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May 15, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Justice Minister Paul Goldsmith. RNZ / Mark Papalii The government has agreed to amend references to the Treaty of Waitangi across 19 pieces of legislation. Justice Minister Paul Goldsmith said the amendments would ensure references to the principles of the treaty are clear and consistent. “Over the last 30-40 years, Parliament ... <a title="Government targets 19 pieces of legislation for Waitangi Treaty amendments" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/15/government-targets-19-pieces-of-legislation-for-waitangi-treaty-amendments/" aria-label="Read more about Government targets 19 pieces of legislation for Waitangi Treaty amendments">Read more</a>
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May 15, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ / Mark Papalii The Waitangi Tribunal has recommended an immediate halt to draft legislation weakening government obligations to the Treaty in education, which it says is as bad as the Treaty Principles Bill in its attempt to erase the Crown’s duty to the Treaty. In its stage one report, the ... <a title="Waitangi Tribunal calls for immediate halt to changes to education legislation affecting Treaty" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/15/waitangi-tribunal-calls-for-immediate-halt-to-changes-to-education-legislation-affecting-treaty/" aria-label="Read more about Waitangi Tribunal calls for immediate halt to changes to education legislation affecting Treaty">Read more</a>
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May 15, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The Matai Medical Research Team. Matai Medical Research / SUPPLIED A Māori-led methamphetamine recovery programme in Gisborne is being hailed as a global leader in addiction research and recovery. He Haerenga ki te Whakaora, run by Mātai Medical Research, combined clinical science with mātauranga Māori to support people recovering from methamphetamine ... <a title="Māori-led meth recovery model in Gisborne drawing global attention" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/15/maori-led-meth-recovery-model-in-gisborne-drawing-global-attention/" aria-label="Read more about Māori-led meth recovery model in Gisborne drawing global attention">Read more</a>
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May 15, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Green Party MP Tamatha Paul gave evidence at the Waitangi Tribunal’s Mana Wahine inquiry on Thursday (file photo). VNP / Phil Smith The Waitangi Tribunal has heard of the violence directed at Māori women in public positions including online abuse, stalking and threats of physical violence. The tribunal has been hearing ... <a title="‘The violence that I experience is not casual’: Māori women tell Waitangi Tribunal of abuse" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/15/the-violence-that-i-experience-is-not-casual-maori-women-tell-waitangi-tribunal-of-abuse/" aria-label="Read more about ‘The violence that I experience is not casual’: Māori women tell Waitangi Tribunal of abuse">Read more</a>
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May 14, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Rangatahi from Hawkes Bay filming a social media campaign to promote their healthy eating guidelines. Supplied/Eastern Institute of Technology A group of Hawke’s Bay rangatahi have developed their own set of guidelines for healthy eating and backed it up by creating and starring in a social-media campaign to disseminate the guidelines. ... <a title="Hawke’s Bay rangatahi design healthy eating guidelines, launch social media campaign" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/14/hawkes-bay-rangatahi-design-healthy-eating-guidelines-launch-social-media-campaign/" aria-label="Read more about Hawke’s Bay rangatahi design healthy eating guidelines, launch social media campaign">Read more</a>
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May 13, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Te Arikinui Kuini Nga wai hono i te po, the Māori queen, with Prince William at Windsor Castle in London. Supplied Te Arikinui Kuini Nga wai hono i te po, the Māori queen, has met with Prince William at Windsor Castle in London. They discussed “a range of global topics”, a ... <a title="Māori Queen Te Arikinui Kuini Nga wai hono i te po meets Prince William at Windsor Castle" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/13/maori-queen-te-arikinui-kuini-nga-wai-hono-i-te-po-meets-prince-william-at-windsor-castle/" aria-label="Read more about Māori Queen Te Arikinui Kuini Nga wai hono i te po meets Prince William at Windsor Castle">Read more</a>
