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 Nov: ???1;Te Pati Maori's leadership has agreed to meet with its MPs, following internal clashes within the party

04 Nov: All eyes are on Te Pati Maori's bitter public in-fighting

03 Nov: A prisoner advocacy group suggests New Zealand must move away from Western justice systems, when determining outcomes for Maori

02 Nov: A public health expert's slamming the Government's handling of measles, as the number of cases climb

29 Oct: Former Te Pati Maori staffer Eru Kapa-Kingi, son of Te Pati Maori MP Mariameno Kapa-Kingi, says he is engaging legal counsel over what he claims is "false korero" impacting his family

20 Oct: Toitu te Tiriti activist Eru Kapa-Kingi has doubled down on claiming Te Pati Maori has dictatorship-style decision making

15 Oct: Te Pati Maori MPs don't appear united, about an email sent to members, containing serious allegations

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