Te Ao Māori
Hundreds gather to protest Kaipara mayor after karakia refusal
Dame Rangimārie Naida Glavish is one of hundreds protesting the Kaipara mayor in Dargaville.
Takatāpui unit to help LGBTIQ+ youth launched in Tauranga
A takatāpui unit has been set up beside a Tauranga marae to help rangatahi have "brave conversations".
Ngāti Kahungunu ki Wairarapa Tāmaki Nui-a-Rua Treaty settlement
Hundreds of Ngāti Kahungunu ki Wairarapa Tāmaki Nui-a-Rua have arrived in Wellington for the final reading of their treaty settlement.
They packed out a special train from Dannevirke this morning… Audio
New oyster hatchery aims to strengthen New Zealand production
A new $5 million hatchery in Nelson is aiming to ensure a reliable supply of oyster spat for New Zealand's largest oyster producer, Moana New Zealand.
Pouakani land: Complexities, sensitivities and hara as a tough decision looms
Explainer: A Wairarapa hapū says a Supreme Court ruling means it should be removed from a proposed treaty settlement that is in its final stages.
Kaipara mayor unbans karakia from council meetings
The reversal follows an "open and frank discussion" amongst council members.
Wairarapa Māori win legal battle over power station
The Supreme Court has found in their favour in a fight for the site of a hydro-electric power station in Waikato.
Ōpihi burial ground appeal - groups to meet out of court
Māori groups in Whakatāne have welcomed a decision to pause the development of a retirement village by an urupā.
Doctors without peers - how the health workforce is little like the patients it serves
Dr Wil Harrison is New Zealand's first and only current Māori cardiologist. He'd be one of 12 Māori, if the workforce was representative of the population.
Fewer Kiwi children living in poverty but disparity between Māori and Pākehā remains
Walter- who is just 22 - lived on the streets for years and calls poverty a "generational curse" that left him with nowhere else to turn.
Govt falling behind on timeframe for co-governance plans - Jackson
The Māori Development Minister confirms he's "leaning towards" putting the work on co-governance on hold.
Why should ethnicity mean lower life expectancy?
Measures that directly address the racial chasm in the length of Kiwi lives should not be feared, the Māori Health Authority chief executive says.
Iwi hopes Crown apology marks fresh start
The great hope is of a new chapter, forging a future while not forgetting, misremembering or mythologising the past, says Ngāti Maniapoto historian and kaumātua professor Tom Roa.
Ngāti Maniapoto receives 'long overdue' apology from Crown
The prime minister has apologised to Ngāti Maniapoto for more than 150 years of treaty breaches.
Fifty-year plan for Te Mata Peak's future unveiled
Te Mata Park Trust has released a 50-year masterplan for its vision within the iconic Hawke's Bay landmark.
Iwi's bid to stop company from bottling billions of litres dismissed
The Court of Appeal has dismissed Ngāti Awa's appeal to stop a company from taking a billion litres of water from an aquifer near Whakatāne.
Parties come down hard on govt over response to child's death
Te Pāti Māori has accused the government of being bereft of leadership and in a "state of paralysis" over its response to the murder of five-year-old Malachi Subecz.
How to protect - or regulate - rongoā Māori
The government is revisiting how and if rongoā Māori - or traditional Māori medicine - is being incorporated and protected in legislation which aims to regulate natural medicine.
The Therapeutic… Audio
Treaty settlement agreement will address housing, energy issues on Chathams - iwi
Ngāti Mutunga o Wharekauri are looking towards the future after striking an agreement in principle for a Treaty settlement with the Crown.
Questions remain over mysterious Te Urewera hut fire
The mysterious destruction of an old biodiversity hut in Te Urewera while a court injunction is in place has highly concerned some locals and conservationists.