It’s National Volunteer Week, and for many Māori, that means contributing to their local community, marae or whānau activity. <a class='readlink' href='waateanews/x_story_id/NDUyMw== /Marae-DIY-volunteering-in-action'>Read more</a>
Māori Party MP Te Ururoa Flavell’s gamble that he could shape gambling reform with a private members bill has failed, with <a class='readlink' href='waateanews/x_story_id/NDUyMg== /Gambling-reduction-bill-becomes-industry-jackpot'>Read more</a>
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Students and staff from AUT University’s national Māori language institute, Te Ipukarea, are heading for the United States to share their <a class='readlink' href='waateanews/x_story_id/NDUxOQ== /Reo-tips-in-Smithsonian-trip'>Read more</a>
One of the architects of the Te Hiku Accord says it’s a chance to make government programmes work for Māori. <a class='readlink' href='waateanews/x_story_id/NDUyMA== /Te-Hiku-iwi-set-out-change-agenda'>Read more</a>

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Featured News

12:48pm
Kua tau te puehu

Kua mahue i ā Pita Sharples rāua ko Te Ururoa Flavell tā rāua tautohe mō te rangatiratanga ō te Rōpū Tōrangapū Māori.

12:48pm
Kei te haramai te anu mātao

E whakatata ana te kino ō te makariri ki Aotearoa, ā ngā rā e toru kei tū mai, e mea ana te tari huarere ka wāwāhitia te nuinga ō te motu.

12:44pm
Ngā raruraru mō te petipeti, he aha ngā huarahi whakatika?

I tēnei rā kua huraina e te Kāwanatanga mē te Rōpū Tōrangapū Maori ngā tikanga hou, kia whāwhai i ngā raruraru petipeti.

12:44pm
Kei a Aotearoa Tuatahi te kupu whakamutunga

Kei roto i ngā ringaringa ō Aotearoa Tuatahi te pire pāremata mō te taraika, arā he strike bill, kia waatea ngā kaituku mahi ki te rapu kaimahi wā poto, inā taraika ngā kaimahi tūturu.

	Flavell salvages gambling bill Māori Party MP Te Ururoa Flavell says he has cut a deal with National to make the best out of a bad situation after a select committee savaged his Gambling Harm Reduction Bill.
	Rangitane refurbish treaty property Top of the South Island iwi Rangitane has opened what will be the centrepiece of its treaty settlement portfolio.

Tuesday 18 June

		03:48 PM Arbitration proves value in super-heated dispute
		03:44 PM NZEI offers help in karakia row

Monday 17 June

		05:08 PM Paul Walden the Voice of Aotearoa
		05:08 PM Parties concerned at by-election turn-out

Video of the day

08:20 AM

NEW MOVIE: White Lies

A new film from the producers of Whale Rider based on the novel 'Medicine Woman' by

Active Discussions

King Tuheitia takes sick leave1

the question is: will this make any difference? the puppets are now officially controlled... oops, sorry... 'counselled' - yvonne paretohe 09:49 PM

Spat over Maori training funds2

MANA and Maori parties are not "scrapping". What the heck kind of sensationalist media is going on here? If anything Tariana is doing a darn poor ... - Vanessa Kururangi 04:09 PM

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Matariki Massive Garage Sale 2013

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Whānau Consultation Hui

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Variety - The Children's Charity Book Fair

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