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style="box-sizing:border-box;display:block;overflow:hidden;width:initial;height:initial;background:none;opacity:1;border:0;margin:0;padding:0;position:relative"><span style="box-sizing:border-box;display:block;width:initial;height:initial;background:none;opacity:1;border:0;margin:0;padding:0;padding-top:60%"></span><img alt="The map showing Māori land blocks, public access and marae " sizes="(max-width: 767px) 100vw, 850px" srcSet="https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2024/12/Screenshot-2024-11-26-105652.png?w=640 640w, https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2024/12/Screenshot-2024-11-26-105652.png?w=768 768w, https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2024/12/Screenshot-2024-11-26-105652.png?w=1024 1024w, https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2024/12/Screenshot-2024-11-26-105652.png?w=1290 1290w" src="https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2024/12/Screenshot-2024-11-26-105652.png?w=1290" decoding="async" data-nimg="responsive" style="position:absolute;top:0;left:0;bottom:0;right:0;box-sizing:border-box;padding:0;border:none;margin:auto;display:block;width:0;height:0;min-width:100%;max-width:100%;min-height:100%;max-height:100%"/></span></a></div><div class="body"><a href="/atea/03-12-2024/a-new-tool-maps-aotearoa-with-a-maori-lens"><h4 aria-label="A new tool maps Aotearoa with a Māori lens," class="title">A new tool maps Aotearoa with a Māori lens</h4><div class="summary" aria-label="summary: A take on land ownership that challenges how we often think about property, access and our connection to the whenua.,">A take on land ownership that challenges how we often think about property, access and our connection to the whenua.</div><div style="position:relative" class="bylines-container"><div class="byline"><div class="avatar"><div class="avatar-mask"><span style="box-sizing:border-box;display:block;overflow:hidden;width:initial;height:initial;background:none;opacity:1;border:0;margin:0;padding:0;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;bottom:0;right:0"><img alt="avatar" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" decoding="async" data-nimg="fill" class="avatar" style="position:absolute;top:0;left:0;bottom:0;right:0;box-sizing:border-box;padding:0;border:none;margin:auto;display:block;width:0;height:0;min-width:100%;max-width:100%;min-height:100%;max-height:100%;object-fit:cover"/><noscript><img alt="avatar" sizes="110px" srcSet="https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2024/11/Stephen-Day-profile-photo.jpg?w=70 70w, https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2024/11/Stephen-Day-profile-photo.jpg?w=250 250w, https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2024/11/Stephen-Day-profile-photo.jpg?w=640 640w, https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2024/11/Stephen-Day-profile-photo.jpg?w=768 768w, https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2024/11/Stephen-Day-profile-photo.jpg?w=1024 1024w, https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2024/11/Stephen-Day-profile-photo.jpg?w=1290 1290w" src="https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2024/11/Stephen-Day-profile-photo.jpg?w=1290" decoding="async" data-nimg="fill" style="position:absolute;top:0;left:0;bottom:0;right:0;box-sizing:border-box;padding:0;border:none;margin:auto;display:block;width:0;height:0;min-width:100%;max-width:100%;min-height:100%;max-height:100%;object-fit:cover" class="avatar" loading="lazy"/></noscript></span></div></div><div><div aria-label="written by Stephen Day" class="name b"><span class="pre-text">By </span>Stephen Day<time class="date" dateTime="2024-12-03T12:00:31"> | 3rd December, 2024</time></div><div aria-label="role Guest writer" class="position">Guest writer</div></div></div></div></a></div></article></section><section class="col2 concertinaList"><article class="card post" data-tags="opinion"><div class="image" style="overflow:hidden" aria-hidden="true"><a tabindex="0" aria-label="Feature image description : A collage of tattooed individuals raising arms from a car, with three helicopters above, observed by two armed police officers with "Police" on their uniforms, set against a blue textured background.," href="/atea/03-12-2024/armed-police-at-gang-tangi-whos-intimidating-who"><span style="box-sizing:border-box;display:block;overflow:hidden;width:initial;height:initial;background:none;opacity:1;border:0;margin:0;padding:0;position:relative"><span style="box-sizing:border-box;display:block;width:initial;height:initial;background:none;opacity:1;border:0;margin:0;padding:0;padding-top:60%"></span><img alt="A collage of tattooed individuals raising arms from a car, with three helicopters above, observed by two armed police officers with "Police" on their uniforms, set against a blue textured background." src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" decoding="async" data-nimg="responsive" style="position:absolute;top:0;left:0;bottom:0;right:0;box-sizing:border-box;padding:0;border:none;margin:auto;display:block;width:0;height:0;min-width:100%;max-width:100%;min-height:100%;max-height:100%"/><noscript><img alt="A collage of tattooed individuals raising arms from a car, with three helicopters above, observed by two armed police officers with "Police" on their uniforms, set against a blue textured background." sizes="(max-width: 767px) 100vw, 850px" srcSet="https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2024/12/31.png?w=600 640w, https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2024/12/31.png?w=600 768w, https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2024/12/31.png?w=600 1024w, https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2024/12/31.png?w=600 1290w" src="https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2024/12/31.png?w=600" decoding="async" data-nimg="responsive" style="position:absolute;top:0;left:0;bottom:0;right:0;box-sizing:border-box;padding:0;border:none;margin:auto;display:block;width:0;height:0;min-width:100%;max-width:100%;min-height:100%;max-height:100%" loading="lazy"/></noscript></span></a></div><div class="body"><a href="/atea/03-12-2024/armed-police-at-gang-tangi-whos-intimidating-who"><div class="label">Opinion</div><h4 class="title" aria-label="Armed police at gang tangi: Who’s intimidating who?,">Armed police at gang tangi: Who’s intimidating who?</h4><div class="summary" aria-label="summary: The tension between law enforcement and Māori communities came to a head last week at a gang tangi in Matapihi, sparking questions about respect, overreach and trust.,">The tension between law enforcement and Māori communities came to a head last week at a gang tangi in Matapihi, sparking questions about respect, overreach and trust.</div><div class="bylines-container"><div class="byline"><div class="avatar"><div class="avatar-mask"><span style="box-sizing:border-box;display:block;overflow:hidden;width:initial;height:initial;background:none;opacity:1;border:0;margin:0;padding:0;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;bottom:0;right:0"><img alt="avatar" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" decoding="async" data-nimg="fill" class="avatar" style="position:absolute;top:0;left:0;bottom:0;right:0;box-sizing:border-box;padding:0;border:none;margin:auto;display:block;width:0;height:0;min-width:100%;max-width:100%;min-height:100%;max-height:100%;object-fit:cover"/><noscript><img alt="avatar" sizes="110px" srcSet="https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2024/08/liamhs-august2024.png?w=70 70w, https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2024/08/liamhs-august2024.png?w=250 250w, https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2024/08/liamhs-august2024.png?w=640 640w, https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2024/08/liamhs-august2024.png?w=768 768w, https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2024/08/liamhs-august2024.png?w=1024 1024w, https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2024/08/liamhs-august2024.png?w=1290 1290w" src="https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2024/08/liamhs-august2024.png?w=1290" decoding="async" data-nimg="fill" style="position:absolute;top:0;left:0;bottom:0;right:0;box-sizing:border-box;padding:0;border:none;margin:auto;display:block;width:0;height:0;min-width:100%;max-width:100%;min-height:100%;max-height:100%;object-fit:cover" class="avatar" loading="lazy"/></noscript></span></div></div><div><div aria-label="written by Liam Rātana" class="name "><span class="pre-text">By </span>Liam Rātana<time class="date" dateTime="2024-12-03T10:30:13"> | 3rd December, 2024</time></div></div></div></div></a></div></article><article class="card post"><div class="body"><a href="/atea/28-11-2024/moana-2-reo-maori-makes-history"><h4 class="title" aria-label="Moana 2 Reo Māori makes history,">Moana 2 Reo Māori makes history</h4><div class="summary" aria-label="summary: It's the first Disney film in an indigenous language to premiere at the same time as its English equivalent – and it could be a game-changer for Aotearoa. ,">It's the first Disney film in an indigenous language to premiere at the same time as