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Here’s our latest Mata story 👀
Tina Olsen-Ratana is a landowner who’s landless. For over a century her whenua has been caught in perpetual leases. As NZ debates the notion of ‘one law for all’ we look at the impact of the perpetual leases on Māori.
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Shout out to the old white guys who roll their eyes when Māori reference beliefs such as taniwha or wāhi tapu but are up in arms if anyone transgresses the tapu representation of their imaginary friend Santa Claus
#ChristmasCrackers
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Kia ora
@aucklandmuseum
. Will you also be lighting it up in solidarity with Palestinian civilians currently being killed by Israeli air strikes?
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What’s with media running the “who is Nanaia Mahuta?” line? Did you somehow manage miss her during the last 1/4 century she’s been in parliament? Or that she has moko tehe? Or that she’s a daughter of the Kiingitanga? What NZ have you been reporting on?
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When Māori are no longer the sickest, the poorest, the most imprisoned and have the same life expectancy as Pākehā- then let’s have a conversation about whether we still need the Māori seats. Meanwhile let’s just get on with fixing it.
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My mum hitting the streets of Whakatāne. Still fighting for te iwi Māori at 71 💅
#ManaMotuhake
#H
īkoi
🖤💛🖤
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Whenever we have natural disasters marae are the first to open their doors to the entire community, when the government fails to deal with homelessness it’s marae that sleep, feed and home the needy. This tweet is classic racism dressed up as giving a f$&k about the public.
The Government's $96 million spend on marae renovations has nothing to do with creating jobs. It's classic pork-barrel politics dressed up as a COVID-19 response.
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Well this is deeply concerning “The caretaker government had sought agreement from the opposition before calling for a ceasefire, but did not get it, Hipkins said”
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Does anyone else think
@crusadersrugby
using a Māori design to minimise their decision to keep their racist name post the Chch terror massacre is just another abuse?
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Media freedom is the cornerstone of democracy. A politician threatening a journalist over their question line should be treated as a very serious issue as we head towards election day.
Winston Peters: Thank you Jack, you've just made a hopeless case here, a good case for us to make sure we get the broadcasting portfolio after this election.
Jack Tame: Is that a threat, Mr Peters?
Peters: No it's not a threat, it's a promise
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Labour leader declares intent to lose the next election.
Hipkins says Labour won't be driven left after loss, defeat 'wasn't necessarily policy-driven'
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This outbreak may be the defining moment for this government’s relationship with Māori. If it doesn’t pull every lever at its disposal to protect the lives of Māori, Delta will make Foreshore and Seabed look like a two bubble picnic at Pt Chev.
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Proud of the stand Māori journalists are taking on this issue.
Kawea Te Rongo stands in solidarity with journalists covering Gaza conflict as death toll climbs.
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Remember the Iwi/Kiwi campaign over the foreshore and seabed? Well this is what kiwi looks like.
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After standing on the sidelines watching tens of millions of dollars being poured into private media outlets to protect the plurality of voice for the rest of NZ, Māori are expected to be rationalised down to one news service. This is the ghettoisation of Māori journalism.
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Free speech isn’t a human right it’s a white privileged. Case and point - Mike Smith, Moana Jackson and Tame Iti don’t get ‘breaking news’ alerts alongside Mike Hosking because they don’t get given platforms in national publications. Maybe you should form a coalition about that.
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Is anyone else hōhā of hearing endless questions about capital gains tax while child poverty, child abuse & suicide is barely discussed?
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The old colonists are dying out, and nothing can save them, Our plain duty, as good, compassionate tangata whenua and tangata tiriti, is to smooth down their dying pillow.
(Maurice Williamson complains Te Reo Māori posters are 'objectionable') ()
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Remarkable movement happening in the Māori seats tonight. It seems like generational change is taking place.
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So Curia got 5 of the 7 Māori seats wrong… is it time to talk about the value of polling during the campaign period???
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Cheers to starting our own company
@AotearoaMedia
♥️⭐️ keep an eye out for us 🧜🏼♀️🧜🏼♀️
@Mihi_Forbes
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Absolute scenes in the Māori seats. Nanaia Mahuta has graciously conceded to Hana-Rāwhiti Maipi-Clarke.
