Stories by John Boynton

A study by the University of Otago has found Mongrel Mob members have three times higher rates for liver damage than the general population.

More than $100 million is being poured into a new co-investment being funded by Māori entities and iwi.

A journey home which has been 64 years in the making has finally come to an end for the whānau of Sergeant George Nepia.

Thousands made their way to Ngāruawāhia for the 12th koroneihana celebrations for the Māori King, but many say the public arena is not the place to air out misspending allegations.

Media have been banned from the grounds of Tūrangawaewae Marae at Ngaruawahia for the anniversary celebration of Māori King's koroneihana or coronation this weekend.

Ngaruawahia locals are calling for the Māori King to intervene after allegations of misspending made by his former advisor Tukoroirangi Morgan.

An expert on the Māori lunar calendar or maramataka is using traditional knowledge to help connect with at risk rangatahi.

Sexual health experts say an ACC education programme is a waste of money and it won't reduce sexual violence rates for Māori.

The Iwi Chairs Forum has taken a veiled swipe at the Crown over what it describes as a continued lack of progress on implementing Māori water rights and interests.

The signing of a controversial Hauraki treaty deed of settlement is akin to modern day confiscation, a Tauranga iwi leader says.

Heritage New Zealand has listed one of the central battle sites of the northern land wars as a wāhi tapu or sacred area.

Ink sketches by two young rangatira dating back to 1818 have been restored and will go on loan to an exhibition in the UK. Video

Former Māori Party leader Tariana Turia is throwing her support behind a Treaty claim opposing the closure of charter schools.

A woman who says she was abused by a prominent Catholic priest is encouraging other victims to come forward.

An anonymous letter sent to neighbours warning them Housing New Zealand had bought a nearby property has caused outrage in the North Waikato town of Tūākau. Audio

Could Wairoa become the next foodbowl of New Zealand?

Two North Island iwi are standing together in opposition to a seabed mining exploration near a marine mammal sanctuary off the Taranaki coast.

A-hundred-and-fifty years ago today, Māori prophet Te Kooti founded the Ringatū religion after escaping prison exile on the Chatham Islands.

A proposal to make Matariki a national holiday is being considered by the Labour Party's Māori caucus.

Art student Kahurangiariki Smith wants to shed new light on Hine-nui-te-pō - or the goddess of death - this Matariki, with the guidance of an arcade game joystick.

Two Māori education leaders have lodged a claim with the Waitangi Tribunal saying the government's decision to axe charter schools will have a detrimental effect on Māori students.

The wife of a man with terminal cancer who was kicked out of a Waikato Hospital ward says she's yet to receive a formal apology - three months after the incident.

A US business has decided to stop selling fake mokomokai - mummified Māori tattooed heads - after coming under fire from social media users.

A protest is being held over a controversial decision to drop the poison brodifacoum for pest control on Rakitū Island, just north of Great Barrier Island.