its English equivalent – and it could be a game-changer for Aotearoa. </div><div class="bylines-container"><div class="byline"><div class="avatar"><div class="avatar-mask"><span style="box-sizing:border-box;display:block;overflow:hidden;width:initial;height:initial;background:none;opacity:1;border:0;margin:0;padding:0;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;bottom:0;right:0"><img alt="avatar" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" decoding="async" data-nimg="fill" class="avatar" style="position:absolute;top:0;left:0;bottom:0;right:0;box-sizing:border-box;padding:0;border:none;margin:auto;display:block;width:0;height:0;min-width:100%;max-width:100%;min-height:100%;max-height:100%;object-fit:cover"/><noscript><img alt="avatar" sizes="110px" srcSet="https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2024/08/liamhs-august2024.png?w=70 70w, https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2024/08/liamhs-august2024.png?w=250 250w, https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2024/08/liamhs-august2024.png?w=640 640w, https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2024/08/liamhs-august2024.png?w=768 768w, https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2024/08/liamhs-august2024.png?w=1024 1024w, https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2024/08/liamhs-august2024.png?w=1290 1290w" src="https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2024/08/liamhs-august2024.png?w=1290" decoding="async" data-nimg="fill" style="position:absolute;top:0;left:0;bottom:0;right:0;box-sizing:border-box;padding:0;border:none;margin:auto;display:block;width:0;height:0;min-width:100%;max-width:100%;min-height:100%;max-height:100%;object-fit:cover" class="avatar" loading="lazy"/></noscript></span></div></div><div><div aria-label="written by Liam Rātana" class="name "><span class="pre-text">By </span>Liam Rātana<time class="date" dateTime="2024-11-28T12:00:18"> | 28th November, 2024</time></div></div></div></div></a></div></article><article class="card post" data-tags="opinion"><div class="body"><a href="/atea/26-11-2024/all-blacks-haka-controversy-a-bold-statement-or-brand-risk"><div class="label">Opinion</div><h4 class="title" aria-label="All Blacks haka controversy: A bold statement or brand risk?,">All Blacks haka controversy: A bold statement or brand risk?</h4><div class="summary" aria-label="summary: It was his last time leading an All Blacks haka and TJ Perenara was sure it sent a message.,">It was his last time leading an All Blacks haka and TJ Perenara was sure it sent a message.</div><div class="bylines-container"><div class="byline"><div class="avatar"><div class="avatar-mask"><span style="box-sizing:border-box;display:block;overflow:hidden;width:initial;height:initial;background:none;opacity:1;border:0;margin:0;padding:0;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;bottom:0;right:0"><img alt="avatar" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" decoding="async" data-nimg="fill" class="avatar" style="position:absolute;top:0;left:0;bottom:0;right:0;box-sizing:border-box;padding:0;border:none;margin:auto;display:block;width:0;height:0;min-width:100%;max-width:100%;min-height:100%;max-height:100%;object-fit:cover"/><noscript><img alt="avatar" sizes="110px" srcSet="https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2024/08/liamhs-august2024.png?w=70 70w, https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2024/08/liamhs-august2024.png?w=250 250w, https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2024/08/liamhs-august2024.png?w=640 640w, https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2024/08/liamhs-august2024.png?w=768 768w, https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2024/08/liamhs-august2024.png?w=1024 1024w, https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2024/08/liamhs-august2024.png?w=1290 1290w" src="https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2024/08/liamhs-august2024.png?w=1290" decoding="async" data-nimg="fill" style="position:absolute;top:0;left:0;bottom:0;right:0;box-sizing:border-box;padding:0;border:none;margin:auto;display:block;width:0;height:0;min-width:100%;max-width:100%;min-height:100%;max-height:100%;object-fit:cover" class="avatar" loading="lazy"/></noscript></span></div></div><div><div aria-label="written by Liam Rātana" class="name "><span class="pre-text">By </span>Liam Rātana<time class="date" dateTime="2024-11-26T05:00:31"> | 26th November, 2024</time></div></div></div></div></a></div></article><article class="card post"><div class="body"><a href="/atea/20-11-2024/was-the-hikoi-new-zealands-largest-ever-protest"><h4 class="title" aria-label="Was the hīkoi New Zealand’s largest-ever protest?,">Was the hīkoi New Zealand’s largest-ever protest?</h4><div class="summary" aria-label="summary: Media estimates of the crowd size ranged from 17,000 to 100,000+, but one thing we can say for sure – it was bloody massive.,">Media estimates of the crowd size ranged from 17,000 to 100,000+, but one thing we can say for sure – it was bloody massive.</div><div class="bylines-container"><div class="byline"><div class="avatar"><div class="avatar-mask"><span style="box-sizing:border-box;display:block;overflow:hidden;width:initial;height:initial;background:none;opacity:1;border:0;margin:0;padding:0;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;bottom:0;right:0"><img alt="avatar" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" decoding="async" data-nimg="fill" class="avatar" style="position:absolute;top:0;left:0;bottom:0;right:0;box-sizing:border-box;padding:0;border:none;margin:auto;display:block;width:0;height:0;min-width:100%;max-width:100%;min-height:100%;max-height:100%;object-fit:cover"/><noscript><img alt="avatar" sizes="110px" srcSet="https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2024/08/joelhs-august2024.png?w=70 70w, https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2024/08/joelhs-august2024.png?w=250 250w, https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2024/08/joelhs-august2024.png?w=640 640w, https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2024/08/joelhs-august2024.png?w=768 768w, https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2024/08/joelhs-august2024.png?w=1024 1024w, https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2024/08/joelhs-august2024.png?w=1290 1290w" src="https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2024/08/joelhs-august2024.png?w=1290" decoding="async" data-nimg="fill" style="position:absolute;top:0;left:0;bottom:0;right:0;box-sizing:border-box;padding:0;border:none;margin:auto;display:block;width:0;height:0;min-width:100%;max-width:100%;min-height:100%;max-height:100%;object-fit:cover" class="avatar" loading="lazy"/></noscript></span></div></div><div><div aria-label="written by Joel MacManus" class="name "><span class="pre-text">By </span>Joel MacManus<time class="date" dateTime="2024-11-20T09:00:27"> | 20th November, 2024</time></div></div></div></div></a></div></article></section><aside class="col3"><section tabindex="0" 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class="layout-newsletter-alternate"><article class="brightblue card post" data-parsely-slot="newsletter-alternate-1"><div class="image" aria-hidden="true"><a tabindex="0" aria-label="Feature image description : There are many ways to speak about a single kaupapa. Photos: Getty Images/The Spinoff ," href="/atea/19-11-2024/the-best-signs-from-the-final-day-of-the-toitu-te-tiriti-hikoi"><span style="box-sizing:border-box;display:block;overflow:hidden;width:initial;height:initial;background:none;opacity:1;border:0;margin:0;padding:0;position:relative"><span style="box-sizing:border-box;display:block;width:initial;height:initial;background:none;opacity:1;border:0;margin:0;padding:0;padding-top:60%"></span><img alt="There are many ways to speak about a single kaupapa. Photos: Getty Images/The Spinoff " src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" decoding="async" data-nimg="responsive" style="position:absolute;top:0;left:0;bottom:0;right:0;box-sizing:border-box;padding:0;border:none;margin:auto;display:block;width:0;height:0;min-width:100%;max-width:100%;min-height:100%;max-height:100%"/><noscript><img alt="There are many ways to speak about a single kaupapa. Photos: Getty Images/The Spinoff " sizes="(max-width: 767px) 100vw, 850px" srcSet="https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2024/11/Untitled-design-5.jpg?undefined&w=600&w=640 640w, https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2024/11/Untitled-design-5.jpg?undefined&w=600&w=768 768w, https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2024/11/Untitled-design-5.jpg?undefined&w=600&w=1024 1024w, https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2024/11/Untitled-design-5.jpg?undefined&w=600&w=1290 1290w" src="https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2024/11/Untitled-design-5.jpg?undefined&w=600&w=1290" decoding="async" data-nimg="responsive" style="position:absolute;top:0;left:0;bottom:0;right:0;box-sizing:border-box;padding:0;border:none;margin:auto;display:block;width:0;height:0;min-width:100%;max-width:100%;min-height:100%;max-height:100%" loading="lazy"/></noscript></span></a></div><div class="body"><a href="/atea/19-11-2024/the-best-signs-from-the-final-day-of-the-toitu-te-tiriti-hikoi"><h4 aria-label="The best signs from the final day of the Toitū Te Tiriti hīkoi," class="title">The best signs from the final day of the Toitū Te Tiriti hīkoi</h4><div class="summary" aria-label="summary: From 'cede deez nutz' to 'be more demure Seymour', Pōneke protesters raised the bar as they descended on parliament.,">From 'cede deez nutz' to 'be more demure Seymour', Pōneke protesters raised the bar as they descended on parliament.