaining international recognition. Tusi Tamasese, whose films include 2011’s The Orator and 2017’s One…...

3+ day, 7+ hour ago  (456+ words) A new resource aimed at helping whānau prepare for the death of a loved one has launched at Te Ao Hou Marae on Friday. Herewini - a Whanganui District Council Māori ward councillor - said the guide offered practical information from a…...

3+ day, 23+ hour ago  (613+ words) Iwi say they’ve been shut out of moves to revamp Taranaki’s local government and should’ve been involved as partners from the start. New Plymouth District Council (NPDC) and Taranaki Regional Council (TRC) on Thursday presented five possible future council structures…...

4+ day, 3+ hour ago  (832+ words) Northland is a step closer to a single super council for its 200,000 residents after a landmark majority decision by the local government leaders steering the region’s reform process. However, the move is likely to be made in stages, with Northland’s…...

4+ day, 23+ hour ago  (696+ words) Tāmaki Makaurau is set to have its biggest Matariki celebration to date with more than 100 events across the city. This weekend’s Auckland Council-supported Matariki Festival marks the end of Ngāti Tamaoho’s three-year tenure leading the event as iwi manaaki, the…...