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Language commission hails normalisation of te reo Māori after years of work in identifying frequently mispronounced words
For years, Māori placenames have been distorted into nearly unrecognisable sou…
55 days ago
The nine-metre southern right whale, or tohorā in Māori, is the first of the species to have been recorded entangled in New Zealand waters
A whale that became entangled in a large fishing net and was …
71 days ago
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Is Hamlet still Hamlet when every word has changed? A superbly diverting book about language and creativity
The great Argentine writer Jorge Luis Borges, who translated William Faulkner, André Gide, F…
75 days ago
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Britain seems to finally have an eye for art from the Asia-Pacific, with several big recent exhibitions, including the new Rising Voices show at the V&A. Why did it take so long?
An imposing new figur…
87 days ago
For more than two decades, Pardington has been photographing taonga (Māori cultural treasures) and natural history specimens in museums around the world. In the South Canterbury museum, she was struc…
2 months ago
Politicians, children and Māori groups gathered in the Wellington banquet hall to see in the flesh the success of efforts to protect country’s national bird
When five kiwi were presented to a crowd of…
4 months ago
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Growing numbers of young voters are signing up to the Māori electoral roll as debate flares over the need for dedicated seats ahead of November’s election
More young people have signed up to vote in M…
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Push to give English same status as Māori and NZ sign languages sparks backlash from opposition parties and linguistic experts
A bill to recognise English as an official language of New Zealand has cl…
5 months ago
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Visitors to a site near Gisborne in New Zealand’s North Island get to interact with the animals in their habitat and learn about their importance to Māori culture
In a shallow reef close to New Zealan…
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Subdued tone as political leaders spoke on eve of Waitangi Day amid some fatigue in Māori communities over divisive coalition policies
When New Zealand’s political leaders gathered to speak at the Wai…