</div><div style="position:relative" class="bylines-container"><div class="byline"><div class="avatar"><div class="avatar-mask"><span style="box-sizing:border-box;display:block;overflow:hidden;width:initial;height:initial;background:none;opacity:1;border:0;margin:0;padding:0;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;bottom:0;right:0"><img alt="avatar" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" decoding="async" data-nimg="fill" class="avatar" style="position:absolute;top:0;left:0;bottom:0;right:0;box-sizing:border-box;padding:0;border:none;margin:auto;display:block;width:0;height:0;min-width:100%;max-width:100%;min-height:100%;max-height:100%;object-fit:cover"/><noscript><img alt="avatar" sizes="110px" srcSet="https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2024/08/lyrichs-august2024.png?w=70 70w, https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2024/08/lyrichs-august2024.png?w=250 250w, https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2024/08/lyrichs-august2024.png?w=640 640w, https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2024/08/lyrichs-august2024.png?w=768 768w, https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2024/08/lyrichs-august2024.png?w=1024 1024w, https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2024/08/lyrichs-august2024.png?w=1290 1290w" src="https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2024/08/lyrichs-august2024.png?w=1290" decoding="async" data-nimg="fill" style="position:absolute;top:0;left:0;bottom:0;right:0;box-sizing:border-box;padding:0;border:none;margin:auto;display:block;width:0;height:0;min-width:100%;max-width:100%;min-height:100%;max-height:100%;object-fit:cover" class="avatar" loading="lazy"/></noscript></span></div></div><div><div aria-label="written by Lyric Waiwiri-Smith" class="name "><span class="pre-text">By </span>Lyric Waiwiri-Smith<time class="date" dateTime="2024-11-19T15:44:23"> | 19th November, 2024</time></div><div aria-label="role Staff writer" class="position">Staff writer</div></div></div></div></a></div></article><article class="white card post" data-parsely-slot="newsletter-alternate-2"><div class="image" aria-hidden="true"><a tabindex="0" aria-label="Feature image description : Te Pāti Māori co-leader Rawiri Waititi addresses the crowd at parliament (Photo: Joel MacManus) ," href="/atea/19-11-2024/live-updates-toitu-te-tiriti-hikoi-marches-to-parliament"><span style="box-sizing:border-box;display:block;overflow:hidden;width:initial;height:initial;background:none;opacity:1;border:0;margin:0;padding:0;position:relative"><span style="box-sizing:border-box;display:block;width:initial;height:initial;background:none;opacity:1;border:0;margin:0;padding:0;padding-top:60%"></span><img alt="Te Pāti Māori co-leader Rawiri Waititi addresses the crowd at parliament (Photo: Joel MacManus) " src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" decoding="async" data-nimg="responsive" style="position:absolute;top:0;left:0;bottom:0;right:0;box-sizing:border-box;padding:0;border:none;margin:auto;display:block;width:0;height:0;min-width:100%;max-width:100%;min-height:100%;max-height:100%"/><noscript><img alt="Te Pāti Māori co-leader Rawiri Waititi addresses the crowd at parliament (Photo: Joel MacManus) " sizes="(max-width: 767px) 100vw, 850px" srcSet="https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2024/11/bloghikoi.jpg?undefined&w=600&w=640 640w, https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2024/11/bloghikoi.jpg?undefined&w=600&w=768 768w, https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2024/11/bloghikoi.jpg?undefined&w=600&w=1024 1024w, https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2024/11/bloghikoi.jpg?undefined&w=600&w=1290 1290w" src="https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2024/11/bloghikoi.jpg?undefined&w=600&w=1290" decoding="async" data-nimg="responsive" style="position:absolute;top:0;left:0;bottom:0;right:0;box-sizing:border-box;padding:0;border:none;margin:auto;display:block;width:0;height:0;min-width:100%;max-width:100%;min-height:100%;max-height:100%" loading="lazy"/></noscript></span></a></div><div class="body"><a href="/atea/19-11-2024/live-updates-toitu-te-tiriti-hikoi-marches-to-parliament"><h4 aria-label="Live updates: Hīkoi concludes as attention shifts to inside parliament," class="title">Live updates: Hīkoi concludes as attention shifts to inside parliament</h4><div class="summary" aria-label="summary: Speeches have ended outside parliament as question time gets under way in the debating chamber.,">Speeches have ended outside parliament as question time gets under way in the debating chamber.</div><div style="position:relative" class="bylines-container"><div class="byline"><div class="avatar"><div class="avatar-mask"><span style="box-sizing:border-box;display:block;overflow:hidden;width:initial;height:initial;background:none;opacity:1;border:0;margin:0;padding:0;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;bottom:0;right:0"><img alt="avatar" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" decoding="async" data-nimg="fill" class="avatar" style="position:absolute;top:0;left:0;bottom:0;right:0;box-sizing:border-box;padding:0;border:none;margin:auto;display:block;width:0;height:0;min-width:100%;max-width:100%;min-height:100%;max-height:100%;object-fit:cover"/><noscript><img alt="avatar" sizes="110px" srcSet="https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2024/08/liamhs-august2024.png?w=70 70w, https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2024/08/liamhs-august2024.png?w=250 250w, https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2024/08/liamhs-august2024.png?w=640 640w, https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2024/08/liamhs-august2024.png?w=768 768w, https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2024/08/liamhs-august2024.png?w=1024 1024w, https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2024/08/liamhs-august2024.png?w=1290 1290w" src="https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2024/08/liamhs-august2024.png?w=1290" decoding="async" data-nimg="fill" style="position:absolute;top:0;left:0;bottom:0;right:0;box-sizing:border-box;padding:0;border:none;margin:auto;display:block;width:0;height:0;min-width:100%;max-width:100%;min-height:100%;max-height:100%;object-fit:cover" class="avatar" loading="lazy"/></noscript></span></div></div><div><div aria-label="written by Liam Rātana" class="name "><span class="pre-text">By </span>Liam Rātana<time class="date" dateTime="2024-11-19T08:13:36"> | 19th November, 2024</time></div><div aria-label="role Ātea editor" class="position">Ātea editor</div></div></div></div></a></div></article><article class="red card post" data-parsely-slot="newsletter-alternate-3"><div class="image" aria-hidden="true"><a tabindex="0" aria-label="Feature image description : Eru Kapa-Kingi and Hone Harawira (Design: Liam Rātana) ," href="/atea/18-11-2024/ka-tuku-te-rakau-handing-over-the-baton-of-protest-to-a-new-generation"><span style="box-sizing:border-box;display:block;overflow:hidden;width:initial;height:initial;background:none;opacity:1;border:0;margin:0;padding:0;position:relative"><span style="box-sizing:border-box;display:block;width:initial;height:initial;background:none;opacity:1;border:0;margin:0;padding:0;padding-top:60%"></span><img alt="Eru Kapa-Kingi and Hone Harawira (Design: Liam Rātana) " src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" decoding="async" data-nimg="responsive" style="position:absolute;top:0;left:0;bottom:0;right:0;box-sizing:border-box;padding:0;border:none;margin:auto;display:block;width:0;height:0;min-width:100%;max-width:100%;min-height:100%;max-height:100%"/><noscript><img alt="Eru Kapa-Kingi and Hone Harawira (Design: Liam Rātana) " sizes="(max-width: 767px) 100vw, 850px" srcSet="https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2024/11/Liams-images-26.png?undefined&w=600&w=640 640w, https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2024/11/Liams-images-26.png?undefined&w=600&w=768 768w, https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2024/11/Liams-images-26.png?undefined&w=600&w=1024 1024w, https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2024/11/Liams-images-26.png?undefined&w=600&w=1290 1290w" src="https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2024/11/Liams-images-26.png?undefined&w=600&w=1290" decoding="async" data-nimg="responsive" style="position:absolute;top:0;left:0;bottom:0;right:0;box-sizing:border-box;padding:0;border:none;margin:auto;display:block;width:0;height:0;min-width:100%;max-width:100%;min-height:100%;max-height:100%" loading="lazy"/></noscript></span></a></div><div class="body"><a href="/atea/18-11-2024/ka-tuku-te-rakau-handing-over-the-baton-of-protest-to-a-new-generation"><h4 aria-label="Ka tuku te rākau: Handing over the baton of protest to a new generation," class="title">Ka tuku te rākau: Handing over the baton of protest to a new generation</h4><div class="summary" aria-label="summary: A new generation is leading the hīkoi for tino rangatiratanga and Māori self-determination.,">A new generation is leading the hīkoi for tino rangatiratanga and Māori self-determination.