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Forever grateful to this amazingly selfless workforce. I hope they get the deal they deserve ♥️ Nurses and midwives have called off their planned strikes for Thursday after a community case of Covid-19 in Auckland led to a nationwide lockdown.
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I wish people would be as outraged about the housing crisis in Ōpōtiki as they are about the tangi.
Soaring house prices leaving more people without a home in Bay of Plenty's Ōpōtiki
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Has Luxon yet to be briefed about what Hipkins does for a living??? National accuses Labour leader Chris Hipkins of 'playing politics' with Gaza ceasefire call | Newshub
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Only Māori have the ‘right’ to speak on the marae, all others are afforded the privilege. Whether wāhine speak on the pae is an ongoing conversation being had amongst iwi, not one to be foisted upon them by those who don’t whakapapa to that marae. Great commentary
@MaikiSherman
‘It was tikanga Māori’ – political reporter says Judith Collins made a 'misstep' over Waitangi speaking rights claim
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I keep hearing about the importance of the ‘plurality of voice’ but all I see is a media landscape dominated by middle class white men.
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Newshub Nation: Mihi Forbes warns Luxon can't avoid Māori media and tough questions 'forever'
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Congratulations to my most favourite Aunty
@Mihi_Forbes
winner of Best Maori Affairs Reporter! Koia kei a koe e te kuini! 👑 ♥️⭐️❤️🔥
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Congrats
@golrizghahraman
- Aotearoa's first refugee to be elected to parliament. Ka nui te mihi.
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What an incredible hui today. So many important take discussed, so many remarkable speakers and thinkers. Kāre e ārikarika aku mihi ki te Kiingitanga me ngā puhi moana ariki o Tainui. A compelling reminder of what a powerful force the Kiingitanga is for Māori unity🖤🤍❤️
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Great how the newspapers have only got non Māori to write opinion pieces on the Peter Leitch/Michelle Boag affair. Slow clapping you all 👏🏾
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It says a lot about our attitude towards WoC and domestic violence in this country when one of our biggest RnB stars publicly shares her harrowing story of DV on social media and not a single media outlet picks up on it.
#KiaKahaAaradhna
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Ka pai Greg! Incoming National MP Greg Fleming says he is urging Govt to call for 'immediate ceasefire' in Gaza
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@TaxpayersUnion
You guys seemed like you were pretty cool with socialism when you took the wage subsidy...
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The most revolting headline I’ve seen in a longtime. Instead of focussing this heinous crime on the perpetrator
@NZStuff
sprays 💩 all over his estranged sister. Ka aroha ki te whānau o Lorna-Anne 😓
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In breaking Māori news this hour (actually happened last week) my friend
@MaikiSherman
(Ngāpuhi, Te Whakatōhea) from
@1news
has been voted deputy-chair of Parliament’s press gallery.
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Maybe god just wants Israel to stop being a jerk and she thinks cancelling his contract will teach him a lesson.
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Lots of people on Twitter talking about
#AtlasNetwork
. Here’s a doco we did last year about their influence. Trick or Treaty? Indigenous rights, referendums and the Treaty of Waitangi via
@YouTube
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FML all these men on Twitter crying and whining about
@Alisonmau
’s
#MeToo
investigation. Stop being so hysterical. The problem with you blokes is you’re way too emotional. If you can’t handle rolling with the big girls then get out of the sandpit 🙄
@Mihi_Forbes
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I just want to remind everyone about the greatest thread in the history of NZ Twitter…
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Imagine being so hateful and pathetic.
Absolutely furious and devastated to hear of this act of pointless vandalism at Cass Bay (Pony Point).
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Appreciation post for my BFF
@Mihi_Forbes
who after 26+ years of telling Māori stories is finally having her work recognised in a Māori category. You are the GOAT Aunty darling and it’s awesome to see your name next to these other amazing wāhine 👑
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Why isn’t there mandatory testing at the border? What’s the point of closing the borders if we’re still letting in people with Covid-19?
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Thanks for all the beautiful messages whānau. I feel very humbled and appreciative. Love my mahi, love my team, love our kaupapa
#HeToaTakitini
❤️ Don’t forget to watch
@TheHuiNZ
tomorrow at 9:30am ⭐️
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Te Pāti Māori Candidate Hana Maipi-Clark’s Home Invaded in Politically Motivated Attack. Hauraki-Waikato candidate, Hana-Rawhiti Maipi Clark’s home was invaded, vandalised, and left with a threatening letter.
