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Prime Minister Christopher Luxon's popularity has seen a boost in the latest 1News-Verian poll

Speaking at Tūrangawaewae for Koroneihana the PM acknowledged concerns raised with him and said "unity doesn't mean all of us being or thinking the same".

Political leaders are descending on Tūrangawaewae Marae at the Māori King's invitation this week, with one notable absence. Audio

Ngāti Hine leader and claimant Pita Tipene says the report points to flaws in government policy already well understood by Māori. Audio

The change "is a solution to a problem that does not exist", the Tribunal has found in a scathing report. "There is no policy imperative that justifies it."

The ACT leader says "we need a national conversation about our founding document", despite the report calling for his Treaty Principles Bill to be dropped.

Some would be new schools, others would be existing ones converting, and David Seymour says it's a sign there's plenty of interest.

Explainer - The government has confirmed its long-signalled changes to the welfare system. RNZ looks at how they will work.

Opposition parties have slammed the government's move to crackdown on beneficiaries, saying work-for-dole type schemes are a "reheated, failed approach". Audio

The Act Party minister is plotting a huge expansion of the state-run drug buying agency, despite being a proponent of small government. Audio

The week began with a former PM warning we need to take the heat out of race relations in politics - but it ended with a lot more of that. The media were right in the middle of it - and Māori…

Gerry Brownlee has been publicly criticised over his inaction, in a move that breaks with Parliamentary convention 

The government will have blood on its hands if it does not immediately provide support to the survivors of state and faith-based care, an advocate says. Audio

Prime Minister Christopher Luxon and Labour leader Chris Hipkins have clashed in Parliament over Luxon's management of his ministers.

Labour MP Duncan Webb has deleted the video, after refusing to apologise for publishing it. Audio

Tense scenes unfolded as at least 150 demonstrators gathered while the council voted.

The topic of Māori wards is back in the news cycle after a bill introduced by the government passed it third reading in Parliament. Here's what you need to know.

Chris Hipkins says poor behaviour in Parliament is about the same as it's always been, but there's less tolerance for it. Audio

He's advised MPs to take complaints to the Commissioner for Parliamentary Standards, but ACT opposes the commissioner on ideological grounds.

Meanwhile, the government is facing more questions about its relationship with Māori.

David Seymour is celebrating attendance statistics, despite it having dropped compared to the same period last term.

The charity says the poverty line is shifting and people who didn't previously need help, now do.