</div><div style="position:relative" class="bylines-container"><div class="byline"><div class="avatar"><div class="avatar-mask"><span style="box-sizing:border-box;display:block;overflow:hidden;width:initial;height:initial;background:none;opacity:1;border:0;margin:0;padding:0;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;bottom:0;right:0"><img alt="avatar" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" decoding="async" data-nimg="fill" class="avatar" style="position:absolute;top:0;left:0;bottom:0;right:0;box-sizing:border-box;padding:0;border:none;margin:auto;display:block;width:0;height:0;min-width:100%;max-width:100%;min-height:100%;max-height:100%;object-fit:cover"/><noscript><img alt="avatar" sizes="110px" srcSet="https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2024/08/liamhs-august2024.png?w=70 70w, https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2024/08/liamhs-august2024.png?w=250 250w, https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2024/08/liamhs-august2024.png?w=640 640w, https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2024/08/liamhs-august2024.png?w=768 768w, https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2024/08/liamhs-august2024.png?w=1024 1024w, https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2024/08/liamhs-august2024.png?w=1290 1290w" src="https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2024/08/liamhs-august2024.png?w=1290" decoding="async" data-nimg="fill" style="position:absolute;top:0;left:0;bottom:0;right:0;box-sizing:border-box;padding:0;border:none;margin:auto;display:block;width:0;height:0;min-width:100%;max-width:100%;min-height:100%;max-height:100%;object-fit:cover" class="avatar" loading="lazy"/></noscript></span></div></div><div><div aria-label="written by Liam Rātana" class="name "><span class="pre-text">By </span>Liam Rātana<time class="date" dateTime="2024-11-18T05:00:58"> | 18th November, 2024</time></div><div aria-label="role Ātea editor" class="position">Ātea editor</div></div></div></div></a></div></article><article class="acidgreen card post" data-parsely-slot="newsletter-alternate-4"><div class="image" aria-hidden="true"><a tabindex="-1" aria-label="Feature image description : ," href="/atea/16-11-2024/toitu-te-tiriti-hikoi-fits-savage-style-for-seasoned-steezers"><span style="box-sizing:border-box;display:block;overflow:hidden;width:initial;height:initial;background:none;opacity:1;border:0;margin:0;padding:0;position:relative"><span style="box-sizing:border-box;display:block;width:initial;height:initial;background:none;opacity:1;border:0;margin:0;padding:0;padding-top:60%"></span><img alt="Toitū te Tiriti hīkoi fits: Savage style for seasoned steezers" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" decoding="async" data-nimg="responsive" style="position:absolute;top:0;left:0;bottom:0;right:0;box-sizing:border-box;padding:0;border:none;margin:auto;display:block;width:0;height:0;min-width:100%;max-width:100%;min-height:100%;max-height:100%"/><noscript><img alt="Toitū te Tiriti hīkoi fits: Savage style for seasoned steezers" sizes="(max-width: 767px) 100vw, 850px" srcSet="https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2024/11/Copy-of-hikoi-fits-ezgif.com-optimize.gif?undefined&w=600&w=640 640w, https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2024/11/Copy-of-hikoi-fits-ezgif.com-optimize.gif?undefined&w=600&w=768 768w, https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2024/11/Copy-of-hikoi-fits-ezgif.com-optimize.gif?undefined&w=600&w=1024 1024w, https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2024/11/Copy-of-hikoi-fits-ezgif.com-optimize.gif?undefined&w=600&w=1290 1290w" src="https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2024/11/Copy-of-hikoi-fits-ezgif.com-optimize.gif?undefined&w=600&w=1290" decoding="async" data-nimg="responsive" style="position:absolute;top:0;left:0;bottom:0;right:0;box-sizing:border-box;padding:0;border:none;margin:auto;display:block;width:0;height:0;min-width:100%;max-width:100%;min-height:100%;max-height:100%" loading="lazy"/></noscript></span></a></div><div class="body"><a href="/atea/16-11-2024/toitu-te-tiriti-hikoi-fits-savage-style-for-seasoned-steezers"><h4 aria-label="Toitū te Tiriti hīkoi fits: Savage style for seasoned steezers," class="title">Toitū te Tiriti hīkoi fits: Savage style for seasoned steezers</h4><div class="summary" aria-label="summary: When the Toitū te Tiriti hīkoi hit Auckland, Aotearoa's most multicultural and (arguably) fashionable city rose to the occasion.,">When the Toitū te Tiriti hīkoi hit Auckland, Aotearoa's most multicultural and (arguably) fashionable city rose to the occasion.</div><div style="position:relative" class="bylines-container"><div class="byline"><div class="avatar"><div class="avatar-mask"><span style="box-sizing:border-box;display:block;overflow:hidden;width:initial;height:initial;background:none;opacity:1;border:0;margin:0;padding:0;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;bottom:0;right:0"><img alt="avatar" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" decoding="async" data-nimg="fill" class="avatar" style="position:absolute;top:0;left:0;bottom:0;right:0;box-sizing:border-box;padding:0;border:none;margin:auto;display:block;width:0;height:0;min-width:100%;max-width:100%;min-height:100%;max-height:100%;object-fit:cover"/><noscript><img alt="avatar" sizes="110px" srcSet="https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2024/08/lyrichs-august2024.png?w=70 70w, https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2024/08/lyrichs-august2024.png?w=250 250w, https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2024/08/lyrichs-august2024.png?w=640 640w, https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2024/08/lyrichs-august2024.png?w=768 768w, https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2024/08/lyrichs-august2024.png?w=1024 1024w, https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2024/08/lyrichs-august2024.png?w=1290 1290w" src="https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2024/08/lyrichs-august2024.png?w=1290" decoding="async" data-nimg="fill" style="position:absolute;top:0;left:0;bottom:0;right:0;box-sizing:border-box;padding:0;border:none;margin:auto;display:block;width:0;height:0;min-width:100%;max-width:100%;min-height:100%;max-height:100%;object-fit:cover" class="avatar" loading="lazy"/></noscript></span></div></div><div><div aria-label="written by Lyric Waiwiri-Smith" class="name "><span class="pre-text">By </span>Lyric Waiwiri-Smith<time class="date" dateTime="2024-11-16T09:10:37"> | 16th November, 2024</time></div><div aria-label="role Staff writer" class="position">Staff writer</div></div></div></div></a></div></article></div></div></section></div><section class="block category-homepage-posts-list"><div class="container category-homepage-posts-list"><div class="layout-column-two"><div><div class="layout-flow posts"><div tabindex="0" class="control prev"></div><div class="items"><div class="item"><b></b><article class="card post"><div class="image"><a href="/atea/14-11-2024/house-suspended-as-haka-interrupts-first-reading-of-the-treaty-principles-bill"><span style="box-sizing:border-box;display:block;overflow:hidden;width:initial;height:initial;background:none;opacity:1;border:0;margin:0;padding:0;position:relative"><span style="box-sizing:border-box;display:block;width:initial;height:initial;background:none;opacity:1;border:0;margin:0;padding:0;padding-top:60%"></span><img alt="House suspended as haka interrupts first reading of the Treaty Principles Bill" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" decoding="async" data-nimg="responsive" style="position:absolute;top:0;left:0;bottom:0;right:0;box-sizing:border-box;padding:0;border:none;margin:auto;display:block;width:0;height:0;min-width:100%;max-width:100%;min-height:100%;max-height:100%"/><noscript><img alt="House suspended as haka interrupts first reading of the Treaty Principles Bill" sizes="(max-width: 767px) 100vw, 850px" srcSet="https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2024/11/haka-bill-reading.png?w=640 640w, https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2024/11/haka-bill-reading.png?w=768 768w, https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2024/11/haka-bill-reading.png?w=1024 1024w, https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2024/11/haka-bill-reading.png?w=1290 1290w" src="https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2024/11/haka-bill-reading.png?w=1290" decoding="async" data-nimg="responsive" style="position:absolute;top:0;left:0;bottom:0;right:0;box-sizing:border-box;padding:0;border:none;margin:auto;display:block;width:0;height:0;min-width:100%;max-width:100%;min-height:100%;max-height:100%" loading="lazy"/></noscript></span></a></div><div class="body"><a href="/atea/14-11-2024/house-suspended-as-haka-interrupts-first-reading-of-the-treaty-principles-bill"><h3 class="title">House suspended as haka interrupts first reading of the Treaty Principles Bill</h3><div class="summary">Spectators in the public gallery joined in.