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Respects are being paid to the late Ngati Porou leader Apirana Mahuika who is being laid to rest on the East Coast today.

The Kingitanga (king movement) has attended the tangihanga for the East Coast tribal leader, Apirana Mahuika.

Ngati Porou has turned around its farming fortunes, turning a $1.46 million deficit into a $300,000 surplus over its last financial year.

People who rioted at the BW campground in Gisborne on New Year's Eve could face further charges. Audio

A price can't be put on the value of New Year celebrations to Gisborne and losing the BW festival would hit it hard, its tourism organisation says. Audio

Tairāwhiti tribe Ngāti Porou is applying for customary marine title for a "reasonable" stretch of the coastline in its territory, as it seeks to protect its beaches, it says.

The Ombudsman has told a district health board to release information about the number and type of procedures performed by a surgeon.

The Maori Council has scored a win against the Crown over who should control the Maori Wardens, with the Waitangi Tribunal ruling the Crown has breached the Treaty of Waitangi. Audio

The Maori Council says the leadership of the Maori Wardens is in limbo while it waits for the Waitangi Tribunal to make a call on who should govern it and provide financial backing.

The new 28th Maori Battalion C Company House was officially opened this morning in a spectacular and moving four-hour ceremony in Gisborne.

Gisborne Mayor Meng Foon wants to entice young Maori people vote via electronic methods, saying it's a clear way of getting rangatahi involved and interested in elections.

A bowel cancer lobby group says many people with suspected bowel cancer are waiting too long to see a specialist.