Elder Taharakau Stewart (in the middle with cane), is joined by other Māori people during a ceremony in Berlin, Germany on 29 April 2019. The event marked the handing back of the remains of ancestors which had been held as part of Charité – Berlin University of Medicine’s former anthropology collections.Photo: Jörg Carstensen/DPA/Alamy

‘They are my ancestors’

For centuries, museums have held human remains as artefacts – including those sold, looted and smuggled out of colonized countries. Hana Pera Aoake explains how New Zealand/Aotearoa has become a world-leader in repatriation. What can be learned from the Indigenous-led programme driving the push to bring ancestors home?

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NI 543 - Loneliness - May, 2023

Cartoon History: Hōno Heke II

ILYA brings to life a second chapter in the life of the Māori warrior chief as he becomes embroiled in a bitter rebellion against the British and their allies in the War of the North.

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NI 534 - The future of work - November, 2021
Cartoon History – Hōne Heke

Cartoon History – Hōne Heke

ILYA’s account of a Māori chieftain who struck against British control of his community’s income.

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NI 532 - Courage and terror in Myanmar - July, 2021
Photo: Ulysse Bellier under a CC Licence

Introducing... Jacinda Ardern

Richard Swift profiles New Zealand/Aotearoa’s new 37-year-old Prime Minister – the country’s youngest in 150 years.

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NI 509 - What's left for the young? - January, 2018
And the worst TNC is...

And the worst TNC is...

Hang your head in shame, ANZ bank.

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NI 484 - Capitalism is spinning out of control - July, 2015
Ko au te awa kote awa ko au.
I am the river, and the river is me.Maori proverb

An indivisible and living whole, from the mountains to the sea

A New Zealand river has been granted unprecedented legal rights after a century of Maori pressure. Jen Wilton reports.

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NI 475 - Gold trouble - September, 2014
New Zealand does the right thing

New Zealand does the right thing

International efforts to protect the rights of the world’s aboriginal communities gain strength.

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NI 433 - Deported! What happened next? - June, 2010
Photo: The Marlborough Express

A kick in the balls

New Zealand intelligence gathering or US & NATO spy satellite?

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NI 413 - Viva Yasuní! Life vs Big Oil - July, 2008

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Loneliness May, 2023
The future of work November, 2021
Courage and terror in Myanmar July, 2021
What's left for the young? January, 2018
Capitalism is spinning out of control July, 2015
Gold trouble September, 2014
Deported! What happened next? June, 2010
Viva Yasuní! Life vs Big Oil July, 2008
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