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March 11, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The tino rangatiratanga haki (flag) outside Parliament on the day of the Treaty Principles Bill introduction. RNZ / Emma Andrews The Waitangi Tribunal has granted urgency to an inquiry into the government’s decision to scrap school boards’ legal duty to give effect to Te Tiriti o Waitangi and reset Te Mātaiaho, ... <a title="Urgent Waitangi Tribunal inquiry into government’s removal of schools’ Treaty obligations" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/11/urgent-waitangi-tribunal-inquiry-into-governments-removal-of-schools-treaty-obligations/" aria-label="Read more about Urgent Waitangi Tribunal inquiry into government’s removal of schools’ Treaty obligations">Read more</a>
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March 6, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The government announced plans to give police the power to direct people to leave a public space for up to 24 hours. Nick Monro Māori advocates and health leaders say the government’s move-on orders push homelessness out of view rather than addressing the conditions driving it. The government announced in February ... <a title="Move-on orders ‘shift the problem’ as advocates warn of harm to those already struggling" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/06/move-on-orders-shift-the-problem-as-advocates-warn-of-harm-to-those-already-struggling/" aria-label="Read more about Move-on orders ‘shift the problem’ as advocates warn of harm to those already struggling">Read more</a>
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March 5, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Moriori Imi Settlement Trustees from left, Billy King, Tom Lanauze and Maui Solomon. Pokere Paewai/RNZ The Moriori Imi Settlement Trust allege the Crown has reneged on a promise to remain neutral on issues of tino rangatiratanga between them and Ngāti Mutunga o Wharekauri over the Chatham Islands. Descendants of both Moriori ... <a title="Moriori accuses Crown of not being neutral on issues with Ngāti Mutunga over Chatham Islands" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/05/moriori-accuses-crown-of-not-being-neutral-on-issues-with-ngati-mutunga-over-chatham-islands/" aria-label="Read more about Moriori accuses Crown of not being neutral on issues with Ngāti Mutunga over Chatham Islands">Read more</a>
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March 5, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Ruapuke Island whānau at the High Court in April 2025. Supplied/Ruapuke whānau Whānau from Ruapuke Island near Bluff have, again, won customary marine title (CMT) over the waters surrounding Te Ara a Kiwa/Foveaux Strait – the first claimants to do so under stricter rules. In a judgement released on 26 February, ... <a title="High Court recognises Ruapuke Island Marine Title again after revised legal tests" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/05/high-court-recognises-ruapuke-island-marine-title-again-after-revised-legal-tests/" aria-label="Read more about High Court recognises Ruapuke Island Marine Title again after revised legal tests">Read more</a>
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March 4, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand One hundred and fifty shearers and woolhandlers representing 27 countries were welcomed to Masterton with a pōwhiri, which kicked off the 2026 Golden Shears. The pressure at this year’s competition, which runs from Wednesday to Saturday, will be a bit higher as it coincides with the World Premier Shearing and Wool ... <a title="‘It’s in the blood for many of us’ – Wairarapa welcomes the world to the World Shearing Champs" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/04/its-in-the-blood-for-many-of-us-wairarapa-welcomes-the-world-to-the-world-shearing-champs/" aria-label="Read more about ‘It’s in the blood for many of us’ – Wairarapa welcomes the world to the World Shearing Champs">Read more</a>
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March 4, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Minister for Māori Crown Relations Tama Potaka. RNZ / Mark Papalii A group of Tūhoe kaumatua say plans to remove the supervisory jurisdiction of the Māori Land Court (MLC) over many post-settlement governance entities (PSGE) will deny Māori access to justice and accountability. The government is proposing legislation gives PSGEs the ... <a title="Government moves to strip Māori Land Court powers over PGSEs" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/04/government-moves-to-strip-maori-land-court-powers-over-pgses/" aria-label="Read more about Government moves to strip Māori Land Court powers over PGSEs">Read more</a>
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March 2, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Katya Hutton. Supplied / Cancer Society Three emerging Māori researchers leading innovative projects to improve cancer outcomes for whānau Māori will receive this year’s Māori Cancer Researcher Award. Their research range from exploring how papakāinga living can strengthen the practice of Rongoā Māori, to developing next-generation immunotherapies with fewer side effects, ... <a title="Wāhine Māori acknowledged with awards for cancer research" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/02/wahine-maori-acknowledged-with-awards-for-cancer-research/" aria-label="Read more about Wāhine Māori acknowledged with awards for cancer research">Read more</a>
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February 27, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Awatea Mita UGP / Melody Thomas Māori women are disproportionately represented in the criminal justice system, getting worse the further they progress through the system, a new factsheet from the Ministry of Justice shows. The factsheet found while wāhine Māori made up 15 percent of people in New Zealand they made ... <a title="Māori wāhine over represented in criminal justice system and gets worse the further they go" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/27/maori-wahine-over-represented-in-criminal-justice-system-and-gets-worse-the-further-they-go/" aria-label="Read more about Māori wāhine over represented in criminal justice system and gets worse the further they go">Read more</a>
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February 27, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Wairau Bar. RNZ / Samantha Gee A Marlborough iwi now has responsibility for managing a historic coastal site including the area of the first Polynesian settlement in Aotearoa. Te Pokohiwi o Kupe – or the Boulder Bank Site Historic Reserve – includes the Wairau Bar, where Wairau River meets the sea ... <a title="Marlborough iwi Rangitāne o Wairau now responsible for Te Pokohiwi o Kupe" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/27/marlborough-iwi-rangitane-o-wairau-now-responsible-for-te-pokohiwi-o-kupe/" aria-label="Read more about Marlborough iwi Rangitāne o Wairau now responsible for Te Pokohiwi o Kupe">Read more</a>
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February 26, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Treaty Negotiations Minister Paul Goldsmith said the settlement included an agreed historical account and redress for historical breaches of the Treaty of Waitangi. RNZ / Mark Papalii Ngāti Ruapani mai Waikaremoana and the Crown have signed a Deed of Settlement for historical claims dating back to 1866. Representatives from the Crown, ... <a title="Ngāti Ruapani mai Waikaremoana and Crown sign Deed of Settlement for historical claims" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/26/ngati-ruapani-mai-waikaremoana-and-crown-sign-deed-of-settlement-for-historical-claims/" aria-label="Read more about Ngāti Ruapani mai Waikaremoana and Crown sign Deed of Settlement for historical claims">Read more</a>
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February 19, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand NZEI President, the head of the country’s largest education sector union. NZEI supplied Education union NZEI Te Riu Roa is questioning why the consultation period on a draft Māori curriculum is only half as long as its English counterpart. “It’s pretty much an impossible deadline, really. I mean, you cut the ... <a title="‘Impossible deadline’: Union questions shorter consultation period for Māori curriculum" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/19/impossible-deadline-union-questions-shorter-consultation-period-for-maori-curriculum/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Impossible deadline’: Union questions shorter consultation period for Māori curriculum">Read more</a>
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February 17, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Untreated water is leaking onto the capital’s south coast beaches due to the Moa Point Treatment Plant flooding. RNZ / Samuel Rillstone Wellington iwi Taranaki Whānui ki te Upoko o te Ika has expressed profound disappointment at the ongoing discharge of untreated wastewater at Moa Point. In a statement, the iwi ... <a title="‘Hurt, disappointment and anger’: Iwi speaks out on Moa Point sewage spill" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/17/hurt-disappointment-and-anger-iwi-speaks-out-on-moa-point-sewage-spill/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Hurt, disappointment and anger’: Iwi speaks out on Moa Point sewage spill">Read more</a>
