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Taranaki's rugged coastline will be forever changed in years to come as erosion and rising sea levels take their toll

Iwi are well aware of the climate threat that's wreaking havoc locally and are calling for an iwi-led approach to tackle the crisis.

'We can help each other out': Far North brotherhood building network of Māori role models for young men to look up to

"The demand for it is huge. It's as high as any small, isolated rural Māori community."

Northland settlement of Mitimiti preparing for those wanting to return home

Mitimiti has set out to let both vaccinated and unvaccinated return home, but there are expectations to be met.

10-year project to restore Ōkahu Bay with kūtai reaches end, already helping water quality

Kaumātua Tamaiti Tamaariki and ecologist Richelle Kahui-McConnell had a vision for Ōkahu - and although they haven't lived to see it, their work's a success.

Ardern talks up New Zealand's 'advantage' as fourth wave of COVID-19 hits northern hemisphere

New Zealand's booster campaign began just over a week ago, and already more than 100,000 have had theirs.

Bus drivers, supermarket workers, paramedics: The Hui pays tribute to Tāmaki Makaurau's essential workers

The city has finally come out of a lockdown that lasted over 100 days.

'It's been incredibly hard': Tipene Halford released from prison after five years over minor parole violation

He says his jailing over this was frustrating, but he didn't allow himself to get angry in prison for fear his rights to see family would get taken away.

Watch: The Hui interviews Ardern on COVID and the importance of kaumātua getting booster jabs

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'These are our homes': Northland's first Delta cases send message to holidaying Aucklanders ahead of summer

Rosalina Puhi travelled to and from Auckland last month to get her daughter, but despite stringently following COVID protocols, she brought the virus back with her.

'He's just got a slap on the wrist': Whānau of woman killed by husband distraught he could be released next year

Shirley Reedy's husband, Rodney Fallowfield, could be out of prison on parole next year having served half of his sentence.

Watch: The Hui meets whānau of Shirley Reedy, whose killer could be freed next year

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Calls to keep Auckland locked down to protect Māori are patronising - Jackson

A prominent member of Labour's Māori Caucus has defended the Government's COVID-19 response strategy.

Māori organisation helping 75 families through self-isolation by providing food, support

Māori make up more than 42 percent of COVID-19 infections in New Zealand.

'This one was probably the worst': Rangatahi shares battle getting mental health help while living alone in lockdown

Twenty-year-old Arapuni Tāne Te Awa Mana says being isolated and away from whānau really got to him.

Watch: The Hui meets one rangatahi struggling to get mental health help over lockdown

Monday's episode of The Hui will begin at 8:30pm.

South Auckland Māori doctors, community leaders ensuring no whānau left behind in vaccine roll-out

"We wanted to provide people the opportunity to speak with a friendly face."

'Been in the back of my mind': Ex-NZDF soldier Damien Nepata on mission to learn te reo Māori

Nepata and his brother were both injured in separate training exercises that cut their careers short.

'This is a health issue': Tame Iti on the latest COVID-19 protests and speaking with those opposing vaccine mandates

"I'm telling you this: if you're not going to get vaccinated, then you can't come to my place."

Watch: The Hui meets Māori health workers hitting the streets to protect whānau from Delta

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'Really unacceptable': COP26 important for indigenous communities, but 'massive' barriers to entry exist - Māori lawyer

Alison Cole is representing the Iwi Chairs Forum and is ensuring their voices are heard at the summit.

Watch: The Hui speaks to Māori lawyer at UN Climate Summit

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Friends and family fight for Tipene Halford's release following his rejailing over minor parole violation

He was recalled to prison in 2016 for a charge of which he was later acquitted.

Tetraplegic woman reliant on carers fears 'no jab, no job' policy will force skilled workers out of 'understaffed' industry

"It really does make life hard for us."

Watch: The Hui looks at imprisonment of Tipene Halford, who has friends and family fighting for his release

Monday's episode of The Hui will begin at 8:30pm.

Māori activist takes on NZ's dairy industry in new documentary

"The true costs of dairy farming in Aotearoa are not being paid."

COVID jab target 'the right solution going forward' despite concerns Māori may be left behind - Jackson

"Obviously there's been some Māori groups we've missed out. So I think with this injection of $120 million, we'll be able to get everyone."

'People will die': Middlemore doctor concerned preventable deaths will rise if COVID jab rates don't increase

"The people who should be vaccinated who are not. That includes the very vulnerable."

Watch: How Middlemore Hospital is dealing with Delta and preparing for a surge in COVID cases

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How an Auckland kura is answering the call for its teachers to get vaccinated against COVID-19

"They're not only kaiako, they're our whānau - that's how it is at kura."

'We are in harm's way': Māori health providers disappointed there's no level 4 circuit-breaker lockdown for Auckland

"I'm deeply concerned we may have a catastrophe coming soon."