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Two marae in south Auckland are calling for dialysis units to be installed on their grounds to improve the quality of life for kidney disease sufferers.

Wednesday's headlines: Dunedin bus flett to be sold; Wellington City Council may be close to abandoning a waka ownership claim; RSA officials in Christchurch want to buy NZ-made ANZAC Day poppies.

Taranaki tribes are pressing for positions on district councils and for greater control over management of resources such as farmland, ironsands and windpower.

A rheumatic fever screening study in Kaitaia has found six children with heart damage caused by the disease.

The Agriculture and Biosecurity Minister David Carter says its highly unlikely the kiwifruit disease PSA can be eradicted from New Zealand. Audio

A Zespri executive says international markets have voiced no concerns about New Zealand's kiwifruit supply, despite the outbreak of the vine-killing disease, PSA. Audio

Changes to New Zealand's labour laws were introduced to Parliament on Thursday, following an agreement between the Government and Warner Bros to enable The Hobbit to be filmed in New Zealand. Audio

The Crown has made its opening submissions in the Waitangi Tribunal hearing of the Ngapuhi sovereignty claim.

An Auckland super city candidate for the Papakura-Manurewa ward, wants postal voting to be extended by a week because of problems with the delivery of voting papers.

A Maori candidate for the Auckland super city council says it will be a difficult task to represent the wide variety of Maori opinion, but Waina Emery says she is up to it.

Lucas Ward, who drowned in the Waimata river at Gisborne, is being buried beside his uncles who fought with the Maori Battalion.

A Maori member of Bay of Plenty Regional Council says Maori are put off standing for general council seats because of their low chance of success.

A late surge in nominations means the three dedicated Maori seats will be closely fought in the elections for Bay of Plenty Regional Council in October.

With only days to go before nominations close, no-one has put their hand up for two of the three Maori positions on the Bay of Plenty Regional Council.

Cardiologists have begun testing 600 children in Kaitaia to find those who may have suffered heart damage, as a result of rheumatic fever. The disease is rife among Maori and Pacific Island…

The Harlequins flanker Chris Robshaw will captain the England rugby team to play New Zealand Maori in Napier tomorrow night. The Maori have beaten the Barbarians and Ireland so far in ...

Local Government New Zealand is questioning whether a member's bill calling for Maori representation on local body groups would actually have the desired outcome.

Maori representation in local government is set to be debated in Parliament.

The Tongan Advisory Council says Prime Minister John Key is on another planet if he thinks Maori and Pacific Islanders will not struggle to be elected to Auckland's super-city council.

The Tongan Advisory Council says Prime Minister John Key is on another planet if he thinks the Auckland super-city will allow more Maori and Pacific Islanders to be elected on to its council.

The Auckland super city is to have more politicians and local boards in response to community calls for better representation. However, Rodney District Council will seek a law change allowing it to… Audio

Bay of Plenty Regional Council has set up a $20,000 fund for a scholarship to honour former Maori ward councillor Hawea Vercoe.