</div><div class="bylines-container"><div class="byline"><div class="avatar"><div class="avatar-mask"><span style="box-sizing:border-box;display:block;overflow:hidden;width:initial;height:initial;background:none;opacity:1;border:0;margin:0;padding:0;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;bottom:0;right:0"><img alt="avatar" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" decoding="async" data-nimg="fill" class="avatar" style="position:absolute;top:0;left:0;bottom:0;right:0;box-sizing:border-box;padding:0;border:none;margin:auto;display:block;width:0;height:0;min-width:100%;max-width:100%;min-height:100%;max-height:100%;object-fit:cover"/><noscript><img alt="avatar" sizes="110px" srcSet="https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2024/08/liamhs-august2024.png?w=70 70w, https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2024/08/liamhs-august2024.png?w=250 250w, https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2024/08/liamhs-august2024.png?w=640 640w, https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2024/08/liamhs-august2024.png?w=768 768w, https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2024/08/liamhs-august2024.png?w=1024 1024w, https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2024/08/liamhs-august2024.png?w=1290 1290w" src="https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2024/08/liamhs-august2024.png?w=1290" decoding="async" data-nimg="fill" style="position:absolute;top:0;left:0;bottom:0;right:0;box-sizing:border-box;padding:0;border:none;margin:auto;display:block;width:0;height:0;min-width:100%;max-width:100%;min-height:100%;max-height:100%;object-fit:cover" class="avatar" loading="lazy"/></noscript></span></div></div><div><div aria-label="written by Liam Rātana" class="name "><span class="pre-text">By </span>Liam Rātana<time class="date" dateTime="2024-11-14T16:34:05"> | 14th November, 2024</time></div><div aria-label="role Ātea editor" class="position">Ātea editor</div></div></div></div></a></div></article><b></b></div><div class="item"><b></b><article class="card post" data-tags="opinion"><div class="image"><a href="/atea/14-11-2024/whaka-round-find-out-when-the-hikoi-came-to-auckland"><span style="box-sizing:border-box;display:block;overflow:hidden;width:initial;height:initial;background:none;opacity:1;border:0;margin:0;padding:0;position:relative"><span style="box-sizing:border-box;display:block;width:initial;height:initial;background:none;opacity:1;border:0;margin:0;padding:0;padding-top:60%"></span><img alt="Scenes from the Auckland leg of the Toitū te Tiriti hīkoi " src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" decoding="async" data-nimg="responsive" style="position:absolute;top:0;left:0;bottom:0;right:0;box-sizing:border-box;padding:0;border:none;margin:auto;display:block;width:0;height:0;min-width:100%;max-width:100%;min-height:100%;max-height:100%"/><noscript><img alt="Scenes from the Auckland leg of the Toitū te Tiriti hīkoi " sizes="(max-width: 767px) 100vw, 850px" srcSet="https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2024/11/hikoi-2.jpg?w=640 640w, https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2024/11/hikoi-2.jpg?w=768 768w, https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2024/11/hikoi-2.jpg?w=1024 1024w, https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2024/11/hikoi-2.jpg?w=1290 1290w" src="https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2024/11/hikoi-2.jpg?w=1290" decoding="async" data-nimg="responsive" style="position:absolute;top:0;left:0;bottom:0;right:0;box-sizing:border-box;padding:0;border:none;margin:auto;display:block;width:0;height:0;min-width:100%;max-width:100%;min-height:100%;max-height:100%" loading="lazy"/></noscript></span></a></div><div class="body"><a href="/atea/14-11-2024/whaka-round-find-out-when-the-hikoi-came-to-auckland"><div class="label">Opinion</div><h3 class="title">‘Whaka round, find out’: When the hīkoi came to Auckland</h3><div class="summary">The overwhelming feeling (other than exhaustion) was that we had protected our tīpuna and mokopuna.</div><div class="bylines-container"><div class="byline"><div class="avatar"><div class="avatar-mask"><span style="box-sizing:border-box;display:block;overflow:hidden;width:initial;height:initial;background:none;opacity:1;border:0;margin:0;padding:0;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;bottom:0;right:0"><img alt="avatar" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" decoding="async" data-nimg="fill" class="avatar" style="position:absolute;top:0;left:0;bottom:0;right:0;box-sizing:border-box;padding:0;border:none;margin:auto;display:block;width:0;height:0;min-width:100%;max-width:100%;min-height:100%;max-height:100%;object-fit:cover"/><noscript><img alt="avatar" sizes="110px" srcSet="https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2024/08/lyrichs-august2024.png?w=70 70w, https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2024/08/lyrichs-august2024.png?w=250 250w, https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2024/08/lyrichs-august2024.png?w=640 640w, https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2024/08/lyrichs-august2024.png?w=768 768w, https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2024/08/lyrichs-august2024.png?w=1024 1024w, https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2024/08/lyrichs-august2024.png?w=1290 1290w" src="https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2024/08/lyrichs-august2024.png?w=1290" decoding="async" data-nimg="fill" style="position:absolute;top:0;left:0;bottom:0;right:0;box-sizing:border-box;padding:0;border:none;margin:auto;display:block;width:0;height:0;min-width:100%;max-width:100%;min-height:100%;max-height:100%;object-fit:cover" class="avatar" loading="lazy"/></noscript></span></div></div><div><div aria-label="written by Lyric Waiwiri-Smith" class="name "><span class="pre-text">By </span>Lyric Waiwiri-Smith<time class="date" dateTime="2024-11-14T05:00:56"> | 14th November, 2024</time></div><div aria-label="role Staff writer" class="position">Staff writer</div></div></div></div></a></div></article><b></b></div><div class="item"><b></b><article class="card post"><div class="image"><a href="/atea/13-11-2024/as-te-reo-maori-grows-so-does-the-search-for-trilingual-interpreters"><span style="box-sizing:border-box;display:block;overflow:hidden;width:initial;height:initial;background:none;opacity:1;border:0;margin:0;padding:0;position:relative"><span style="box-sizing:border-box;display:block;width:initial;height:initial;background:none;opacity:1;border:0;margin:0;padding:0;padding-top:60%"></span><img alt="Design: Liam Rātana " src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" decoding="async" data-nimg="responsive" style="position:absolute;top:0;left:0;bottom:0;right:0;box-sizing:border-box;padding:0;border:none;margin:auto;display:block;width:0;height:0;min-width:100%;max-width:100%;min-height:100%;max-height:100%"/><noscript><img alt="Design: Liam Rātana " sizes="(max-width: 767px) 100vw, 850px" srcSet="https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2024/11/Liams-images-24.png?w=640 640w, https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2024/11/Liams-images-24.png?w=768 768w, https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2024/11/Liams-images-24.png?w=1024 1024w, https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2024/11/Liams-images-24.png?w=1290 1290w" src="https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2024/11/Liams-images-24.png?w=1290" decoding="async" data-nimg="responsive" style="position:absolute;top:0;left:0;bottom:0;right:0;box-sizing:border-box;padding:0;border:none;margin:auto;display:block;width:0;height:0;min-width:100%;max-width:100%;min-height:100%;max-height:100%" loading="lazy"/></noscript></span></a></div><div class="body"><a href="/atea/13-11-2024/as-te-reo-maori-grows-so-does-the-search-for-trilingual-interpreters"><h3 class="title">As te reo Māori grows, so does the search for trilingual interpreters</h3><div class="summary">Deaf Māori are often isolated from their culture and community due to a critical shortage of trilingual interpreters fluent in te reo Māori, English, and New Zealand Sign Language.