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Moriori were filled with relief and emotion yesterday as the first reading of their Treaty settlement was passed in Parliament.

National Party leader Judith Collins says justice spokesperson Simon Bridges should direct criticism to ministers not the police commissioner, who he labelled a "wokester". Audio

National Party justice spokesperson Simon Bridges is doubling down on his criticism against Police Commissioner Andrew Coster.

Police have just announced their expected nationwide crackdown on guns held by organised crime groups and gangs.

While there's no shortage of Māori in the Beehive, it has long been a struggle for tangata whenua to be represented at a local government level. Meriana Johnsen explains the issue.

Analysis: Replacing the Resource Management Act will take years, the prime minister faces vaccine questions in Parliament and a bill to stop the referendum veto on Māori wards.

National MP Simon Bridges has railed against the government's move to protect Māori wards, describing it as insulting as a Māori man.

National MP Simon Bridges has railed against the government's move to protect Māori wards, describing it as insulting as a Māori man. Audio

The National Party has confirmed it will "work towards" standing candidates in the seven Māori electorates in 2023.

The Council for Civil Liberties is challenging a claim by former National Party leader Simon Bridges that people should have total freedom of expression on Twitter.

The Council for Civil Liberties is challenging a claim by former National Party leader Simon Bridges that people should have total freedom of expression on Twitter. Audio

Road deaths over the holiday period have climbed to the highest number in four years, with half of the victims not wearing seatbelts.

Analysis - The year 2020 was the most challenging year any New Zealand government has faced, Peter Wilson writes.

While Womad has pulled the plug because of Covid, New Plymouth's famous Festival of the Lights has overcome the challenges of the pandemic to put on a show.

The annual Quote of the Year competition this year features quips from Jacinda Ardern, Judith Collins and Ashley Bloomfield in the top 10.

Judith Collins' 2020: "Moments of lightness, followed by lots of really tough times, it's been one of those years that people will look back and say, I remember 2020! It's been a really weird year."

We hear a lot about child poverty and lack of action on it - how bad is the situation really? 

In today's sports news - Claim of racism leads to abandonment of Champions League game, Thompson blames rugby for brain damage and Gerard Stokes dies.

MPs have raced through four bills in their first proper week of Parliament passing new laws on festival drug testing, Covid-19, and income tax.