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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>
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April 28, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The mother of a detained New Zealander is calling for the Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MFAT), Winston Peters to help her daughter. Everlee Wihongi was entering her third week in US detention after being detained in an ICE processing centre in California. The Wihongi family, who had lived in ... <a title="Locked up for 22 hours a day: What life is like for New Zealander Everlee Wihongi detained in ICE facility" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/28/locked-up-for-22-hours-a-day-what-life-is-like-for-new-zealander-everlee-wihongi-detained-in-ice-facility/" aria-label="Read more about Locked up for 22 hours a day: What life is like for New Zealander Everlee Wihongi detained in ICE facility">Read more</a>
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April 28, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The Waitangi Tribunal panel in an urgent inquiry into the government’s decision to remove school boards’ legal obligation to give effect to Te Tiriti o Waitangi and overhaul the national curriculum which began on April 15. NZEI Te Riu Roa / Naomi Madeiros Proposed legislation reducing decision-makers obligations to no more ... <a title="Legislation weakening Treaty obligations won’t be introduced before early August" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/28/legislation-weakening-treaty-obligations-wont-be-introduced-before-early-august/" aria-label="Read more about Legislation weakening Treaty obligations won’t be introduced before early August">Read more</a>
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April 26, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Dr Akuhata Bailey-Winiata. Supplied/The University of Waikato New research is looking to examples from the past to inform how marae might relocate and rebuild in the face of sea level rise and other natural hazards brought on by climate change. University of Waikato PhD graduate Dr Akuhata Bailey-Winiata (Tūhourangi, Ngāti Whakaue, ... <a title="Looking to history to protect marae from climate change" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/26/looking-to-history-to-protect-marae-from-climate-change/" aria-label="Read more about Looking to history to protect marae from climate change">Read more</a>
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April 23, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The Morgan Gorge. Neil Silverwood Conservation and outdoor recreation groups say the fight to save a pristine back country river is not over as they consider legal action and warn of seismic risk. The controversial Waitaha hydro scheme received Fast Track Approval on Friday, becoming the 18th fast track project to ... <a title="Opponents say fight to stop fast-tracked Waitaha hydro scheme not over despite approval" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/23/opponents-say-fight-to-stop-fast-tracked-waitaha-hydro-scheme-not-over-despite-approval/" aria-label="Read more about Opponents say fight to stop fast-tracked Waitaha hydro scheme not over despite approval">Read more</a>
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April 22, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand When director Tearepa Kahi went with a small crew on a reconnaissance mission to Tunisa for the film Sgt. Haane, a remarkable chance encounter occurred. “I’m shaking in terms of my memory of this, because it’s almost a year to the day,” he told RNZ’s Nine to Noon. They were visiting ... <a title="Director of new Māori Battalion movie didn’t feel worthy of his hero’s story" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/22/director-of-new-maori-battalion-movie-didnt-feel-worthy-of-his-heros-story/" aria-label="Read more about Director of new Māori Battalion movie didn’t feel worthy of his hero’s story">Read more</a>
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April 22, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Tātau Tātau o Te Wairoa is yet to hear back from Prime Minister Christopher Luxon, left, over Minister of Treaty Negotiations Paul Goldsmith’s role. RNZ / Kim Baker Wilson A Hawke’s Bay post-settlement iwi trust has written to the Prime Minister calling for the removal of Paul Goldsmith as the Minister ... <a title="Wairoa iwi seeks removal of Goldsmith as Treaty Negotiations Minister" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/22/wairoa-iwi-seeks-removal-of-goldsmith-as-treaty-negotiations-minister/" aria-label="Read more about Wairoa iwi seeks removal of Goldsmith as Treaty Negotiations Minister">Read more</a>
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April 20, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Tāwhaki is an ancestor, a demigod, and a tōhunga, famed for his search for divine knowledge. There’s a poutokomanawa of him that’s about five feet tall, carved from dark wood, with an oval head and close crop of hair. His limbs are angled and rigid, while his torso sweeps in a ... <a title="‘Our tīpuna have a funny way of making us remember’: missing taonga found in Germany" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/20/our-tipuna-have-a-funny-way-of-making-us-remember-missing-taonga-found-in-germany/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Our tīpuna have a funny way of making us remember’: missing taonga found in Germany">Read more</a>
