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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09 Feb: A Maori man says a bone tissue transplant without his consent during wrist surgery - went against his cultural and religious beliefs

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

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