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February 14, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Dr Madeline Shelling (Ngāti Porou) from the Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences at the University of Auckland. Supplied/Madeline Shelling A new study has linked food insecurity experienced by Māori to the ongoing consequence of colonisation rather than the result of individual choice or lifestyle. The study, led by postdoctoral health ... <a title="‘It’s hard to get healthy kai when you don’t have healthy whenua’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/14/its-hard-to-get-healthy-kai-when-you-dont-have-healthy-whenua/" aria-label="Read more about ‘It’s hard to get healthy kai when you don’t have healthy whenua’">Read more</a>
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February 12, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Mārama, the debut feature from Taratoa Stappard, opens in cinemas across Aotearoa today. It is a bold and chilling Māori gothic horror that interrogates and commits revenge upon the Māoriland era of our history, when Māori culture and our people were collected and traded as romantic curios from a far-flung island ... <a title="I was not prepared for how how deeply disturbing this film was" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/12/i-was-not-prepared-for-how-how-deeply-disturbing-this-film-was/" aria-label="Read more about I was not prepared for how how deeply disturbing this film was">Read more</a>
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February 12, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand A tobacco control advocate says getting the country back on track towards its smokefree targets will require a policy shift away from focussing on individuals. 123RF At the end of 2025 New Zealand missed its smokefree target and a tobacco control advocate says getting back on track will require a policy ... <a title="‘Stop the supply’: NZ needs to stop seeing smoking as an individual problem, expert says" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/12/stop-the-supply-nz-needs-to-stop-seeing-smoking-as-an-individual-problem-expert-says/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Stop the supply’: NZ needs to stop seeing smoking as an individual problem, expert says">Read more</a>
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February 7, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Northland leaders want local government to get more involved at Waitangi. RNZ/ Mark Papalii Pita Tipene is no stranger at Waitangi. He served on the Waitangi National Trust Board for almost a decade, only stepping down when he hit the board’s maximum term limit. Now as chairperson of the Northland Regional ... <a title="‘Too often people look to Wellington’ – Northland leaders want more local involvement at Waitangi" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/07/too-often-people-look-to-wellington-northland-leaders-want-more-local-involvement-at-waitangi/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Too often people look to Wellington’ – Northland leaders want more local involvement at Waitangi">Read more</a>
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February 6, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand An Aboriginal group say being present at Waitangi is about strengthening ties between Indigenous nations. Layla Bailey-McDowell / RNZ A group of Aboriginal manuhiri (visitors) say they have travelled across the Tasman to stand alongside Māori at Waitangi, drawing on shared experiences as Indigenous peoples navigating the impacts of government policy ... <a title="Aboriginal group stands in solidarity with Māori at Waitangi" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/06/aboriginal-group-stands-in-solidarity-with-maori-at-waitangi/" aria-label="Read more about Aboriginal group stands in solidarity with Māori at Waitangi">Read more</a>
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February 6, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Celebrations getting underway for Waitangi Day, starting with a dawn service which we are livestreaming on this page. Plus, follow our live coverage of all the action through the day from Waitangi and around the rest of Aotearoa on our liveblog below. Follow our live coverage of all the action through ... <a title="Watch live: Dawn ceremony kicks off Waitangi Day" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/06/watch-live-dawn-ceremony-kicks-off-waitangi-day/" aria-label="Read more about Watch live: Dawn ceremony kicks off Waitangi Day">Read more</a>
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February 6, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Tai tamariki from Te Wharekura o Tauranga Moana at Waitangi hold a paraikete (blanket) gifted to rangatahi MP Tamatha Paul, inscribed with ‘Ka hao te rangatahi’ – a message that the next generation will take up the work and responsibility. Layla Bailey-McDowell / RNZ Rangatahi at Waitangi say the decisions being ... <a title="‘For our mokopuna’: Rangatahi voices rise at Waitangi" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/06/for-our-mokopuna-rangatahi-voices-rise-at-waitangi/" aria-label="Read more about ‘For our mokopuna’: Rangatahi voices rise at Waitangi">Read more</a>
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February 5, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand “Cremate and bury it”. That’s the word from Minister for Māori Crown Relations Tama Potaka, who sat down with MATA host Mihingarangi Forbes in Waitangi for a wide-ranging interview on issues affecting Māori. Asked what it was like as a Māori to watch his own party support the controversial Treaty Principles ... <a title="‘Cremate and bury it’: National’s Tama Potaka on Treaty Principles Bill" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/05/cremate-and-bury-it-nationals-tama-potaka-on-treaty-principles-bill/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Cremate and bury it’: National’s Tama Potaka on Treaty Principles Bill">Read more</a>
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February 5, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Taiātea Symposium at Waitangi 2026 – all photo credits to WAI 262 – Kia Whakapūmau / wai262.nz / projects@wai262.nz WAI 262 – Kia Whakapūmau / wai262.nz / projects@wai262.nz As Waitangi Day commemorations continue drawing people from across Aotearoa and around the world to the Bay of Islands, Te Tii Marae has ... <a title="‘We are all connected’: Indigenous, Pacific leaders unite at Waitangi" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/05/we-are-all-connected-indigenous-pacific-leaders-unite-at-waitangi/" aria-label="Read more about ‘We are all connected’: Indigenous, Pacific leaders unite at Waitangi">Read more</a>
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February 5, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand From a granola bar to eye fillet steak, the menu at the Treaty Grounds is extensive in the lead-up to Waitangi Day. Head of visitor experience Shania Howard says it’s taken months of preparation to get kai ready for the commemorations, and very early mornings. “We’re talking a shipping container full ... <a title="Months of preparation and a shipping container: The kai at Waitangi" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/05/months-of-preparation-and-a-shipping-container-the-kai-at-waitangi/" aria-label="Read more about Months of preparation and a shipping container: The kai at Waitangi">Read more</a>
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February 5, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand A pōwhiri for Te Arikinui Kuiini nga wai hono i te po and the Kiingitanga at Waitangi. Layla Bailey-McDowell / RNZ With the immenent arrival of government politicians at Waitangi, Māori leaders are encouraging Māori to register and vote in the upcoming election. Politicians from all parties, including Prime Minister Christopher ... <a title="Leaders encourage Māori to vote in upcoming election as Waitangi draws near" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/05/leaders-encourage-maori-to-vote-in-upcoming-election-as-waitangi-draws-near/" aria-label="Read more about Leaders encourage Māori to vote in upcoming election as Waitangi draws near">Read more</a>
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February 4, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The Prime Minister is due to speak to reporters after meeting with the Iwi Chairs Forum, which gave its backing to a court case against a piece of government legislation. Minister for Māori Crown Relations Tama Potaka said the meeting was “robust” and “interrogative”, but also an “exchange.” “There needs to ... <a title="Watch: Prime Minister speaks after meeting with the Iwi Chairs Forum" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/04/watch-prime-minister-speaks-after-meeting-with-the-iwi-chairs-forum/" aria-label="Read more about Watch: Prime Minister speaks after meeting with the Iwi Chairs Forum">Read more</a>
