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In New Zealand, conservation is buoyed by Indigenous knowledge
They are known here as kōura, a name given to them by the Māori, the Indigenous Polynesian people who first arrived in New Zealand in the 1300s and who now comprise more than 15 percent of the ...
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New Zealand grants a mountain personhood, recognizing Taranaki Maunga as sacred to the Indigenous Māori people
Communities work to preserve Indigenous languages 04:29. Wellington, New Zealand - A mountain in New Zealand considered an ancestor by Indigenous people was recognized as a legal person on ...
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New Zealand's Indigenous people are furious over plans to snuff out anti-smoking laws - WVXU
A year ago, New Zealand enacted what are likely the world's toughest anti-smoking laws. The new conservative government plans a repeal — and an end to the Maori Health Authority. Protests have ...
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World Cup promotes indigenous New Zealand Maori culture - Los Angeles Times
Women's World Cup organizers are celebrating previously suppressed Indigenous New Zealand culture, which extends far beyond the popular Haka.
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New Zealand MPs disrupt parliament with haka to protest Indigenous treaty bill - CNN
New Zealand’s parliament was briefly suspended on Thursday after Maori members staged a haka to disrupt the vote on a contentious bill that would reinterpret a 184-year-old treaty between the ...
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New Zealand's rightward shift ignites mass protests from Indigenous Māori people - PBS
New Zealand has long been known for its progressive policies, including efforts to correct and address historical wrongs against its indigenous Māori population. But as Ali Rogin reports, a new ...
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New Zealand Appoints First Indigenous Female Foreign Minister
New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern appointed Nanaia Mahuta to the role of Minister of Foreign Affairs, the nation's first Indigenous woman to hold the position.
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As political fervor for New Zealand’s Māori resurgence wanes, a new Indigenous holiday comes of age - The Seattle Times
When New Zealand established a national day for Matariki, the Māori new year, in 2022, making it the country's first Indigenous public holiday, many New Zealanders didn't know what it was.
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New Zealand’s indigenous Māori king dies age 69 - CNN
The king of New Zealand’s indigenous Māori people, Kiingi Tuheitia Pootatau Te Wherowhero VII, died peacefully on Friday, according to his representatives. He was 69.
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New Zealand Parliament Confirms Unprecedented Lengthy Suspension of Indigenous Lawmakers - U.S. News & World Report
WELLINGTON (Reuters) -New Zealand's parliament agreed on historically lengthy suspensions for three Indigenous lawmakers who last year performed a haka, a traditional Maori dance, disrupting the ...
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New Zealand's Indigenous people are furious over plans to snuff out anti-smoking laws
A year ago, New Zealand enacted what are likely the world's toughest anti-smoking laws. The new conservative government plans a repeal — and an end to the Maori Health Authority. Protests have ...