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Parliament has been puttering along in second gear since the election. Now the interruptions and formalities are fading as it nears lift-off. 

A special panel is being set up to decide how Invercargill ratepayers can be best represented at their local council.

Shorter days, fewer MPs, and work on the Covid-19 response are a few of the changes at Parliament as it sits under Covid alert level 2 this week

There is no other way to stop tamariki Māori being disproportionately taken into state care than to disestablish Oranga Tamariki, the Waitangi Tribunal has been told.

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.

A Waikato Māori ward councillor rejects legislation to rid binding polls on Māori wards has been rushed, saying Māori have been seeking inclusion in local democracy "forever".

A Gisborne councillor says Māori wards are key to making sure that local iwi are represented.

Parliament is back and so is Question Time. The first week involved releasing a head of steam by firing a lot of grapeshot.

Submissions are invited on a bill changing laws around the establishment of Māori wards by councils but they must be in by is 5pm Thursday 11 February.

He quit politics to care for a wife who had suffered a brain haemorrhage. Today he holds leading roles at the apex of the two great challenges facing South Auckland: housing and health.

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

Māori ward campaigners are thrilled the Labour government is using urgency to push through a bill to get rid of a public veto on Māori wards.

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern says she's "totally open" to going to Te Tii marae next year.

A Māori ward is back on the cards in Marlborough after the government announced sweeping changes to a "racist" law.