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The Wellington iwi, Taranaki Whanui, has placed a rahui at Parangarahu - or the Pencarrow Coast - to protect the nesting site of a vulnerable native bird; The chairman of the Independent Maori… Audio

The Maori Tertiary Students' Association says the proposed cuts to wananga councils will limit the institutions' flexibility to choose representatives, not increase it; The chairman of the Independent… Audio

The South Island iwi, Ngai Tahu, is still to consider whether to invest in Meridian Energy shares; A Wellington-based Maori Trustboard chair is considering filing a contemporary Waitangi Tribunal… Audio

A Wellington-based Maori Trustboard chair is considering filing a contemporary Waitangi Tribunal claim to challenge the government's social welfare policies, which he says are failing Maori; The South… Audio

A Maori business leader in Australia says New Zealand migrants need to start lobbying federal ministers if they want to change the laws that restrict New Zealanders from certain jobs and benefits; The… Audio

The Tertiary Education Minister, Steven Joyce, expects wananga will welcome plans to change the make-up of their governing councils; A Maori business leader in Australia says New Zealand migrants need… Audio

A member of the secondary teachers' union's Maori executive, Te Huarahi, says the Teachers Council must continue to include Maori teachers, as the Government makes changes to the body; The head of the… Audio

The head of the Maori Council's branch in the top of the South Island is walking away from the job after coming under fire from his national executive; A member of the secondary teachers' union's… Audio

The commercial division of the South Island iwi, Ngai Tahu, has made a total net profit of nearly 78-million dollars, and has major plans to expand its dairy farming; A prominent Maori leader angry… Audio

The business arm of the South Island iwi, Ngai Tahu, has made a total annual net profit of nearly 78-million dollars, and has major plans to expand its dairy farm interests; A prominent Maori leader… Audio

An Auckland consortium wants to establish a Maori and Pacific centre on the waterfront, aimed at celebrating both cultures and attracting tourism dollars; The Maori Council is calling for a new round… Audio

An Auckland consortium wants to establish a Maori and Pacific centre on the waterfront, aimed at celebrating both cultures and attracting tourism dollars; The Maori Council is calling for a new round… Audio

The Maori Council says the lodging of new claims with the Waitangi Tribunal is part of its fight for survival; New legislation is being brought in to protect the unauthorised use of words or emblems… Audio

Some down-on-their-luck Maori living in Australia say they've considered pretending they're refugees - to get better treatment from authorities. They're among the people who say Australia's 2001… Audio

The Maori Council is asking for an urgent hearing into the Government's review of the legislation that oversees the Council and Maori Wardens; The Hapai Te Hauora Tapui health provider in Auckland… Audio

The Maori Council is asking for an urgent hearing into the Government's review of the legislation that oversees the Council and Maori Wardens; The Hapai Te Hauora Tapui health provider in Auckland… Audio

A Ngai Tahu environment advisor for heritage, Helen Brown, says Maori artefacts are being lost by coastal erosion of archaeological sites; The annual secondary schools national Maori speech… Audio

The annual secondary schools national Maori speech competition has announced the winners for this year's event which took place in Hamilton; The chairman of the organising committee, Taiporutu Huata… Audio

The national Kapa Haka championships have been bumped from their Hagley Park slot in Christchurch; Labour's spokesperson for water issues, Meka Whaitiri, won't say if she's for or against a planned… Audio

The national Kapa Haka championships have been bumped from their Hagley Park slot in Christchurch; The Maori Council says the timing of its announcement to take over the warranting of Maori wardens is… Audio