Archive - Matua Kahurangi

No surprise: Another Maori trust boss charged with stealing $2 million

It is no surprise whatsoever that Matekino Marshall, a former chief executive of a Maori charitable trust, now faces Serious Fraud Office charges for…

52 mins ago • Matua Kahurangi

Hey Australia, can we have Pauline Hanson? We’ll gladly give you Jacinda Ardern.

Politics makes for strange envy.

Mar 1 • Matua Kahurangi

February 2026

Hey Australia, you can have Jacinda, we don’t want her

So it is official.

Feb 28 • Matua Kahurangi

Margaret Mutu: The Scottish professor cosplaying as Māori royalty

The latest Q+A appearance by University of Auckland’s Professor Margaret Mutu reposted by @NewZealandBoss over on X, was less an interview than a public…

Feb 25 • Matua Kahurangi

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A small act of defiance in aisle seven

The other day I did something pretty mundane.

Feb 24 • Matua Kahurangi

Credit where it’s due: Ngāti Manuhiri helped stop the rockpool plunder

I don’t hand out praise to iwi very often.

Feb 23 • Matua Kahurangi

A brand new home for unemployed immigrants while Kiwis rot on the waiting list

Over the weekend, AppleBear on X shared an RNZ story meant to showcase compassion in action.

Feb 22 • Matua Kahurangi

Rockpool ban is a start, but New Zealand says the problem is everywhere

After I posted my piece on NZ First implementing a rockpool ban around the Whangaparāoa Peninsula, the response was immediate and loud.

Feb 21 • Matua Kahurangi

Parliament’s excuse for quitting X doesn’t survive a simple Grok test

NZ Parliament’s X account, with around 35.2k followers, has decided to stop posting on the platform.

Feb 20 • Matua Kahurangi

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If a man did this to an 11-year-old girl, he’d be locked up for years

Tamlyn May got cosy home detention

Feb 20 • Matua Kahurangi

Hori McGory and the Unfair Story is finally out!

It’s official. Hori McGory and the Unfair Story is now live on Amazon!

Feb 20 • Matua Kahurangi

NZ First implements ban to stop the “rape of the rockpools”

Watch now | For months, locals along the east coast north of Auckland have been forced to witness the same disgusting spectacle.

Feb 19 • Matua Kahurangi

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