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This year, the 75th anniversary of the death of Second Lieutenant Te Moananui a Kiwa Ngārimu will come to pass. His ultimate sacrifice on a battlefield in Tunisia earned a posthumous Victoria Cross, and at Anzac Day commemorations on the East Coast, the milestone will no doubt be marked. @Irena Smith - Te Karere spoke to Māori war historian Monty Soutar about the anniversary and the 28th Māori Battalion's dwindling ranks.

The NZ Principals’ Federation is standing behind the Government's decision to end charter schools. The development comes as a group supporting charter schools is threatening to make a claim to the Waitangi Tribunal. Eruera Rerekura - Te Karere reports.

All Blacks and Black Ferns will play a double-header against Australia at Eden Park in August.

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