</div><div class="bylines-container"><div class="byline"><div class="avatar"><div class="avatar-mask"><span style="box-sizing:border-box;display:block;overflow:hidden;width:initial;height:initial;background:none;opacity:1;border:0;margin:0;padding:0;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;bottom:0;right:0"><img alt="avatar" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" decoding="async" data-nimg="fill" class="avatar" style="position:absolute;top:0;left:0;bottom:0;right:0;box-sizing:border-box;padding:0;border:none;margin:auto;display:block;width:0;height:0;min-width:100%;max-width:100%;min-height:100%;max-height:100%;object-fit:cover"/><noscript><img alt="avatar" sizes="110px" srcSet="https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2024/08/liamhs-august2024.png?w=70 70w, https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2024/08/liamhs-august2024.png?w=250 250w, https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2024/08/liamhs-august2024.png?w=640 640w, https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2024/08/liamhs-august2024.png?w=768 768w, https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2024/08/liamhs-august2024.png?w=1024 1024w, https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2024/08/liamhs-august2024.png?w=1290 1290w" src="https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2024/08/liamhs-august2024.png?w=1290" decoding="async" data-nimg="fill" style="position:absolute;top:0;left:0;bottom:0;right:0;box-sizing:border-box;padding:0;border:none;margin:auto;display:block;width:0;height:0;min-width:100%;max-width:100%;min-height:100%;max-height:100%;object-fit:cover" class="avatar" loading="lazy"/></noscript></span></div></div><div><div aria-label="written by Liam Rātana" class="name "><span class="pre-text">By </span>Liam Rātana<time class="date" dateTime="2024-11-13T05:03:30"> | 13th November, 2024</time></div><div aria-label="role Ātea editor" class="position">Ātea editor</div></div></div></div></a></div></article><b></b></div><div class="item"><b></b><article class="card post"><div class="image"><a href="/atea/11-11-2024/hikoi-v-24"><span style="box-sizing:border-box;display:block;overflow:hidden;width:initial;height:initial;background:none;opacity:1;border:0;margin:0;padding:0;position:relative"><span style="box-sizing:border-box;display:block;width:initial;height:initial;background:none;opacity:1;border:0;margin:0;padding:0;padding-top:60%"></span><img alt="Photo: Hannah Peters/Getty " src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" decoding="async" data-nimg="responsive" style="position:absolute;top:0;left:0;bottom:0;right:0;box-sizing:border-box;padding:0;border:none;margin:auto;display:block;width:0;height:0;min-width:100%;max-width:100%;min-height:100%;max-height:100%"/><noscript><img alt="Photo: Hannah Peters/Getty " sizes="(max-width: 767px) 100vw, 850px" srcSet="https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2024/11/hikoi-hannah-peters.jpg?w=640 640w, https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2024/11/hikoi-hannah-peters.jpg?w=768 768w, https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2024/11/hikoi-hannah-peters.jpg?w=1024 1024w, https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2024/11/hikoi-hannah-peters.jpg?w=1290 1290w" src="https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2024/11/hikoi-hannah-peters.jpg?w=1290" decoding="async" data-nimg="responsive" style="position:absolute;top:0;left:0;bottom:0;right:0;box-sizing:border-box;padding:0;border:none;margin:auto;display:block;width:0;height:0;min-width:100%;max-width:100%;min-height:100%;max-height:100%" loading="lazy"/></noscript></span></a></div><div class="body"><a href="/atea/11-11-2024/hikoi-v-24"><h3 class="title">Hīkoi (v.24)</h3><div class="summary">A poem by Ātea editor Liam Rātana.</div><div class="bylines-container"><div class="byline"><div class="avatar"><div class="avatar-mask"><span style="box-sizing:border-box;display:block;overflow:hidden;width:initial;height:initial;background:none;opacity:1;border:0;margin:0;padding:0;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;bottom:0;right:0"><img alt="avatar" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" decoding="async" data-nimg="fill" class="avatar" style="position:absolute;top:0;left:0;bottom:0;right:0;box-sizing:border-box;padding:0;border:none;margin:auto;display:block;width:0;height:0;min-width:100%;max-width:100%;min-height:100%;max-height:100%;object-fit:cover"/><noscript><img alt="avatar" sizes="110px" srcSet="https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2024/08/liamhs-august2024.png?w=70 70w, https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2024/08/liamhs-august2024.png?w=250 250w, https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2024/08/liamhs-august2024.png?w=640 640w, https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2024/08/liamhs-august2024.png?w=768 768w, https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2024/08/liamhs-august2024.png?w=1024 1024w, https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2024/08/liamhs-august2024.png?w=1290 1290w" src="https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2024/08/liamhs-august2024.png?w=1290" decoding="async" data-nimg="fill" style="position:absolute;top:0;left:0;bottom:0;right:0;box-sizing:border-box;padding:0;border:none;margin:auto;display:block;width:0;height:0;min-width:100%;max-width:100%;min-height:100%;max-height:100%;object-fit:cover" class="avatar" loading="lazy"/></noscript></span></div></div><div><div aria-label="written by Liam Rātana" class="name "><span class="pre-text">By </span>Liam Rātana<time class="date" dateTime="2024-11-11T05:00:44"> | 11th November, 2024</time></div><div aria-label="role Ātea editor" class="position">Ātea editor</div></div></div></div></a></div></article><b></b></div><div class="item"><b></b><article class="card post"><div class="image"><a href="/atea/09-11-2024/behind-the-mic-why-aotearoa-needs-more-maori-music-managers"><span style="box-sizing:border-box;display:block;overflow:hidden;width:initial;height:initial;background:none;opacity:1;border:0;margin:0;padding:0;position:relative"><span style="box-sizing:border-box;display:block;width:initial;height:initial;background:none;opacity:1;border:0;margin:0;padding:0;padding-top:60%"></span><img alt="Design: Liam Ratana " src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" decoding="async" data-nimg="responsive" style="position:absolute;top:0;left:0;bottom:0;right:0;box-sizing:border-box;padding:0;border:none;margin:auto;display:block;width:0;height:0;min-width:100%;max-width:100%;min-height:100%;max-height:100%"/><noscript><img alt="Design: Liam Ratana " sizes="(max-width: 767px) 100vw, 850px" srcSet="https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2024/11/Liams-images-21.png?w=640 640w, https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2024/11/Liams-images-21.png?w=768 768w, https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2024/11/Liams-images-21.png?w=1024 1024w, https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2024/11/Liams-images-21.png?w=1290 1290w" src="https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2024/11/Liams-images-21.png?w=1290" decoding="async" data-nimg="responsive" style="position:absolute;top:0;left:0;bottom:0;right:0;box-sizing:border-box;padding:0;border:none;margin:auto;display:block;width:0;height:0;min-width:100%;max-width:100%;min-height:100%;max-height:100%" loading="lazy"/></noscript></span></a></div><div class="body"><a href="/atea/09-11-2024/behind-the-mic-why-aotearoa-needs-more-maori-music-managers"><h3 class="title">Behind the mic: Why Aotearoa needs more Māori music managers</h3><div class="summary">Despite reo Māori music’s success right now, a shortage of Māori music managers is limiting artists' growth.</div><div class="bylines-container"><div class="byline"><div class="avatar"><div class="avatar-mask"><span style="box-sizing:border-box;display:block;overflow:hidden;width:initial;height:initial;background:none;opacity:1;border:0;margin:0;padding:0;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;bottom:0;right:0"><img alt="avatar" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" decoding="async" data-nimg="fill" class="avatar" style="position:absolute;top:0;left:0;bottom:0;right:0;box-sizing:border-box;padding:0;border:none;margin:auto;display:block;width:0;height:0;min-width:100%;max-width:100%;min-height:100%;max-height:100%;object-fit:cover"/><noscript><img alt="avatar" sizes="110px" srcSet="https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2024/08/liamhs-august2024.png?w=70 70w, https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2024/08/liamhs-august2024.png?w=250 250w, https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2024/08/liamhs-august2024.png?w=640 640w, https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2024/08/liamhs-august2024.png?w=768 768w, https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2024/08/liamhs-august2024.png?w=1024 1024w, https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2024/08/liamhs-august2024.png?w=1290 1290w" src="https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2024/08/liamhs-august2024.png?w=1290" decoding="async" data-nimg="fill" style="position:absolute;top:0;left:0;bottom:0;right:0;box-sizing:border-box;padding:0;border:none;margin:auto;display:block;width:0;height:0;min-width:100%;max-width:100%;min-height:100%;max-height:100%;object-fit:cover" class="avatar" loading="lazy"/></noscript></span></div></div><div><div aria-label="written by Liam Rātana" class="name "><span class="pre-text">By </span>Liam Rātana<time class="date" dateTime="2024-11-09T05:01:12"> | 9th November, 2024</time></div><div aria-label="role Ātea editor" class="position">Ātea editor</div></div></div></div></a></div></article><b></b></div><div class="item"><b></b><article