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May 13, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Conservation Minister Tama Potaka. RNZ / Mark Papalii The government is pushing on with conservation reforms it says cut red tape and enable fees for foreign tourists visiting New Zealand’s premium natural areas. The opposition warns it opens up 60 percent of the conservation estate to sale, and changes how current ... <a title="Opposition warns reforms open up conservation estate to sale as government pushes on" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/13/opposition-warns-reforms-open-up-conservation-estate-to-sale-as-government-pushes-on/" aria-label="Read more about Opposition warns reforms open up conservation estate to sale as government pushes on">Read more</a>
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May 12, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Te Tai Tokerau MP Mariameno Kapa-Kingi. (File photo) RNZ / Peter de Graaf Te Tai Tokerau MP Mariameno Kapa-Kingi says she’s putting aside difficult experiences within Te Pāti Māori to move forward with her new political party. The MP was expelled from Te Pāti Māori last year, before the High Court ... <a title="Mariameno Kapa-Kingi putting aside Te Pāti Māori split to focus on new Te Tai Tokerau Party" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/12/mariameno-kapa-kingi-putting-aside-te-pati-maori-split-to-focus-on-new-te-tai-tokerau-party/" aria-label="Read more about Mariameno Kapa-Kingi putting aside Te Pāti Māori split to focus on new Te Tai Tokerau Party">Read more</a>
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May 12, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand author:lillian_hanly] Oriini Kaipara has confirmed her loyalty to Te Pāti Māori after conflicting statements were made to different media outlets. VNP/Phil Smith Oriini Kaipara has confirmed her loyalty to Te Pāti Māori after conflicting statements were made by her spokesperson to different media outlets, as the party announces it will make ... <a title="Oriini Kaipara confirms loyalty to Te Pāti Māori after conflicting reports" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/12/oriini-kaipara-confirms-loyalty-to-te-pati-maori-after-conflicting-reports/" aria-label="Read more about Oriini Kaipara confirms loyalty to Te Pāti Māori after conflicting reports">Read more</a>
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May 3, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand From left, Dany Haira, Mere Kerehi and Suni Brown outside Te Manawaroa o Kuki Rimene. RNZ/Pokere Paewai Wairarapa iwi Rangitāne are putting the final touches on it’s new papakāinga development in the centre of Masterton, with tenants expected to move in within the month. On Friday, there was an early morning ... <a title="Te Manawaroa o Kuki Rimene papakāinga development opens in Masterton" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/03/te-manawaroa-o-kuki-rimene-papakainga-development-opens-in-masterton/" aria-label="Read more about Te Manawaroa o Kuki Rimene papakāinga development opens in Masterton">Read more</a>
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May 1, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Te Herenga Waka law lecturer Dr Luke Fitzmaurice-Brown. Supplied Documents filed with the Waitangi Tribunal have revealed the proposed changes which would set government obligations to the Treaty to no higher standard than to simply “take into account” across nine Acts. Senior Lecturer in Law at Te Herenga Waka Victoria University ... <a title="‘As damaging as the Treaty Principles Bill’: Proposed changes to Treaty clauses revealed" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/01/as-damaging-as-the-treaty-principles-bill-proposed-changes-to-treaty-clauses-revealed/" aria-label="Read more about ‘As damaging as the Treaty Principles Bill’: Proposed changes to Treaty clauses revealed">Read more</a>
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April 30, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Justice Minister Paul Goldsmith RNZ / Mark Papalii The National Iwi Chairs Forum (NICF) says the government has breached its Waitangi Treaty obligations to consult with Māori in proceeding with legislation that would weaken treaty clauses across a range of laws. In a joint letter to Prime Minister Christopher Luxon, Justice ... <a title="National Iwi Chairs Forum calls for halt to proposed Waitangi Treaty clause changes" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/30/national-iwi-chairs-forum-calls-for-halt-to-proposed-waitangi-treaty-clause-changes/" aria-label="Read more about National Iwi Chairs Forum calls for halt to proposed Waitangi Treaty clause changes">Read more</a>
