Gareth Thomas

A sub-tribe will today ask the Supreme Court to rule it owns a stretch of the Waikato's riverbed. Audio

A new legal team will take on the fight for Maori water rights - when the case goes before the Supreme Court today. Audio

Gareth Thomas looks at who's really benefiting from treaty settlements. Audio

Maori water rights claimants say they are being frustrated at every turn in their bid to block the Government's asset sales plans - but will not be defeated, and expect to lodge an appeal before… Audio

Some tribes are starting to lose patience with the Government over rights to the airwaves. Audio

Maori want some of the vineyard and orchard jobs that go Pacific Islanders via the seasonal worker scheme. Audio

The Maori Council and a Waikato hapu collective have been granted a High Court hearing this morning, to challenge the Government's planned sale of the hydro generator Mighty River Power; The biggest… Audio

The Maori Council and a Waikato hapu collective have been granted a High Court hearing this morning, to challenge the Government's planned sale of the hydro generator Mighty River Power; The biggest… Audio

The leader of Auckland's largest hapu is applauding the Maori King for calling today's national hui on water rights at Turangawaewae Marae in Ngaruawahia today, saying it is good to see King Tuheitia… Audio

Waitangi Tribunal unable to establish Maori rights to aquifers; Maori Council's legal team says Waitangi Tribunal's findings on water rights offer win-win solution to Crown and claimants; West… Audio

Waitangi Tribunal unable to establish whether Maori have rights to aquifers; Maori Council's legal team says Waitangi Tribunal findings on water rights offer win-win solution to Crown and claimants; A… Audio

After nearly three decades, hundreds of hui and arguments against opposition Nelson's first Maori language immersion school has opened its doors; A Treaty lawyer is urging the Waitangi Tribunal to… Audio

After nearly three decades, hundreds of hui and arguments against opposition - Nelson's first Maori language immersion school has opened its doors; A Treaty lawyer is urging the Waitangi Tribunal to… Audio

An urgent inquiry into water rights has heard Mighty River Power is the wrong state asset to be opened up to private investors first because it's too tangled up in the water ownership debate. Audio

Meanwhile, the specially held Waitangi Tribunal hearing is continuing in Lower Hutt. Audio

A hapu says the Government needs to take the blame for Maori claiming ownership of water. Tapuika of Te Arawa says as soon as the Government decided to sell shares in some state-owned hydro-power… Audio

The Waitangi Tribunal will today begin an urgent hearing that the Maori Council hopes will delay the sale of shares in state-owned energy companies. The Council says the partial privatisation should… Audio

The Waitangi Tribunal will today be told the Crown should return thousands of hectares of East Coast land to a Maori authority; The Maori Women's Welfare League is being urged to be more careful when… Audio

Two Maori organisations are offering to buy two of the former Crafar farms, which are now owned by the Chinese company Shanghai Pengxin; The Maori Women's Welfare League is being urged to be more… Audio

A legal bid to block or delay the search for oil off the East Coast is being mounted by an iwi and an environmental group. Audio