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April 18, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Kingi Kiriona at the opening of the Te Ahu a Turanga Highway in June 2025. RNZ/Pokere Paewai Te reo and haka exponent Kingi Kiriona says government “divestment away from kaupapa Māori” initiatives is behind his decision to step into politics and contest the Hauraki-Waikato electorate for Labour. Kiriona (Ngāti Ruanui, Ngā ... <a title="Labour selects Kingi Kiriona to contest Hauraki-Waikato" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/18/labour-selects-kingi-kiriona-to-contest-hauraki-waikato/" aria-label="Read more about Labour selects Kingi Kiriona to contest Hauraki-Waikato">Read more</a>
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April 17, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand By Taroi Black, Tuia News Activist Sharon Hawke being farewelled at Ōrākei marae. Supplied/Tuia News Family and friends have gathered at Ōrākei Marae to farewell activist Sharon Hawke who passed in Samoa last week. Sharon was just 52 when she passed, and is the daughter of renowned Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei leaders, ... <a title="Activist Sharon Hawke farewelled at Ōrākei marae" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/17/activist-sharon-hawke-farewelled-at-orakei-marae/" aria-label="Read more about Activist Sharon Hawke farewelled at Ōrākei marae">Read more</a>
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April 15, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Ōtāhuhu resident Shirley Waru at the Court of Appeal on Wednesday. Supplied By Erin Johnson The Tūpuna Maunga Authority and an Ōtāhuhu resident were back in court on Wednesday in a long-running fight over consent to remove hundreds of trees. Ōtāhuhu resident Shirley Waru previously challenged Auckland Council’s 2021 decision to ... <a title="Court of Appeal hears challenge over Ōtāhuhu maunga tree felling" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/15/court-of-appeal-hears-challenge-over-otahuhu-maunga-tree-felling/" aria-label="Read more about Court of Appeal hears challenge over Ōtāhuhu maunga tree felling">Read more</a>
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April 14, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Phoenix Manukau, Tiaho Wihongi-Minhinnick, Ngarui Manukau at He Kura Nā Rāta, He Kura Pūkaha Engineering NZ event September 2025 Supplied Māori sisters are combining engineering and tikanga in a landmark project to ensure the mana of traditional pou is upheld. Ngāpuhi and Waikato sisters Ngarui Manukau and Tiaho Wihongi-Minhinnick have been ... <a title="Māori sisters lead engineering project to protect mana of pou" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/14/maori-sisters-lead-engineering-project-to-protect-mana-of-pou/" aria-label="Read more about Māori sisters lead engineering project to protect mana of pou">Read more</a>
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April 11, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Thousands celebrate 50 years of Te Wiki o te reo Māori in Wellington, in September 2025. RNZ / Mark Papalii Researchers have identified “te reo trauma” as a barrier to the revitalisation of the Māori language. Dr Raukura Roa (Waikato, Maniapoto, Ngāti Hauā, Ngāti Korokī Kahukura, Ngāti Raukawa) told RNZ the ... <a title="Is ‘reo trauma’ holding back the revitalisation of te reo?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/11/is-reo-trauma-holding-back-the-revitalisation-of-te-reo/" aria-label="Read more about Is ‘reo trauma’ holding back the revitalisation of te reo?">Read more</a>
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April 10, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ / DOM THOMAS The Public Service Association (PSA) says further job cuts at Te Puni Kōkiri the Ministry of Māori Development would gut the Crown’s ability to meet Te Tiriti obligations. The PSA said staff had recently received a change proposal which would cut 45 roles and establish 18 to ... <a title="PSA hits out at proposal to cut more jobs at Te Puni Kōkiri" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/10/psa-hits-out-at-proposal-to-cut-more-jobs-at-te-puni-kokiri/" aria-label="Read more about PSA hits out at proposal to cut more jobs at Te Puni Kōkiri">Read more</a>
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April 10, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Tanith Wirihana Te Waitohioterangi wearing his rei mako. Supplied / Tanith Wirihana Te Waitohioterangi A Māori researcher says being forced to remove his rei mako (traditional shark tooth earrings) at the New Zealand border felt like “a stripping of mana”. Tanith Wirihana Te Waitohioterangi (Rongowhakaata, Ngāi Tāmanuhiri, Te Whānau a Kai, ... <a title="‘Shamed and embarrassed’: Taonga taken at border sparks calls for awareness" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/10/shamed-and-embarrassed-taonga-taken-at-border-sparks-calls-for-awareness/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Shamed and embarrassed’: Taonga taken at border sparks calls for awareness">Read more</a>
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April 9, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ / Mark Papalii Tano Uilelea has been working towards his Restricted Licence with Youth Inspire for just over a year. He said he’s had amazing support from the Driving School and from his mum. With their support the learners test “wasn’t really hard,” he said, and his confidence is building ... <a title="Youth charity says inequitable access to drivers licences locks rangatahi out of jobs" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/09/youth-charity-says-inequitable-access-to-drivers-licences-locks-rangatahi-out-of-jobs/" aria-label="Read more about Youth charity says inequitable access to drivers licences locks rangatahi out of jobs">Read more</a>
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April 9, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Since the 1980s, vocalist Betty-Anne Monga has been a prominent voice in Aotearoa‘s music scene fronting Auckland’s Poly Fonk outfit Ardijah. Now she is releasing her first solo album Slow Burn, a true “whānau journey” which she created alongside her whānau and friends. She had never even thought about creating a ... <a title="Ardijah singer’s first solo album a true ‘whānau journey’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/09/ardijah-singers-first-solo-album-a-true-whanau-journey/" aria-label="Read more about Ardijah singer’s first solo album a true ‘whānau journey’">Read more</a>
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April 8, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand An Auckland man has failed in his bid to stop Kāinga Ora removing him from his mother’s home because he claimed it was Māori land. The case was decided on the papers by Kaiwhakawa (Judge) Te Kani Williams at the Māori Land Court of New Zealand, Taitokerau District. Jonathan Albert filed ... <a title="Bid to claim Kāinga Ora tenancy as Māori land fails" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/08/bid-to-claim-kainga-ora-tenancy-as-maori-land-fails/" aria-label="Read more about Bid to claim Kāinga Ora tenancy as Māori land fails">Read more</a>
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April 5, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Te Whare Wānanga o Awanuiārangi project lead Dr Mawera Karetai. Supplied/Te Whare Wānanga o Awanuiārangi Te Whare Wānanga o Awanuiārangi has been awarded nearly $300,000 in research funding from the Centre of Research Excellence Coastal People: Southern Skies to give rangatahi a hands-on education about climate change. Project lead Dr Mawera ... <a title="Research funding provides rangatahi with hands-on education about climate change" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/05/research-funding-provides-rangatahi-with-hands-on-education-about-climate-change/" aria-label="Read more about Research funding provides rangatahi with hands-on education about climate change">Read more</a>
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April 5, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Te Whare Wānanga o Awanuiārangi project lead Dr Mawera Karetai. Supplied/Te Whare Wānanga o Awanuiārangi Te Whare Wānanga o Awanuiārangi has been awarded nearly $300,000 in research funding from the Centre of Research Excellence Coastal People: Southern Skies to give rangatahi a hands-on education about climate change. Project lead Dr Mawera ... <a title="Research funding provides rangitahi with hands-on education about climate change" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/05/research-funding-provides-rangitahi-with-hands-on-education-about-climate-change/" aria-label="Read more about Research funding provides rangitahi with hands-on education about climate change">Read more</a>
