Stories by Te Aorewa Rolleston

An iwi trust in Te Whanganui-a-tara is being criticised by its members for failing to process and manage new iwi registrations resulting in the loss of over 12,000 iwi members.

The year-long MindTheGap campaign is asking workers to fill out a registry with details of their pay rates ahead of the 50th of the anniversary of the Equal Pay Act.

A new tranche of funding is being released to Māori providers and agencies to address the urgent needs of whānau in the South Island.

Leaders of a kaupapa Māori-led cervical screening campaign are accusing the Ministry of Health of undermining an already successful programme.

Te Tairāwhiti arts festival kicked off last weekend under alert level 2 restrictions, but to the relief of festival goers and organisers, a range of performances and shows have still gone ahead

The authors of Imagining Decolonisation - which has been jointly awarded the Booksellers' Choice Award- say the writing of the book reflected how the task was something everybody needs to do together.

More than $4.1 million in new funding has been awarded by the Heart Foundation to researchers seeking to better understand heart disease and its impacts on Māori.

Māori-led and directed short films are being placed under the spotlight for the New Zealand International Film Festival Ngā Whanaunga Māori Pasifika short film selection.

There were smiles all round in Manurewa this week as a new addition to the vaccination program was unveiled - a mobile vaccination bus cheerfully named Shot Cuz.

Two wāhine Māori are behind a new short documentary Wind Song and Rain released this year, which explores one granddaughter's connection to her famous grandfather through poetry and te ao Māori.

Kaupapa Māori content on social media has helped those celebrating te wiki o te reo Māori this year to embrace the language no matter where they are.

A young aspiring animator is on a mission to create a series of animated reo Māori music videos to help people connect with the language.

Te Matatini Herenga Waka Herenga Tangata Kapa Haka festival has taken precautions in light of the lockdown and Delta outbreak.

Auckland hapu Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei are partnering with iwi across the country in a bid to welcome more Whānau to get vaccinated.

A short film competition is inviting people to have their say on environmental management and protection of the Taiao.

The annual celebration commemorating the Māori monarch Kiingi Tuheitia VII begins today, but has been moved online.

Auckland iwi Ngāti Whātua Orakei says it is geared up to assist its community throughout the extended lockdown.

Māori health professionals are warning of the threat the Covid-19 Delta variant could pose for Māori and Pasifika communities, and are urging more to be done to address equity when the vaccine rollout…

A respected Māori horticultural pioneer and leader of te ao Māori has been farewelled in his home rohe of Tauranga Moana.

The amount of Māori voters on each roll determines how many Māori electorates or seats there are in Parliament - and there are calls to change how Māori can switch between them

A wahine Māori and mother of five is launching a breastfeeding app in a bid to help other māmā have greater access to resources and raise healthy babies.

Harmful physical restraints and a failure to implement Covid-19 hygiene measures are among concerns raised in a report into Rotorua youth justice residence Te Maioha o Parekarangi.

For the first time, important research will be carried out to study the impact of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary disease (COPD) amongst Māori.

Gisborne is welcoming another year of Te Tairāwhiti Arts Festival bringing together more than 200 artists and performers to celebrate the rich history and stories of the East Coast.

Māori and Pasifika whānau wanting to grow their disposable household income have been given the chance to turn their own business ideas into reality.