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Will the government be making any statements about this
@NanaiaMahuta
?
Israeli forces raided Al-Aqsa Mosque after morning prayers, injuring over 150 Palestinians.
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Interesting how many of the people who are outraged about Ngāpuhi not ceding speaking rights on their marae are the same folk who believe Ngāpuhi happily ceded their sovereignty to the Crown 🤔
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He iwi kotahi tātou is not a mantra for assimilation. It doesn’t mean we all have to act, think and live the same way. It means we need to respect each other’s cultural difference and values and strive as one for a just and equitable society. That’s what true nationhood is about.
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Has anyone noticed that the people who complain about cancel culture usually say it in response to the backlash they experience when they've just tried to cancel Māori culture?
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@Awa_1
@Mihi_Forbes
@FranOSullivan
@nzherald
Come on
@nzherald
! You publish a piece criticising Māori for supposedly not giving women a voice when you know full well Māori are under represented in your own organisation. Sort your own house before you tell Māori what to do in theirs. Start by replacing Fran w/ a Māori woman.
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John Campbell: I saw peace, joy and 10,000 people uniting to say 'no'
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Judith Collins throwing down with the fragility. A bit off brand for Crusher. Twistier than an acrobat when you can turn legitimate questions about a lack of diversity into the victimisation of white middle class women.
Tensions flared over race relations again today at Parliament with outspoken National MP Judith Collins saying she was "sick of being demonised" for her ethnicity.
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Now is also a good time to talk about why
@aucklandcouncil
and
@Auckartgal
drug tested applicants for the exhibition’s kaiarahi roles (positions targeted towards Reo speakers). They weren’t required to operate heavy machinery etc just talk to folks bilingually about art.
When they want you to hold the paint brushes but not the power - e mihi ana ki to māia e te tungāne, e Nigel.
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The pigeon situation at my house is getting out of hand. Since I helped the one with the dart in her neck, her whanaunga have moved in.. now they’re straight up disrespecting my bubble.
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Kingi Taurua was a patriot, a gentleman, a raconteur, a champion of te reo, a protector of the treaty, a bastion of Māori broadcasting and a tūturu Ngāpuhi rangatira. I’ll miss all these things about him but most of all I’ll miss his laughter & swearing. Kia au te moe e kara ♥️
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My take on the Mad Butcher and why what he said matters.
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Good morning to everyone but especially to our beloved queen Aaradhna. Tūpuna blessing upon you e hine 🤍⭐️
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What have we become NZ? Jail for 10 trout vs home d for 80k vs nothing for mass fish dumping? Shame on us all!
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Our latest doco on what can happen when indigenous rights are put to a popular vote.
The fate of the Treaty of Waitangi is teetering on the brink of a popular vote, as the new coalition government pledges to introduce a Treaty Principles Bill, potentially triggering a referendum.
Watch our documentary 'Trick or Treaty?' here:
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Would there be as much outrage if it was revealed Metiria played sport while on the DPB or is it just political activism that's the problem?
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”Grace Millane and her memory deserve every tribute, and her whānau deserve every iota of sympathy that comes their way. But so did those other victims. No matter what we say, we act as though all lives aren't created equal.”
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Kia ora Twitter - is there anyway of making your iPhone stop turning the word fuck into duck? Asking for myself 🦆
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In reality the Māori population was 100k and settlers just 2k in 1840 🤓
@MataAotearoa
Maori put their own rights in the hands of the majority when they signed a treaty agreeing to be governed by the Crown in a representative democracy.
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Does business feel way more confident when it’s not required to pay people a living wage and can offer zero hour contracts??
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An example of why it’s so important to include NZ history in the school curriculum.
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I agree that now is not the time to change the Crusaders name. The time was actually 23 years ago. Stop with the weak excuses and get on with it.
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BREAKING NEWS! Māori Women’s Welfare League to take a Treaty of Waitangi claim calling for a halt to the reforms to Child Youth and Family
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Can't afford to compensate Teina Pora fairly for 20 years wrongful imprisonment, can afford to keep bank rolling TNZ to race with the rich
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Here’s a little thing me and my metes made
@Mihi_Forbes
@MaikiSherman
@SC_C2Comms
@Puriripark
@lilhanly
Launching Tuesday
#Matangireia
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I’m pretty sure the scientific name for vocal fry is misogyny 🤷🏽♀️
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Least we forget Netanyahu was up on corruption and fraud charges and Israel was tearing itself apart before October 7. Now it’s unified in its mission to destroy Gaza. Who benefits the most from this conflict?
