Te Ao Māori

Iwi in Taranaki are upset the government has put their ancestral land up for oil and gas drilling.

The Ākarana Sarah Whānau Trust in Hastings has today opened its newly completed communal housing development at Bridge Pa.

The government has made a grant of $1 million to the trust that runs the Waitangi Treaty Grounds, to help it recover from fraud.

Wellington is beefing up its commitment to embrace te reo Māori.

There are calls for the New Zealand government to uphold Treaty of Waitangi responsibilities and end racism within the health system that is contributing to shorter lives for Māori and Pacific people.

The legal definition of mānuka honey could change, if new evidence shows the chemical makeup of the honey is different in Northland, MPI says.

Former Labour MP John Tamihere has threatened to appeal the party's decision to refuse to renew his membership. Audio

The government is to invest nearly $8 million in two major Far North projects, including a long-held dream of waka tohunga, Sir Hekenukumai Busby.

The Māori Climate Commissioner says she has no qualms about encouraging schoolchildren to strike for action on climate change.

With Te Matatini just around the corner, central Wellington has set up its own "haka hub", a place where the public can access more than 70 years of historic kapa haka footage. Audio

Millions of tweets have been analysed to see how te reo Māori is being used on the social media platform.

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern says government initiatives are creating jobs and opportunities for Māori, even if there is a long way to go. Audio

Speaking at Rātana Pā, Winston Peters says the government will keep its promises to Māori, while Simon Bridges said he will support Treaty Negotiations.

Māori women between the ages of 25 and 44 are three times more likely to die from cervical cancer than Pākehā women in the same age bracket.

More than 100 people have paddled down the Whanganui River between marae, learning about the river and refreshing their connections to it.

Family violence features in all suburbs, according to a new report which reveals one in four women from high-income households experience physical or sexual violence in their lifetime.