One belief was virtually universal within the Waitangi forum tents: existing as Māori is inherently political.

Taonga is a broad and encompassing word. In the Māori version of Te Tiriti o Waitangi the Crown granted te iwi Māori tino rangatiratanga over our whenua, kainga and taonga. Taonga, in this sense, ...

Auckland isn’t the only place where public transport fees are increasing; Canterbury’s Metro has announced its fees will ...

A stunning essay from Max Rashbrooke examining his ancestors' role in the shaping of Aotearoa, and what that means for his ...

The Spinoff presents a simplified transcript of the speeches at the treaty signings in Waitangi, Hokianga and Kaitāia.

If immigration were underpinned by manaakitanga, manuhiri would be seen as more than just an economic contribution or cost ...

A stunning essay from Max Rashbrooke examining his ancestors' role in the shaping of Aotearoa, and what that means for his ...

She’s beauty. She’s grace. She smells like a decaying corpse and lurks in the backrooms of Auckland Zoo, wallowing tragically in a bucket.

Each of the government's various economic growth policy announcements asks something, in some way, of Queenstown. But does it ...

From research to 'route of administration' to recovery, when it comes to illicit substances, a little planning goes a long ...

A Sedaris story can take you from a cottage in “singularly beautiful” Maine, to a grotty McDonald’s, to the trash filled ...

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