The Department of Internal Affairs (Te Tari Taiwhenua) is warning the public to remain vigilant of a massive SMS scam fleecing thousands from the unsuspecting public, they're also warning the scammers to 'hand yourself in.' 

^{Environment Court Commissioner, and now Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit, Kevin Prime at the family’s Te Pekanga ("Stop-off Place") in Moerewa. Photo / Peter de Graaf}

By Peter de Graaf, NZME

Such is Kevin Prime’s humility, he didn’t realise he had received one of New Zealand’s highest honours until the Advocate came calling at the Moerewa hideaway where he does much of his work safeguarding the nation’s environment.

Locals took over the hearing venue at Rawene Town Hall to show their opposition to the granting of resource consents for the Ōpononi-Ōmāpere and Kohukohu wastewater treatment plants. Photo / Peter de Graaf

By Peter de Graaf, Northern Advocate

Hokianga residents fighting council plans to continue discharging treated wastewater into their harbour will have to wait a little longer to find out if they’ve persuaded commissioners tasked with granting — or not — resource consents for two controversial sewage plants.

Top New Zealand chef Rex Morgan will host a new social-content series that promotes te reo Māori in the kitchen.  Source / NZ Herald

By Jaxin Daniels, Te Rito journalism graduate

Public Interest Journalism funded through NZ On Air

My Food Bag has teamed with Kiwi chef and former MasterChef judge Rex Morgan to launch a series that will encourage te reo Māori in the kitchen.

The show’s former host Graham Bell claimed “wokeness killed Police Ten 7”.  Robyn Edie / Stuff

By Antje Deckert, Auckland University of Technology and Juan Marcellus Tauri, Macquarie University

When TVNZ cancelled reality TV show Police Ten 7 earlier this year, it certainly rattled some law-and-order cages.

Photo / RNZ

About 700 homeowners with cyclone-damaged homes across the country will receive buyout offers from government and council, Cyclone Recovery Minister Grant Robertson announced today. 

A further 10,000 homes will require investment in flood mitigation so they are protected against similar events, an NZ Herald report said. 

Consultation with affected Hawke’s Bay property owners will begin today and in Auckland from about June 12.

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The celebratory welcome home for Pipiwai's newly crowned IBF world heavyweight champion Te Arani Moana (Lani) Daniels (Ngāpuhi, Ngāti Hine) has been rescheduled to this Friday after heavy rain warnings earlier this week led to the postponement of Monday's plans.

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Pīpīwai is gearing up for a parade to beat all parades on Monday to honour their new IBF world heavyweight boxing champion Lani Daniels (Ngāpuhi, Ngāti Hine).

Daniels who lives in the Northland town with 200-plus proud locals defeated Auckland-born Samoan fighter Alrie Meleisea in a dominant history-making display on Saturday in Tāmaki Makaurau. 

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Lani Daniels (Ngāpuhi, Ngāti Hine) has won the IBF women's world heavyweight title after dominating her Auckland-born Samoan opponent Alrie Meleisea in a history-making fight on Saturday in Tāmaki Makaurau.

Everything was set up perfectly for the world title fight on an evening when Māori and Pasifika cultures were celebrated.

After Meleisea entered the ring, a karanga began Daniels' entrance and as she made her way to the ring a haka broke out.

Photo / RNZ

By Rayssa Almeida, RNZ

The Māori Party co-leader says the National Party should go back to school if it thinks including te reo Māori on road signs is confusing.

In a transport meeting yesterday in Bay of Plenty, National's spokesperson Simeon Brown said introducing the language to road signs would make them "more confusing" and they "should all be English".

On Monday, Waka Kotahi said its He Tohu Huarahi Māori Bilingual Traffic Signs programme was going out for public consultation.