Collected stories - 1 December 2022 to 28 February 2023
RNZ
It is hard to separate the politics from Waitangi, but the day party leaders were welcomed on to Te Whare Rūnanga was largely free of inflammatory rhetoric and political point scoring.
When the hākari was over and the cups of teas had emptied, most of those invited did not show up.
Stuff
Parliamentarians have been officially welcomed to Waitangi, 183 years after the signing of Te Tiriti o Waitangi.
Newshub
"What that tribunal report does show is that Māori never signed over sovereignty."
Stuff
OPINION: Politicians promise us what they think we want to hear - so we're the problem.
RNZ
Labour's position has alternated over the past few days: first Prime Minister Chris Hipkins would speak, then he wouldn't, and then he would again.
Newshub
He says the report proves the need for a clearer definition of treaty principles.
Newsroom
Waitangi organisers are trying to push political leaders to the side at Sunday's pōwhiri, but Labour's deputy leader says it's not for them to decide who speaks. @jo_moir reports from Waitangi
Newshub
"They are really up against it in terms of the economic questions and the cost of living."
Māori Television
Green Party co-leader Marama Davidson, who is already at Waitangi for the Iwi Leaders Forum, which wrapped up yesterday, says the bad weather will have an...
Māori Television
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Māori Television
Photo / Stuff By Te Ao Māori News' new political reporter, Tema Hemi Wellington City Councillor Tamatha Paul (Ngāti Awa, Waikato-Tainui) has put her hand up...
Stuff
ANALYSIS: Iwi leaders in Waitangi have urged the Government to stick to Three Waters.
Newshub
"I thought it was a shocking display by the Mayor."
RNZ
Auckland Mayor Wayne Brown has admitted he "dropped the ball" last week when the city faced unprecedented rainfall which resulted in three deaths across the region.
NZ Herald
This year's Waitangi Day celebrations will be Hipkins' first major outing as PM.
Newsroom
For Auckland mayor Wayne Brown, sorry seems to be the hardest word to say
Māori Television
Whanau across the motu are doing it tough after one of the wettest months Aotearoa has ever experienced in recent meteorological history leading to the loss...
NZ Herald
It is the first visit as PM for Hipkins and opponent Luxon as National leader.
Stuff
Prime Minister Chris Hipkins will soon announce what he will drop or delay. Here's a list of some lesser known policies that aren't exactly bread or butter issues.
The long-awaited settlement follows a ground-breaking report by the Waitangi Tribunal.
RNZ
The decision turns Wellington into a 2023 battleground, with three brand new faces set to contest the electorate - and Shaw has already thrown his support behind Tamatha Paul.
Newshub
Shaw was considered a frontrunner - now he's out.
RNZ
Continuing fuel subsidies despite official and expert advice urging otherwise is focused on helping New Zealanders in the here and now, the finance minister says.
Newsroom
Wayne Brown's repeated defences of the radio silence from council offices on Friday night miss the point that communications is a fundamental part of an emergency response.
RNZ
Jacinda Ardern left office as the most internationally renowned New Zealand political leader in a generation. She was admired for her unique leadership style. She wielded power with unmatched rhetorical skill. But Ardern ultimately did not achieve many of the lofty goals she asked to be judged on. She gave up - in her words - the “chance to change everything”.
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