Stories by Shannon Haunui-Thompson

Not even Pope Francis would be able to help the Ngāpuhi settlement, which has been hit by internal disputes, Treaty Minister Chris Finlayson says.

Māori Television chief executive Paora Maxwell, who has resigned three years into his five-year contract, says he has few regrets.

Māori students credit whānau support for their success but say family commitments also made studying more difficult.

In a world first, the river is about to gain the same legal status as a person.

The fate of the landmark is the final step in settling all historical negotiations between Taranaki's eight iwi and the Crown.

Ngāti Whātua Ōrakei Trust will appeal a High Court judgement that upheld a decision for two other iwi to purchase Crown land in Auckland as part of their treaty settlements.

East Coast-based Kapa Haka group Whāngārā mai Tawhiti has won Te Matatini 2017.

A Ngāruawāhia whānau say the only way to afford their own home is to buy one together that will house 19 family members. Video

The judges of Te Matatini National Kapa Haka competition have announced the nine teams who'll perform in the finals tomorrow.

Thousands of people have filled Sports Park in Hastings for Te Matatini National Kapa Haka competition.

Auckland haka team, Te Waka Huia, performed in front of a packed out the stadium in Hastings at the Te Matatini national competition this afternoon.

Hundreds of volunteers are working hard behind the scenes as the second day of national kapa haka festival Te Matatini gets under way.

Hundreds of excited kapa haka performers have strutted their stuff on the first day of biennial national competition Te Matatini.

A record number of kapa haka teams will compete at the Te Kahu o Te Amorangi Te Matatini National Kapa Haka Festival in Hastings.

Waitangi National Trust Board chair Pita Paraone says Te Tii Marae's dealings with the Prime Minister and the media has been a "shambles". Video, Audio

The Green Party has launched a policy to make te reo Māori a core subject in schools up to year 10, in a bid to to revitalise the language.

Rakiura Māori have won a long battle for management rights over harvesting kaimoana from two Foveaux Strait islands.

Labour MP Nanaia Mahuta's new role as Ngāti Maniapoto's lead negotiator will not affect her current job, she says.

A new range of emojis will allow texters to express themselves with pukana, or communicate using hangi or boil up icons.

A court ruling could push the Waitangi Tribunal to use its power to make binding recommendations for the first time, an iwi spokesperson says.

A group has been peacefully occupying the roadside of Ihumātao in Mangere for more than a month now in protest against plans to build homes at the wahi tapu site.

It is wrong for at-risk Māori children not to be placed with whānau, hapū or iwi if possible, former Māori Party co-leader Dame Tariana Turia says.

Iwi and hapū members sang, performed poi and haka and wept as three treaty settlement bills passed their final readings.

The Government and Wairoa iwi have signed a $100 million Treaty settlement for grievances going back 150 years.

A day to commemorate the New Zealand Wars has been decided on.