Te Rina Kowhai Te Rina Kowhai is Newshub's Māori Affairs Correspondent. Latest from Te Rina Kowhai Maori affairs 'We have a right under the Treaty': Māori warden facing off against Countdown over its bid for liquor licence at Auckland store Maori affairs Music artist TEEKS 'humbled' by opportunity to tell story through augmented reality showcase Maori Language Te reo Māori celebrates 35 years as official language, but there's still 'a long way to go' Maori affairs 'I will remember for the rest of my life': Kapa haka event returns following two-year COVID forced hiatus Maori affairs Academics question why Te Matatini isn't receiving equitable funding in performing arts sector Maori affairs 'Things are really changing': Māori economy thriving, growth largely driven by increasing number of Māori women owning own business Maori affairs Inquiry into justice system's impact on Māori begins at Waitangi Tribunal Maori 'Revitalising this taonga': Sport NZ investing $276k into international Māori weaponry school Te Whare Tū Taua Great Barrier Island Great Barrier Island marae calls on Government for two-year fishing ban to stop the depletion of crayfish Maori affairs How Māori use maramataka to care for mental health issues and how the practice will be incorporated into treatment by Māori Health Authority Auckland Papakura High School faces accusations of racism and bullying after multiple Māori teachers leave, calls for principal and board to go Maori New Year 'Have to start somewhere': Govt injects $15 million from tourism fund into future Matariki projects Forestry Forestry issue could become new foreshore and seabed - Maori leader Auckland Veteran youth worker and former gang member urgently calls for more services for at-risk youth in gang-riddled Ōtara Waitangi Dame Cindy Kiro first female Māori Governor-General welcomed onto Waitangi marae Climate Change 'Need to make change': Māori cultural sites among most vulnerable to climate change, rising sea levels Technology New Zealand tech company develops tool to detect diseases like diabetes Environment Māori foresters face dilemma over replanting land World War II Lawyer on mission to help whānau of Māori Battalion soldiers get unclaimed medals Southland 'An aspiration of the rūnanga': Six kaumātua housing units open near Bluff as part of intergenerational housing community Auction 'Speechless': Rare Goldie art piece sets new record for New Zealand painting Auction Family of famed chief 'saddened' they didn't have time to raise funds to buy his Goldie portrait before auction Coronavirus Kapa haka communities welcome the end of COVID restrictions despite it being too late for Polyfest crowds Weather Devastation for local iwi as flooding washes out Anaura Bay burial ground in Tairāwhiti Maori Iwi farewells prominent Māori figure Sir Wira Gardiner Education 'Long overdue': New history curriculum welcomed by principal, Māori historian Updated Politics NZ history in schools content revealed: Students to learn 'struggle for land', 'origin and meaning of name Aotearoa' Health 'Very skewed against us': Health advocate claims ACC still has structural racism against disabled people Health 'Heading towards a better Aotearoa': Government allocates $22m to Māori health providers Health More intervention needed to prevent chronic kidney disease and premature death among Māori and Pasifika Coronavirus COVID expert says opening 'super-spreader' schools has proven to be a huge mistake Coronavirus Whānau Ora giving daily saliva tests to health providers to prevent staff from spreading COVID in the workplace Abuse 'He beat me nearly every day': Survivors give evidence at inquiry into historical abuse of Māori in state care Coronavirus Māori booster uptake 10 percent faster than Pākehā as vaccine gap closes more every day Updated Maori affairs 'Show some respect to our whenua': Iwi leaders condemn violence of anti-mandate protesters Gaming World-leading gaming company releases its first-ever Māori character Coronavirus MoH to share Māori children vaccination data, but some Māori health providers not impressed Breast Cancer Māori and Pasifika women more likely to die of breast cancer - report Coronavirus Additional 100,000 Māori eligible for booster, but major inequality concerns remain for rural regions Coronavirus Slow start to vaccine drive and frontline staff fatigue impacting booster rollout for Māori - health experts
