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NZ must recognise Palestine as a state

NZ must recognise Palestine as a state

Language and culture
18 Sep, 2025
The actual business of qualifying as a state is simple in theory, more complicated in practice – but even so, Palestine meets the criteria for statehood.
A generic image of a man reading to school children.

Writers ignite kids' reading joy

09 Sep, 2025
Authors giving talks at New Zealand schools stoke enthusiasm for reading and writing, new research has found.
Launch of the online “Dictionary of the Māori Language of Rarotonga” at Te Ipukarea Research Institute, Auckland University of Technology, for Cook Islands Language Week

Launch of Online Rarotongan Dictionary

15 Aug, 2025
Te Ipukarea Research Institute has partnered with the Cook Islands Language project to launch an online dictionary for Cook Island Māori.

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