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A Kaikōura woman is asking the council to urgently reconsider the idea of creating a Māori ward.

The Detail - Giving Māori a place at the table of local government decision makers has taken another step, but debate over Māori wards is still fierce.

The Detail - Giving Māori a place at the table of local government decision makers has taken another step, but debate over Māori wards is still fierce.

The subject of Māori wards on local bodies brings out both passionate support and angry opposition. 

An article published in the Northland Age newspaper on Tuesday and on the New Zealand Herald website has been withdrawn after it was condemned as racist - and publisher NZME says it won't publish Dr…

Analysis: The government wants the Reserve Bank to curb house prices, Parliament passes the Māori wards bill, and an MP gets away with a rude word in the House.

Auckland Council has signed off on a new strategy to make it easier to recycle or get rid of inorganic waste, but according to South Auckland community leaders, it doesn't go far enough.

Analysis: The government wants the Reserve Bank to curb house prices, Parliament passes the Māori wards bill, and an MP gets away with a rude word in the House.

Political pressure is mounting on the government to prioritise vaccinating South Aucklanders against Covid-19. Audio

The comparison of new Māori ward legislation with apartheid South Africa by the ACT Party has been labelled offensive and insulting.

The public can no longer veto a council's decision to introduce Māori wards.

Suggestions to rename a bill on Māori wards to include the words ‘ignore the public vote’, ‘screw the scrum’ and ‘under-arm delivery’ have been ruled out of order at Parliament.

Hawke's Bay Regional Council has pushed back on adding Māori wards immediately and will hear what the public thinks before any decision is made.

Parliament usually sits on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. This week it’s doing Tuesday twice, then skipping to Thursday.

There has been little annual change in the number of children living in poverty across most measures, but there has been a drop in the number of whānau struggling to provide the basics.

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.