Enough About Erica: What Does Labour Have to Say?
After a year of Erica Stanford’s wrecking-ball education reforms, Labour has finally put something on the table, and it’s bigger than just undoing the damage.
Te Tiriti o Waitangi
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Green Party Māori Candidates Dominate 2026 List
The Greens are sending a message in 2026. Māori representation isn’t symbolic, it’s central to the party’s vision for power.
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WAATEA NEWS COLUMN: Government quietly strangles off Treaty references
After months of attacking Treaty references, the coalition may be realising Māori-bashing has reached its electoral ceiling.
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Government weakens Te Tiriti obligations in law
They didn’t announce it. They didn’t consult. Now Te Tiriti obligations across 23 laws are being quietly downgraded — and Māori were never in the room.
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Education Reform Tiriti Breach Under Scrutiny
If Te Tiriti can be removed from education policy, what’s left is not neutral — it’s a choice about whose voice matters.
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WAATEA NEWS COLUMN: Marae & RSA should be resourced as the new front line in climate change
When disaster hits, it’s not politicians on the frontline — it’s marae. The question is why we’re still not funding them like it.
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Waitangi Tribunal Education Reform Challenge Grows
If education reform sidelines Te Tiriti, it’s not reform — it’s regression. The Tribunal hearings could force that truth into the open.
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Govt Cost Cutting Puts Ministry Of Justice Jobs Supporting Māori-Crown Relations At Risk – PSA
Cut the people who hold the Crown accountable to Te Tiriti — then pretend the relationship still works. That’s the play.
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Govt’s Extreme Anti-Māori Agenda Ramps Up With Another 27 Roles Proposed To Go At Te Puni Kōkiri
More than 100 roles gone. So what happens to the work that still needs doing?
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WAATEA NEWS COLUMN: 30% of Iwi stations could go under after 25% budget cuts
Cutting iwi radio isn’t just about budgets — it’s about who gets heard when it matters most. And who doesn’t.