class="card post"><div class="image"><a href="/atea/07-11-2024/last-living-member-of-the-28th-maori-battalion-sir-robert-bom-nairn-gillies-dies"><span style="box-sizing:border-box;display:block;overflow:hidden;width:initial;height:initial;background:none;opacity:1;border:0;margin:0;padding:0;position:relative"><span style="box-sizing:border-box;display:block;width:initial;height:initial;background:none;opacity:1;border:0;margin:0;padding:0;padding-top:60%"></span><img alt="Image: NZ Army. Additional design: Liam Rātana " src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" decoding="async" data-nimg="responsive" style="position:absolute;top:0;left:0;bottom:0;right:0;box-sizing:border-box;padding:0;border:none;margin:auto;display:block;width:0;height:0;min-width:100%;max-width:100%;min-height:100%;max-height:100%"/><noscript><img alt="Image: NZ Army. Additional design: Liam Rātana " sizes="(max-width: 767px) 100vw, 850px" srcSet="https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2024/11/Liams-images-23.png?w=640 640w, https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2024/11/Liams-images-23.png?w=768 768w, https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2024/11/Liams-images-23.png?w=1024 1024w, https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2024/11/Liams-images-23.png?w=1290 1290w" src="https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2024/11/Liams-images-23.png?w=1290" decoding="async" data-nimg="responsive" style="position:absolute;top:0;left:0;bottom:0;right:0;box-sizing:border-box;padding:0;border:none;margin:auto;display:block;width:0;height:0;min-width:100%;max-width:100%;min-height:100%;max-height:100%" loading="lazy"/></noscript></span></a></div><div class="body"><a href="/atea/07-11-2024/last-living-member-of-the-28th-maori-battalion-sir-robert-bom-nairn-gillies-dies"><h3 class="title">Last living member of the 28th Māori Battalion, Sir Robert ‘Bom’ Nairn Gillies, dies</h3><div class="summary">Kua hinga te tōtara whakamutunga a te rua tekau mā waru.</div><div class="bylines-container"><div class="byline"><div class="avatar"><div class="avatar-mask"><span style="box-sizing:border-box;display:block;overflow:hidden;width:initial;height:initial;background:none;opacity:1;border:0;margin:0;padding:0;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;bottom:0;right:0"><img alt="avatar" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" decoding="async" data-nimg="fill" class="avatar" style="position:absolute;top:0;left:0;bottom:0;right:0;box-sizing:border-box;padding:0;border:none;margin:auto;display:block;width:0;height:0;min-width:100%;max-width:100%;min-height:100%;max-height:100%;object-fit:cover"/><noscript><img alt="avatar" sizes="110px" srcSet="https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2024/08/liamhs-august2024.png?w=70 70w, https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2024/08/liamhs-august2024.png?w=250 250w, https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2024/08/liamhs-august2024.png?w=640 640w, https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2024/08/liamhs-august2024.png?w=768 768w, https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2024/08/liamhs-august2024.png?w=1024 1024w, https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2024/08/liamhs-august2024.png?w=1290 1290w" src="https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2024/08/liamhs-august2024.png?w=1290" decoding="async" data-nimg="fill" style="position:absolute;top:0;left:0;bottom:0;right:0;box-sizing:border-box;padding:0;border:none;margin:auto;display:block;width:0;height:0;min-width:100%;max-width:100%;min-height:100%;max-height:100%;object-fit:cover" class="avatar" loading="lazy"/></noscript></span></div></div><div><div aria-label="written by Liam Rātana" class="name "><span class="pre-text">By </span>Liam Rātana<time class="date" dateTime="2024-11-07T17:40:17"> | 7th November, 2024</time></div><div aria-label="role Ātea editor" class="position">Ātea editor</div></div></div></div></a></div></article><b></b></div><div class="item"><b></b><article class="card post"><div class="image"><a href="/atea/04-11-2024/nelsons-original-sin"><span style="box-sizing:border-box;display:block;overflow:hidden;width:initial;height:initial;background:none;opacity:1;border:0;margin:0;padding:0;position:relative"><span style="box-sizing:border-box;display:block;width:initial;height:initial;background:none;opacity:1;border:0;margin:0;padding:0;padding-top:60%"></span><img alt="A view of Nelson Haven in 1841, painted by Charles Heaphy. " src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" decoding="async" data-nimg="responsive" style="position:absolute;top:0;left:0;bottom:0;right:0;box-sizing:border-box;padding:0;border:none;margin:auto;display:block;width:0;height:0;min-width:100%;max-width:100%;min-height:100%;max-height:100%"/><noscript><img alt="A view of Nelson Haven in 1841, painted by Charles Heaphy. " sizes="(max-width: 767px) 100vw, 850px" srcSet="https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2024/11/FeatureImage_NelsonTenths-1.png?w=640 640w, https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2024/11/FeatureImage_NelsonTenths-1.png?w=768 768w, https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2024/11/FeatureImage_NelsonTenths-1.png?w=1024 1024w, https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2024/11/FeatureImage_NelsonTenths-1.png?w=1290 1290w" src="https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2024/11/FeatureImage_NelsonTenths-1.png?w=1290" decoding="async" data-nimg="responsive" style="position:absolute;top:0;left:0;bottom:0;right:0;box-sizing:border-box;padding:0;border:none;margin:auto;display:block;width:0;height:0;min-width:100%;max-width:100%;min-height:100%;max-height:100%" loading="lazy"/></noscript></span></a></div><div class="body"><a href="/atea/04-11-2024/nelsons-original-sin"><h3 class="title">Nelson’s original sin</h3><div class="summary">The High Court's ruling in the Nelson Tenths case is a huge victory for Whakatū iwi – and also for my Pākehā ancestors, who were sold a horrible lie. </div><div class="bylines-container"><div class="byline"><div class="avatar"><div class="avatar-mask"><span style="box-sizing:border-box;display:block;overflow:hidden;width:initial;height:initial;background:none;opacity:1;border:0;margin:0;padding:0;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;bottom:0;right:0"><img alt="avatar" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" decoding="async" data-nimg="fill" class="avatar" style="position:absolute;top:0;left:0;bottom:0;right:0;box-sizing:border-box;padding:0;border:none;margin:auto;display:block;width:0;height:0;min-width:100%;max-width:100%;min-height:100%;max-height:100%;object-fit:cover"/><noscript><img alt="avatar" sizes="110px" srcSet="https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2024/08/joelhs-august2024.png?w=70 70w, https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2024/08/joelhs-august2024.png?w=250 250w, https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2024/08/joelhs-august2024.png?w=640 640w, https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2024/08/joelhs-august2024.png?w=768 768w, https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2024/08/joelhs-august2024.png?w=1024 1024w, https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2024/08/joelhs-august2024.png?w=1290 1290w" src="https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2024/08/joelhs-august2024.png?w=1290" decoding="async" data-nimg="fill" style="position:absolute;top:0;left:0;bottom:0;right:0;box-sizing:border-box;padding:0;border:none;margin:auto;display:block;width:0;height:0;min-width:100%;max-width:100%;min-height:100%;max-height:100%;object-fit:cover" class="avatar" loading="lazy"/></noscript></span></div></div><div><div aria-label="written by Joel MacManus" class="name "><span class="pre-text">By </span>Joel MacManus<time class="date" dateTime="2024-11-04T09:00:22"> | 4th November, 2024</time></div><div aria-label="role Wellington editor" class="position">Wellington editor</div></div></div></div></a></div></article><b></b></div><div class="item"><b></b><article class="card post"><div class="image"><a href="/atea/04-11-2024/what-is-the-nelson-tenths-case-and-why-is-it-important"><span style="box-sizing:border-box;display:block;overflow:hidden;width:initial;height:initial;background:none;opacity:1;border:0;margin:0;padding:0;position:relative"><span style="box-sizing:border-box;display:block;width:initial;height:initial;background:none;opacity:1;border:0;margin:0;padding:0;padding-top:60%"></span><img alt="Kaumātua Rore Stafford, who is the lead plaintiff in the Nelson Tenths case. (Image design: Liam Rātana) " src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" decoding="async" data-nimg="responsive" style="position:absolute;top:0;left:0;bottom:0;right:0;box-sizing:border-box;padding:0;border:none;margin:auto;display:block;width:0;height:0;min-width:100%;max-width:100%;min-height:100%;max-height:100%"/><noscript><img alt="Kaumātua Rore Stafford, who is the lead plaintiff in the Nelson Tenths case. (Image design: Liam Rātana) " sizes="(max-width: 767px) 100vw, 850px" srcSet="https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2024/10/jW4Ltje4-Liams-images-19.png?w=640 640w, https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2024/10/jW4Ltje4-Liams-images-19.png?w=768 768w, https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2024/10/jW4Ltje4-Liams-images-19.png?w=1024 1024w, https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2024/10/jW4Ltje4-Liams-images-19.png?w=1290 1290w" src="https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2024/10/jW4Ltje4-Liams-images-19.png?w=1290" decoding="async" data-nimg="responsive" style="position:absolute;top:0;left:0;bottom:0;right:0;box-sizing:border-box;padding:0;border:none;margin:auto;display:block;width:0;height:0;min-width:100%;max-width:100%;min-height:100%;max-height:100%" loading="lazy"/></noscript></span></a></div><div class="body"><a href="/atea/04-11-2024/what-is-the-nelson-tenths-case-and-why-is-it-important"><h3 class="title">What is the Nelson Tenths case and why is it important?