Stories by Matai O'Connor

Tribal members of Ngāti Takapari, Te Waiariki and Ngāti Kororā hapū are contesting the Ngunguru Sandspit & Protection Society bid.

Three weeks into the rollout of the paediatric Covid-19 vaccine, 42 percent of those aged five to 11 have had their first dose.

Ngāti Manuhiri Settlement Trust chief executive Nicola MacDonald says the rāhui will be put in place on Waitangi Day.

The Capital and Coast District Health Board is the first to hit 90 percent of Māori fully vaccinated, but health staff will not be taking their feet "off the pedal" after reaching the milestone.

Gisborne businesses have experienced a downturn in profits this summer after the popular New Year's Eve festival Rhythm and Vines was postponed until Easter weekend.

The Raukūmara Pae Maunga restoration project is underway with the first lot of workers being sent into the ancestral forest to cull deer and goats.

Months of hard work by Māori health and community services is paying off in Tairāwhiti where more than 90 percent of people have had the first dose of the Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine.

The first funding deal for the Government's Infrastructure Acceleration Fund has been signed between Kāinga Ora, Porirua City Council and Te Rūnanga o Toa Rangatira, which will see 880 houses built in…

After two High Court judicial reviews, the Director-General of Health is releasing data of unvaccinated Māori in the North Island - but with clear conditions.

Ōpōtiki District Council is backing calls from iwi leaders to restrict movement into the region to help keep Covid-19 from spreading into the rohe.

New research has found there is a need for Māori values and life experiences to be incorporated into national nutritional guidelines for pēpi during their formative years.

Tairāwhiti iwi have urged Rhythm and Vines owners and management to cancel this year's festival over concerns it could cause a Covid-19 outbreak in the region.

One of the country's Great Walks is off limits while the iwi that has responsibility over the area tries to get vaccination rates up. Audio

The final reading of the Moriori treaty claim is the culmination of decades of struggle for truth and justice, the minister for Treaty of Waitangi Negotiations says.

The final reading of the Moriori treaty claim is the culmination of decades of struggle for truth and justice, the minister for Treaty of Waitangi Negotiations says.

Anyone who is fully vaccinated against Covid-19 is able to request a vaccination pass, but a Māori data expert warns the registration process disproportionately impacts Māori and those who do not have…

The vast majority of kura kaupapa Māori and kohanga reo staff have had the first dose of the Covid-19 vaccine, with mandates now in force.

Helping tamariki and rangatahi realise their full potential is what new Children's Commissioner hopes to achieve in the role.

One of the biggest events on the Māori calendar, Te Matatini Kapa Haka competition, has been postponed until February 2023.

An Auckland hapū is going door to door to help test residents in the suburb of Ōrākei after a positive case had visited a home in the area.

At 47 James Cherrington decided to study a bachelor of social work. Now 56 and with his Masters, he's hoping to make changes to the way social work is taught to create systemic change for Māori and…

Iwi leaders in Tairāwhiti want assurances from the government that their region will be protected from Covid-19.

There have been fears the already pressured and underfunded sector of kura kaupapa and kōhanga reo - which are total immersion - might be impacted adversely by the mandatory vaccinations for kaiako…

More than 80 percent of the Te Whānau ā Apanui area population has been vaccinated due to the proactive efforts of a rural general practice in Te Kaha.

A milestone dose of the Covid-19 vaccine has been administered to a Tauranga Moana teen, where vaccination rates are some of the lowest in the country.