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Calling me home: how a Matariki anthem wrote a new chapter in the story of Maori country music

20 August 2025

Ever since country music spread from the US, Maori have related to its themes of longing, land, love and community. A Matariki mashup played all the right notes.

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Maori wards: how the Hobson’s Pledge campaign relies on a ‘historical fiction’
	12 Aug: As cities and districts prepare for referendums on retaining Maori wards, a contentious claim resurfaces about the meaning and intent of the Treaty of Waitangi.... more

Ethnicity is a powerful indicator of health needs – cutting it from a new GP funding formula is a mistake
	12 Aug: Even after poverty is taken into account, Maori and Pacific people have a shorter life expectancy and higher cancer rates compared with people from other ethnic groups.... more

Te Pati Maori is backing Act - on a Bill aiming to ban sexually explicit deepfakes
	7 Aug: Te Pati Maori is backing Act - on a Bill aiming to ban sexually explicit deepfakes... more

A display of kotahitanga or unity from Iwi Maori Partnership Boards - standing up for their equitable health mandate
	7 Aug: A display of kotahitanga or unity from Iwi Maori Partnership Boards - standing up for their equitable health mandate... more

Labour's Peeni Henare says the Government's priorities are off, in response to efforts to redesign the passport, with the English text above te reo Maori
	26 Jul: Labour's Peeni Henare says the Government's priorities are off, in response to efforts to redesign the passport, with the English text above te reo Maori... more

NZEI is taking legal action against the Government - over defunding Maori and literacy resource teachers in this year's Budget
	24 Jul: NZEI is taking legal action against the Government - over defunding Maori and literacy resource teachers in this year's Budget... more

Another shot at the British and Irish Lions for 95-cap Wallaby Kurtley Beale, as he leads the First Nations and Pasifika XV squad in tonight's rugby clash in Melbourne
	22 Jul: Another shot at the British and Irish Lions for 95-cap Wallaby Kurtley Beale, as he leads the First Nations and Pasifika XV squad in tonight's rugby clash in Melbourne... more

The Greens won't be contesting the upcoming byelection in the Maori seat of Tamaki Makaurau
	11 Jul: The Greens won't be contesting the upcoming byelection in the Maori seat of Tamaki Makaurau... more

Iwi-owned commercial entities have outperformed some of New Zealand's largest listed companies
	8 Jul: Iwi-owned commercial entities have outperformed some of New Zealand's largest listed companies... more

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Most Popular Recent Maori News

24 Jul: NZEI is taking legal action against the Government - over defunding Maori and literacy resource teachers in this year's Budget +++++++++++++++++++++

22 Jul: Another shot at the British and Irish Lions for 95-cap Wallaby Kurtley Beale, as he leads the First Nations and Pasifika XV squad in tonight's rugby clash in Melbourne ++++++++++++

26 Jul: Labour's Peeni Henare says the Government's priorities are off, in response to efforts to redesign the passport, with the English text above te reo Maori ++++++++++++

07 Aug: A display of kotahitanga or unity from Iwi Maori Partnership Boards - standing up for their equitable health mandate ++++++++++

07 Aug: Te Pati Maori is backing Act - on a Bill aiming to ban sexually explicit deepfakes +++++++

12 Aug: Maori wards: how the Hobson’s Pledge campaign relies on a ‘historical fiction’ +++++++

12 Aug: Ethnicity is a powerful indicator of health needs – cutting it from a new GP funding formula is a mistake +++++

Maori NewsLinks

13 Jul: Peeni henare to contest tamaki makaurau by-election for labour (RadioNZ)

17 Jun: Govt pumps $36 million into suicide prevention and support ()

5 Jun: Three maori mps suspended over 'intimidating' haka (BBCWorld)

3 Jun: The maori-samoan art director championing diversity (RadioNZ)

24 May: "south auckland to the tech world" the future isn't just in silicon valley (RadioNZ)

20 May: Suspension debate hangs over te pati maori until june ()

20 May: Watch: parliament debates te pati maori mps' punishment for treaty principles haka (RadioNZ)

20 May: How the te pati maori suspension debate could play out ()

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