Stories by Shannon Haunui-Thompson

The new mayor of Auckland, Phil Goff, and his council have been welcomed onto Ōrākei Marae.

Auckland iwi have taken their turf wars to the High Court.

About 15 percent of the staff at the Māori Land Court could lose their jobs under a proposed restructure.

Labour MP Nanaia Mahuta is calling for transparency from Māori Party president Tukoroirangi Morgan, saying he may be confusing iwi business with politics.

The Waiata Māori Music awards will celebrate the creators and performers of te reo Māori music in a Hastings tonight.

A Māori lawyer is helping an indigenous tribe in North Dakota protesting against an oil pipeline being built over their sacred burial site.

Up to 200 people were at Te Puea Marae for the closing ceremony of their manaaki tangata programme which started three months ago to help the homeless. Video

RNZ and the network of Māori radio stations - Te Whakaruruhau O Ngā Reo Irirangi Māori - signed an historic partnership agreement today.

The ownership of rare paintings that vanished from a Māori trust boardroom is being disputed, as police investigate the disappearance of the artwork.

A national day to commemorate the battles of the New Zealand Wars 150 years ago has been approved by the government. Audio

Two sections of land in the Waikato settlement of Rangiriri will today be returned to Waikato-Tainui and the Kiingitanga.

Celebrations are under way in Waikato to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the coronation of Māori King Kiingi Tuheitia.

The warring factions of Ngāpuhi have come up with a plan to settle their differences and then, hopefully, their Treaty claim.

Iwi leaders are the first to be supporting and signing a Covenant for New Zealand's children today.

The death of Kapa Haka expert Ngāpō Wehi yesterday has left the world of Māori perfoming arts to mourn his loss and remember his great contribution.

A zero waste programme designed specifically for marae and Māori organisations has been given an international environmental award.

Nine teams are today competing to be crowned the national champions of Ngā Kapa Haka Kura Tuarua o Aotearoa.

Hundreds of high school students and their supporters are in Hawke's Bay this week for Ngā Kapa Haka Kura Tuarua o Aotearoa, the national secondary schools kapa haka festival. Audio

The government will confirm whether it will change its stance on funding safe-sleeping baskets next week, an advocate for them says.

Union members at Māori Television have reached an impasse with their employer over pay and are considering industrial action.

Urban Māori speaking communities should be considered as part of the new Māori Language legislation, the Māori Council says.

The Māori Party will need a comprehensive plan to achieve its goal of winning all seven Māori seats in the next election, its new president says.

Whānau Ora's commissioning agency in the South Island has hit back at claims iwi should be doing more to curb the growing equality gap between urban and tribal Māori.

A reo Māori song, urging people to speak the language regardless of their ability, has topped the New Zealand iTunes chart. Video

Hollywood actor Cliff Curtis has won the supreme award at the inaugural Matariki Awards, which celebrate Māori success.