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Ihumatao

Top left and bottom right, burning home fires at Pikitū, top right, Whaea Ruthan Begbie and her mokopuna at Pikitū (Photos: Maximillian Scott-Murray); bottom left, Inglis Tinirau-Williams of Te Morehu Whenua gathering bait for eeling (Photo: Melody Thomas)

Standing shoulder to shoulder with those who keep the home fires burning

Climate action and the indigenous struggle for land back are intrinsically linked.
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By Nadine Hura | 26th June, 2024
Contributing writer
Pania Newton and Qiane Matata-Sipu (Photo: Supplied / Design: Archi Banal)

Reclaiming Ihumātao: ‘We wanted to be able to tell our kids we tried everything we could’

Four years ago eviction notices were served to a group of kaitiaki living on the disputed land of Ihumātao. Efforts to protect the whenua have continued ever since.
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By The Spinoff Review of Books | 23rd July, 2023
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Image: supplied

Learning to look Tāmaki Makaurau in the face: a review of Shifting Grounds

A book of Auckland history that's just been picked as an Ockhams finalist – and it's one of our favourites to win.
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By Anna Rawhiti-Connell | 31st January, 2022
Senior writer
Pania Newton, front and centre of the protectors at Ihumātao. (Photo: Jess Thompson Māori Mermaid)

The truth about Ihumātao: All the false claims and misinformation, corrected

Now that a deal has been made, it’s time to set the record straight.
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By Charlotte Muru-Lanning | 19th December, 2020
Contributing writer
Commuters wearing face masks at Wellington’s train station (Getty Images)

The Bulletin: The news that will matter in 2021

A wrap of some of the issues that will matter in 2021, and a reflection on coming out of this tough year with hope. 
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By Alex Braae | 18th December, 2020
Staff Writer
A man wearing a mask in front of the Sydney Opera House (Getty Images)

The Bulletin: Australia welcomes talk of a travel bubble

Australia welcomes travel bubble talk, no new public info about Ihumātao, and speaker Mallard proactively arranges meeting with select committee. 
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By Alex Braae | 15th December, 2020
Staff Writer
Just a few of the amazing Nuku 100 – Pualani Case, Dr Huhana Hickey, Ema Tavola, Aqui Thami. (Photos: Qiane Matata-Sipu)

Nuku 100: The ambitious project by wāhine, for wāhine

Profiling 100 indigenous women – how hard can it be? Very bloody hard, it turns out. But worth every sacrifice, says Qiane Matata-Sipu.
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By Leonie Hayden | 17th November, 2020
Contributing writer
(Photo by Phil Walter/Getty Images)
Opinion

Five ways the next government can be an honourable Treaty partner

Whoever is successful on October 17, there is urgent work that needs doing to meet obligations under Te Tiriti o Waitangi.
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By Laura O'Connell Rapira | 7th September, 2020
Contributing writer
Police at Ihumātao on July 23, 2019, following the eviction of protestors.

One year to the day since the Ihumātao eviction, here’s how things stand

Twelve months on, are the parties any closer to a resolution to the long-running dispute?
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By Justin Latif | 23rd July, 2020
Guest writer
James Shaw, Grant Robertson, Jacinda Ardern and Winston Peters ahead of Budget 2019 (Photo: Hagen Hopkins/Getty Images)

The Bulletin: Will the three-party government survive the term?

Questions over stability of the government, health minister throws top official under the bus, and concerns raised over dolphin protection plan.
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By Alex Braae | 25th June, 2020
Staff Writer
A Covid-19 testing clinic in Auckland (Photo: Greg Bowker/Getty Images)

The Bulletin: New testing strategy aimed at borders, community surveillance

New testing strategy unveiled by minister, Otago Regional Councillors preparing for leadership showdown, and PM dismisses Ihumātao reports.
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By Alex Braae | 24th June, 2020
Staff Writer
Low water levels in the Upper Mangatangi dam, to the south of Auckland (Radio NZ, Simon Rogers)

The Bulletin: Auckland drought leads to fears of severe water restrictions

Auckland drought leads to fears of severe water restrictions, exclusive new poll results on government’s Covid-19 response, and is a resolution coming at Ihumātao?
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By Alex Braae | 23rd June, 2020
Staff Writer
Image: Tiger_barb/Getty

A review of Attraction, the road trip novel we need right now

You can't go on a roadie but you can read Attraction, the novel by Ruby Porter that was longlisted for the country's biggest fiction prize.
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By Emma Gattey | 28th March, 2020
Guest writer
By any memes necessary: How Māori meme pages are helping to decolonise Aotearoa

By any memes necessary: How Māori meme pages are helping to decolonise Aotearoa

A surge of Māori internet memes have appeared on Instagram in the past year tackling topics from land theft to a shared love of fry bread.
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By Charlotte Muru-Lanning | 29th February, 2020
Contributing writer
Shane Jones flanked by Marama Fox and Gareth Morgan at the Spinoff’s 2017 political debate.
Opinion

On mana and misogyny: a message for Shane Jones from the Māori Women’s Welfare League president

The president of the oldest national Māori organisation still in existence has a few words for Shane Jones about his attack on Pania Newton.
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By Prue Kapua | 28th January, 2020
Guest writer
An airline passenger from China arriving at an airport in Indonesia (Getty Images)

The Bulletin: What impacts will coronavirus have?

Impacts of coronavirus in focus, claims of NZDF coverup of indecent assaults, and will NZ and Europe get a trade deal this year?
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By Alex Braae | 28th January, 2020
Staff Writer
Swastikas painted on the fence outside the Wellington Jewish Progressive Congregation. (Photo / Supplied.)

The Bulletin: Disturbing stories raise neo-Nazi extremism fears

Two disturbing stories around extremism, a significant milestone reached at Ihumātao, and gang tensions flare in the Hawke’s Bay.
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By Alex Braae | 23rd January, 2020
Staff Writer
Smiles as Kiingi Tūheita (centre) is escorted by SOUL’s Qiane Matata-Sipu (left) and Pania Newton (right) after the lowering of the Kiingitanga flag at Ihumātao. (Photo: Leonie Hayden)

‘We will see a positive resolution’: the flag comes down at Ihumātao

On day 1,173 of the occupation at Ihumātao, a resolution looks imminent.
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By Leonie Hayden | 22nd January, 2020
Contributing writer
Would-be asylum seeker Ioane Teitiota and his wife Erika (File photo)

The Bulletin: What the UN climate refugee ruling means

What the UN climate refugee ruling means, Whānau Ora funding battle escalates, and what’s going on with Ihumātao?
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By Alex Braae | 22nd January, 2020
Staff Writer
Pania Newton on the whenua at Ihumātao (Photo: Nicole Hunt)

What does it take to build an indigenous resistance movement?

He Kākano Ahau is a podcast by writer and activist Kahu Kutia (Ngāi Tūhoe) that explores stories of Māori in the city, and weaves together strands of connection. In this episode: Ihumātao and a new generation of resistance.
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By Kahu Kutia | 8th January, 2020
Guest writer

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