Eru Rerekura

The Northland Regional Council says it wants to help eliminate the negative statistics that have dragged Maori down by improving better iwi representation on the authority; Government officials are… Audio

Tai Tokerau iwi leaders have met for the first time with the Northland Regional Council to discuss Maori representation on the council; The Chairman of the Port Nicholson Block Settlement Trust in… Audio

Archives New Zealand is considering boosting the profile of the original 1840 Treaty of Waitangi; Several Northland Maori leaders have met the Northland Regional Council to discuss improving iwi… Audio

The Council of Christian Social Services wants all candidates for next month's general election, challenged about their commitment to reducing income inequality in New Zealand; The government says… Audio

The government says it's committed to producing better policy for gas and oil exploration that helps to protect the environment, one that iwi will be happy with; The Council of Christian Social… Audio

The Council of Christian Social Services is encouraging Maori to make income inequality a general election issue; A Bay of Plenty hapu whose marae is threatened by flooding from the Waikato river, has… Audio

A Bay of Plenty hapu has decided not to move its marae, which has been sinking for the past 19 years due to underground steam extraction by a nearby power station; The Council of Christian Social… Audio

A Maori language advocate says Te Reo should have a greater public presence, and be seen everywhere including on transport signs and food labels; The head of the Waikato-Tainui executive says he… Audio

The head of the Waikato-Tainui executive says he guarantees his iwi will be ready to negotiate an outstanding treaty claim, with whichever party is in power after the general election next month; A… Audio

The Mana Party's candidate for Hauraki-Waikato says young and old voters drove her to contest the seat - after she quit the Maori Party; The body overseeing the fishing quota owned by Maori says there… Audio

The body overseeing the fishing quota owned by Maori says there will be a time when iwi will own more trawlers; The Mana Party's candidate for Hauraki-Waikato says young and old voters drove her to… Audio

A Mount Maunganui marae was full to overflowing this afternoon, when iwi from Bay of Plenty and Hauraki, gathered to discuss the environmental disaster caused by the grounded container ship Rena; A… Audio

The leaders of Tauranga Moana iwi say there's been huge support from members wanting to help in the clean up effort of oil deposits from the grounded container ship, Rena; A kaumatua on Motiti Island… Audio

Whanganui iwi says talks with the Crown over the future of the Whanganui River have been productive, frank and open; A Ngai Tahu scheme set up to bring new blood into Bluff's fishing industry, now has… Audio

A Ngai Tahu scheme set up to bring new blood into Bluff's fishing industry, now has 10 fishers onboard; Whanganui iwi says talks with the Crown over the future of Whanganui River have been productive… Audio

Whanganui iwi's Treaty of Waitangi claim over Whangaunui River has moved up a notch - with the Crown and the tribe signing a Record of Understanding; The Police Commissioner has hit back at what he… Audio

The Police Commissioner has hit back at what he calls a 'racist slur' made by the Maori Party co-leader, Pita Sharples; Whanganui iwi's Treaty of Waitangi claim over Whangaunui River has moved up a… Audio

Two people are being sent to an uninhabited Maori-owned island on the edge of the exclusion zone around the grounded cargo ship in the Bay of Plenty; A bill acknowledging the government's action to… Audio

Two people are being sent to an uninhabited Maori-owned island on the edge of the exclusion zone around the grounded cargo ship in the Bay of Plenty; Meanwhile the MP for Waiariki, Te Ururoa Flavell… Audio

The Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry has identified a bacterial disease never before seen in New Zealand, as the cause of hundreds of deformed and dead kanakana or lamprey, being found in the… Audio