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November 10, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Lee Tamahori has died aged 75. RNZ / Dru Faulkner Actor Te Kohe Tuhaka has paid tribute to late filmmaker and mentor Lee Tamahori, describing him as a trailblazer for Māori in cinema. In a statement his family said Tamahori died peacefully today at home surrounded by his long-time love Justine, ... <a title="Lee Tamahori ‘will be missed’ but ‘will definitely be remembered’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/11/10/lee-tamahori-will-be-missed-but-will-definitely-be-remembered/" aria-label="Read more about Lee Tamahori ‘will be missed’ but ‘will definitely be remembered’">Read more</a>
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November 10, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Te Tohu Oranga Angitu (Lifetime Achievement) award winner Piripi Walker. Supplied/Te Taura Whiri i te Reo Māori A quiet trailblazer, a beloved kōhanga reo nanny and the translators behind the first-ever bilingual Olympic sporting glossary are among those recognised at Ngā Tohu Reo Māori 2025, the annual Māori Language Awards held ... <a title="Trailblazers and hard workers recognised at Māori Language Awards" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/11/10/trailblazers-and-hard-workers-recognised-at-maori-language-awards/" aria-label="Read more about Trailblazers and hard workers recognised at Māori Language Awards">Read more</a>
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November 10, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Lee Tamahori on location while filming “The Convert” in 2022. Supplied / Kirsty Griffin One of the biggest names in New Zealand film-making has died. Lee Tamahori from Ngāti Porou, made his directorial film debut with the ground-breaking Once Were Warriors. Born in Tawa, in Wellington he started Flying Fish, one ... <a title="Legendary Ngāti Porou filmmaker Lee Tamahori dies" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/11/10/legendary-ngati-porou-filmmaker-lee-tamahori-dies/" aria-label="Read more about Legendary Ngāti Porou filmmaker Lee Tamahori dies">Read more</a>
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November 10, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand The Education Ministry says under the amended legislation schools will “be required under s127 of the Act to provide Māori language education on request of a parent or caregiver”. RNZ / Tom Furley A sudden law change means the only legal obligation for schools to teach te reo Māori is if ... <a title="Schools only legally obliged to teach te reo Māori if parents ask for it under law change" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/11/10/schools-only-legally-obliged-to-teach-te-reo-maori-if-parents-ask-for-it-under-law-change/" aria-label="Read more about Schools only legally obliged to teach te reo Māori if parents ask for it under law change">Read more</a>
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November 10, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Academic Dr Alex Barnes is disappointed by proposed changes to the Aotearoa New Zealand’s Histories curriculum. RNZ / Layla Bailey-McDowell Dr Alex Barnes, a Pākehā father who grew up in the kōhanga reo and kura kaupapa movement, says proposed changes to the Aotearoa New Zealand’s Histories curriculum risks “leaving our past ... <a title="Diluting history curriculum risks ‘leaving our past to chance’ – Academic" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/11/10/diluting-history-curriculum-risks-leaving-our-past-to-chance-academic/" aria-label="Read more about Diluting history curriculum risks ‘leaving our past to chance’ – Academic">Read more</a>
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November 10, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Ngāi Te Rangi chairman Charlie Tawhiao. RNZ / Justine Murray Tauranga iwi Ngāi Te Rangi says the fight for te reo Māori is not over yet and that it’s going to continue promoting te reo regardless of what the government does. The Waitangi Tribunal released its Taku Kura Reo, Taku Reo ... <a title="Ngāi Te Rangi welcomes Waitangi Tribunal finding on government’s te reo policies" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/11/10/ngai-te-rangi-welcomes-waitangi-tribunal-finding-on-governments-te-reo-policies/" aria-label="Read more about Ngāi Te Rangi welcomes Waitangi Tribunal finding on government’s te reo policies">Read more</a>
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November 10, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Members of Ngāti Pāoa outside Parliament after the iwi’s Treaty Settlement passed its third reading. RNZ / Pokere Paewai The Crown has apologised to Auckland and Hauraki iwi Ngāti Paoa for its actions which led to the iwi becoming “virtually landless.” Around 500 iwi members travelled to Parliament to witness the ... <a title="Crown apologises to Auckland, Hauraki iwi Ngāti Paoa for leaving them ‘virtually landless’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/11/10/crown-apologises-to-auckland-hauraki-iwi-ngati-paoa-for-leaving-them-virtually-landless/" aria-label="Read more about Crown apologises to Auckland, Hauraki iwi Ngāti Paoa for leaving them ‘virtually landless’">Read more</a>
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November 10, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand National Iwi Chairs Forum chairperson Bayden Barber is playing a role in trying to reconcile disaffected factions within Te Pāti Māori. RNZ / Kate Green Te Pāti Māori’s co-leaders and their offside MPs are set to meet on Thursday to try to find headway in their open conflict. The party is ... <a title="Optimism Te Pāti Māori crisis can be sorted at hui" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/11/10/optimism-te-pati-maori-crisis-can-be-sorted-at-hui/" aria-label="Read more about Optimism Te Pāti Māori crisis can be sorted at hui">Read more</a>
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November 10, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Te Pati Māori co-leaders Rawiri Waititi and Debbie Ngarewa-Packer. RNZ / Samuel Rillstone Te Pāti Māori’s leadership is willing to meet with estranged MPs Mariameno Kapa-Kingi and Tākuta Ferris, the National Iwi Chairs Forum says. Ngāti Kahungunu chairman Bayden Barber sat down with the party’s president and two co-leaders at Parliament ... <a title="One of two Te Pāti Māori factions willing to meet – iwi leaders" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/11/10/one-of-two-te-pati-maori-factions-willing-to-meet-iwi-leaders/" aria-label="Read more about One of two Te Pāti Māori factions willing to meet – iwi leaders">Read more</a>
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November 10, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand NZ rower Emma Twigg. PHOTOSPORT Former Olympic champion Emma Twigg has set herself up for yet another tilt at the games after winning the women’s title at the World Rowing Beach Sprint Finals in Turkey. 38-year-old Twigg won gold in the women’s solo event. She beat defending champion Magdalena Lobnig of ... <a title="Rowing: Emma Twigg a world champion at 38" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/11/10/rowing-emma-twigg-a-world-champion-at-38/" aria-label="Read more about Rowing: Emma Twigg a world champion at 38">Read more</a>
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November 10, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Kyle Jamieson bowls a delivery against West Indies. Andrew Cornaga/www.photosport.nz The Black Caps have held their nerve to claim a tense nine-run T20 win against the West Indies in Nelson. The West Indies fell short of the 178 target in a dramatic final over. A late partnership between West Indies tailenders ... <a title="Live: Black Caps v West Indies – third T20" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/11/10/live-black-caps-v-west-indies-third-t20/" aria-label="Read more about Live: Black Caps v West Indies – third T20">Read more</a>
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November 10, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand The world champion Australian women’s rugby league team have trounced the Kiwi Ferns 40-8 in the Pacific Championships final in Sydney. Scoring four unanswered tries in the first half, the Jillaroos raced to a big 24-point lead at halftime. The seven-try demolition capped a dominant campaign for Australia, who go back-to-back ... <a title="Live: Kiwi Ferns v Australia Jillaroos – 2025 Women’s Pacific Championships Final" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/11/10/live-kiwi-ferns-v-australia-jillaroos-2025-womens-pacific-championships-final/" aria-label="Read more about Live: Kiwi Ferns v Australia Jillaroos – 2025 Women’s Pacific Championships Final">Read more</a>
