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Ngā Hau E Whā – National Marae

This is the site of the pan-tribal marae in Christchurch.
Radio Waatea [Urban Māori Broadcasting]

This is the website for Waatea Radio, which is operated by Manukau Urban Māori Authority and Waipareira Trust.
Te Ao Hou – The Māori in Auckland

Issue no. 27 of the journal Te Ao Hou, a bilingual quarterly published by the Department of Maori Affairs, focuses on Māori in Auckland, and was originally published in June 1959.
Te Rūnanga o Kirikiriroa

Te Rūnanga o Kirikiriroa are an urban group who support both Māori and Pacific peoples living in Hamilton.
Te Whānau o Waipareira Trust

This Auckland trust is affiliated to four urban marae, and offers health, education and other social services.
Te Whanau o Waipareira Report

This links to the Te Whānau o Waipareira Report, Waitangi Tribunal Wai 414, which was a groundbreaking claim for recognition and rights of urban Māori.

More suggestions and sources

Mead, Sidney Moko. Te whakapakoko o Manene-nui – An image of the urban Māori. Wellington: Ministry of Foreign Affairs, 1982.
The silent migration: Ngāti Pōneke Young Māori Club, 1937–1948. Wellington: Huia, 2001.
Te Whānau: a celebration of Te Whānau o Waipareira. Waitakere City: Te Whānau o Waipareira, 2001.
Walker, Ranginui. ‘The urban Māori.’ In He matapuna: a source: some Maori perspectives, 32–41. Wellington: New Zealand Planning Council, 1979.

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