Stories by John Boynton

A small self-service petrol station in the middle of the North Island is proving a magnet for motorists in search for the cheapest fuel in the country.

Te Arawa iwi will roll out the welcome mat when the Duke and Duchess of Sussex touch down in Rotorua next Wednesday. Video

With the elderly Māori population expected to climb - a new report shows there's still a taboo for Māori around the care of their kaumātua.

Māori leader Sir Ngātata Love is being remembered as a private man who was passionate about fighting for Māori rights.

Despite decades of work to improve health outcomes, only small gains have been made, a Māori doctor says.

Te Hunga Roia Māori o Aotearoa started out with a handful of people in 1988. This weekend's hui in Rotorua is hosting hundreds of lawyers, officials and students.

Indigenous free-trade agreement is one of the key ideas up for discussion at the World Indigenous Business Forum in Rotorua this week.

The haka is one of the most recognised cultural tāonga from Aotearoa - but is there a threat of it being exploited as it grows in popularity?

Jobs could be on the line at Te Wānanga o Aotearoa following its external evaluation and review from the New Zealand Qualifications Authority.

A new iwi-led youth remand service is being touted as a first for the country and as one way of reducing soaring Māori prison rates.

Ngāpuhi is teaming up with Oranga Tamariki to provide an iwi-led service for Northland rangatahi.

For the last 20 years, Hana O'Regan has been part of a group looking to revive the Ngāi Tahu dialect and ensure its survival.

ACC's proposed increase in its motor vehicle levy could see motorists around the country paying more at the petrol pump, but AA says it's not the time for another tax.

A mass exhumation of 53 tūpuna or ancestors is planned for an urupā or cemetery being washed away by the Wairoa River in Hawke's Bay.

The grass-roots model an Auckland Marae developed to house hundreds of homeless people is being seen as a viable way to deal with urban homelessness.

The Supreme Court has approved an appeal by an Auckland iwi to stake their interest and rights within Auckland central.

A small Ngāpuhi school is harnessing its history, environment and kaumatua to help keep its local reo alive.

A new health research project will look at why Māori are twice as likely to die from heart disease than non-Māori.

Thousands of people have marched through central Auckland for a hīkoi supporting te wiki o te reo Māori.

Learning te reo Māori isn't the main priority for many Māori in Northland because they're too busy trying to survive, a Ngā Puhi educator says.

Dialect is one of the distinct markers of any language and this is no different in Te Ao Māori - offering an unique insight into iwi and hapū across Aotearoa.

Aucklanders have leapt at the chance of attending a free te reo class to kick off Māori language week.

A Northland iwi leader is calling out the Māori King for making a number of inflamatory comments at last month's Iwi Chairs Forum.

The next generation of Māori leaders is looking to shape the future of Auckland - and they do not want to rely only on their iwi to have their voices heard.

The fight to keep a Māori Catholic boarding school open has come to an end - with Minister of Education Chris Hipkins announcing its doors will close.