The course in Maori performing arts, or Te Ao Haka, will be available for about 900 students at more than 30 schools - for all three NCEA levels.

The performance-based art form is grounded in Maori culture, language and heritage.

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05 Feb: This central Auckland cottage tells a remarkable tale of the city’s bicultural history

05 Feb: The Government's announced it'll invest in two horticulture developments on under-utilised Maori land in Northland and Waikato

04 Feb: National's not ruling out running candidates in Maori seats in this year's election

04 Feb: Not an artefact, but an ancestor: why a German university is returning a Maori taonga

03 Feb: Labour and the Greens have joined forces at Waitangi, with both parties giving their verdict on the state of Te Pati Maori

02 Feb: There'll be a wait until we learn the outcome of today's court case between expelled Te Pati Maori MP Mariameno Kapa-Kingi and her former party

28 Jan: Te Pati Maori is justifying its stance on prison abolition, in the face of criticism from the Government and Labour

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Golf:
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Rugby:
The Highlanders expect to know more early this week on Fabian Holland's shoulder injury suffered in Super Rugby pre-season 14:57

Rugby:
New Zealand's Paul Coll has won into the last eight at squash's Windy City Open in Chicago 14:37

Business:
Many businesses across the country could have unknowingly have a gender pay gap 14:17

General:
Winter Olympics 2026 quick guide: What to watch on Day 2, Sunday, February 8 14:17

International:
Savannah Guthrie indicates she will pay ransom for return of her mother in video message to apparent kidnappers 14:07

Environment:
State Highway Two through the Waioweka Gorge, which connects Gisborne and the Eastern Bay of Plenty, re-opens tomorrow under special conditions 14:07

Health & Safety:
Water warnings along the capital's South Coast are expected to remain for another week, as officials wait for more test results 13:47

Basketball:
A double-dose of positive news for the Breakers as they fight to keep their dim NBL basketball playoff hopes alight 12:27

Skiing:
Valentino Guseli missed out on a bonus 2026 Winter Olympics medal, but won something even more important 12:07

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