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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Business:
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Entertainment:
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Soccer:
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Two Japanese players top the leaderboard midway through the PGA golf Tour's Phoenix Open 14:27

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