</h3><div class="summary">In a landmark decision last week, the High Court found that the Crown violated its duty to the whānau and hapū of Te Tau Ihu o Te Waka-a-Māui.</div><div class="bylines-container"><div class="byline"><div class="avatar"><div class="avatar-mask"><span style="box-sizing:border-box;display:block;overflow:hidden;width:initial;height:initial;background:none;opacity:1;border:0;margin:0;padding:0;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;bottom:0;right:0"><img alt="avatar" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" decoding="async" data-nimg="fill" class="avatar" style="position:absolute;top:0;left:0;bottom:0;right:0;box-sizing:border-box;padding:0;border:none;margin:auto;display:block;width:0;height:0;min-width:100%;max-width:100%;min-height:100%;max-height:100%;object-fit:cover"/><noscript><img alt="avatar" sizes="110px" srcSet="https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2024/08/liamhs-august2024.png?w=70 70w, https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2024/08/liamhs-august2024.png?w=250 250w, https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2024/08/liamhs-august2024.png?w=640 640w, https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2024/08/liamhs-august2024.png?w=768 768w, https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2024/08/liamhs-august2024.png?w=1024 1024w, https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2024/08/liamhs-august2024.png?w=1290 1290w" src="https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2024/08/liamhs-august2024.png?w=1290" decoding="async" data-nimg="fill" style="position:absolute;top:0;left:0;bottom:0;right:0;box-sizing:border-box;padding:0;border:none;margin:auto;display:block;width:0;height:0;min-width:100%;max-width:100%;min-height:100%;max-height:100%;object-fit:cover" class="avatar" loading="lazy"/></noscript></span></div></div><div><div aria-label="written by Liam Rātana" class="name "><span class="pre-text">By </span>Liam Rātana<time class="date" dateTime="2024-11-04T09:00:02"> | 4th November, 2024</time></div><div aria-label="role Ātea editor" class="position">Ātea editor</div></div></div></div></a></div></article><b></b></div><div class="item"><b></b><article class="card post"><div class="image"><a href="/atea/02-11-2024/let-people-respond-to-the-haka-how-they-want-to"><span style="box-sizing:border-box;display:block;overflow:hidden;width:initial;height:initial;background:none;opacity:1;border:0;margin:0;padding:0;position:relative"><span style="box-sizing:border-box;display:block;width:initial;height:initial;background:none;opacity:1;border:0;margin:0;padding:0;padding-top:60%"></span><img alt="Design: Liam Rātana " src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" decoding="async" data-nimg="responsive" style="position:absolute;top:0;left:0;bottom:0;right:0;box-sizing:border-box;padding:0;border:none;margin:auto;display:block;width:0;height:0;min-width:100%;max-width:100%;min-height:100%;max-height:100%"/><noscript><img alt="Design: Liam Rātana " sizes="(max-width: 767px) 100vw, 850px" srcSet="https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2024/11/Liams-images-20.png?w=640 640w, https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2024/11/Liams-images-20.png?w=768 768w, https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2024/11/Liams-images-20.png?w=1024 1024w, https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2024/11/Liams-images-20.png?w=1290 1290w" src="https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2024/11/Liams-images-20.png?w=1290" decoding="async" data-nimg="responsive" style="position:absolute;top:0;left:0;bottom:0;right:0;box-sizing:border-box;padding:0;border:none;margin:auto;display:block;width:0;height:0;min-width:100%;max-width:100%;min-height:100%;max-height:100%" loading="lazy"/></noscript></span></a></div><div class="body"><a href="/atea/02-11-2024/let-people-respond-to-the-haka-how-they-want-to"><h3 class="title">Let people respond to the haka however they want</h3><div class="summary">Pre-game cultural challenges like the haka have sparked ongoing debate around their reception and appropriateness. </div><div class="bylines-container"><div class="byline"><div class="avatar"><div class="avatar-mask"><span style="box-sizing:border-box;display:block;overflow:hidden;width:initial;height:initial;background:none;opacity:1;border:0;margin:0;padding:0;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;bottom:0;right:0"><img alt="avatar" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" decoding="async" data-nimg="fill" class="avatar" style="position:absolute;top:0;left:0;bottom:0;right:0;box-sizing:border-box;padding:0;border:none;margin:auto;display:block;width:0;height:0;min-width:100%;max-width:100%;min-height:100%;max-height:100%;object-fit:cover"/><noscript><img alt="avatar" sizes="110px" srcSet="https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2024/08/liamhs-august2024.png?w=70 70w, https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2024/08/liamhs-august2024.png?w=250 250w, https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2024/08/liamhs-august2024.png?w=640 640w, https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2024/08/liamhs-august2024.png?w=768 768w, https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2024/08/liamhs-august2024.png?w=1024 1024w, https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2024/08/liamhs-august2024.png?w=1290 1290w" src="https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2024/08/liamhs-august2024.png?w=1290" decoding="async" data-nimg="fill" style="position:absolute;top:0;left:0;bottom:0;right:0;box-sizing:border-box;padding:0;border:none;margin:auto;display:block;width:0;height:0;min-width:100%;max-width:100%;min-height:100%;max-height:100%;object-fit:cover" class="avatar" loading="lazy"/></noscript></span></div></div><div><div aria-label="written by Liam Rātana" class="name "><span class="pre-text">By </span>Liam Rātana<time class="date" dateTime="2024-11-02T05:15:39"> | 2nd November, 2024</time></div><div aria-label="role Ātea editor" class="position">Ātea editor</div></div></div></div></a></div></article><b></b></div><div class="item"><b></b><article class="card post" 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Why are politicians creating uncertainty?</h3><div class="summary">Despite decades of legal clarity around the Treaty of Waitangi, some politicians continue to argue that its principles remain undefined and unclear.</div><div class="bylines-container"><div class="byline"><div class="avatar"><div class="avatar-mask"><span style="box-sizing:border-box;display:block;overflow:hidden;width:initial;height:initial;background:none;opacity:1;border:0;margin:0;padding:0;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;bottom:0;right:0"><img alt="avatar" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" decoding="async" data-nimg="fill" class="avatar" style="position:absolute;top:0;left:0;bottom:0;right:0;box-sizing:border-box;padding:0;border:none;margin:auto;display:block;width:0;height:0;min-width:100%;max-width:100%;min-height:100%;max-height:100%;object-fit:cover"/><noscript><img alt="avatar" sizes="110px" 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2024</time></div><div aria-label="role Guest writer" class="position">Guest writer</div></div></div></div></a></div></article><b></b></div><div class="item"><b></b><article class="card post"><div class="image"><a href="/atea/28-10-2024/the-first-official-flag-of-aotearoa-and-what-it-represents"><span style="box-sizing:border-box;display:block;overflow:hidden;width:initial;height:initial;background:none;opacity:1;border:0;margin:0;padding:0;position:relative"><span style="box-sizing:border-box;display:block;width:initial;height:initial;background:none;opacity:1;border:0;margin:0;padding:0;padding-top:60%"></span><img alt="(Image: The Spinoff) " src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" decoding="async" data-nimg="responsive" style="position:absolute;top:0;left:0;bottom:0;right:0;box-sizing:border-box;padding:0;border:none;margin:auto;display:block;width:0;height:0;min-width:100%;max-width:100%;min-height:100%;max-height:100%"/><noscript><img 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