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Remarkable how the supposed free speech brigade are unfailingly outraged by people exercising free speech. I don’t think that’s how it’s supposed to work guys 🤷🏻♀️
#FreePalestine
#CeasefireNow
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Upset over Oranga Tamariki seems to be galvanising iwi leaders and Māori across the country. Is this the issue that leads to the formation of the next Māori political movement? Is
#HandsOffOurTamariki
the new foreshore and seabed?
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Speaking of making choices can Barry Soper please choose to pronounce Metiria Turei's name correctly. Just as a professional courtesy.
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If you guys are upset about Concert FM you’ll be up in arms when you hear about the underfunding of kapa haka by comparison to the NZSO and RNZB
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So ashamed to be a part of a generation who is allowing this massacre to happen in front of the world.
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Why is
@NZParliament
site hosting this revolting racist petition? Petition of Sarah Thompson: End special treatment for Maori
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While we’re on the subject of tikanga and the right to speak - Looking forward to mainstream media columns and opinion pieces voicing outrage on the silencing of
@Rawiri_Waititi
in the House of Representatives due to archaic parliamentary rules.
Speaker Trevor Mallard has told Māori Party co-leader Rawiri Waititi he will not call him in the House while he is not wearing a tie and that he must wear one tomorrow. Waititi replied saying he was wearing “Māori business attire” incl his taonga. Speaker not convinced.
#nzpol
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And
@WillowPrime
flips Northland. What a remarkable achievement! E mihi ana ki a koe Willow!
#ManaWahine
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The Māori culture is so alive, it is exciting - and no wonder why, when there is a threat to a Māori way of life and being, Māori take affirmative action.
One step closer to Mana Motuhake.
@Mihi_Forbes
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After the govt spend 10s of millions of dollars bailing out the mainstream media and
@grantrobertson1
talking about the importance of the plurality of voice
@NanaiaMahuta
’s Māori media sector review proposes rationalising the Māori news down to just one service. How is that fair?
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Brace yourselves for some fierce journalism! The Queen of the press gallery
@TovaOBrien
and News and Current Affairs Presenter of the Year
@Mihi_Forbes
A power duo will front Newshub Nation this weekend. Mihingarangi Forbes will join Tova O’Brien as guest co-host on Saturday from 9:30 AM on Three
#nationnz
#nzpol
@Mihi_Forbes
@TovaOBrien
@NZonAir
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So where was the coalition for free speech when Renee Maihi was getting dragged off to court for calling out Bob Jones?
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God I miss the days of our smug hermit kingdom. It’s funny how those who hated it are now complaining about the current situation - like somehow having Delta prowling around the country was going to be better than us being able to live relatively normal lives.
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“Those jumping to the defence of Judith Collins over speaking rights on the marae simply expose themselves as lacking cultural competency at best, and a sad sense of white fragility at worst”
@MaikiSherman
showing why culturally astute reporting is vital
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In absolute awe of the courage of these anti-Zionists and revolted that political leaders around the world (including here) do nothing while Palestinians are subjected to mass murder.
Israeli police on Wednesday raided the anti-Zionist Jewish neighborhood in occupied
#Jerusalem
to take down Palestinian flags and brutally attacked anti-Zionist Jews, knocking them down on the road, hitting, and punching them in the face.
#Palestine
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When they want you to hold the paint brushes but not the power - e mihi ana ki to māia e te tungāne, e Nigel.
Auckland Art Gallery's curator of Māori art, Nigel Borell, talks to Joanna Wane about his landmark exhibition Toi Tū Toi Ora – and the irreconcilable differences that led to his shock resignation.
#HeraldPremium
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The
#NativeAffairs
whanau stands in solidarity with our colleague, mentor and hero
@JohnJCampbell
a tragic day for journalism in Aotearoa
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Awful news. Ka aroha hoki ki ngā kaimahi. Media Insider: Breaking - Newshub set to close at end of June, staff devastated
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