Te Ao Māori

The new National leader is backing his front bench, saying he chose the shadow Cabinet line-up on merit and talent. Audio

A Hauraki iwi initiative to provide firewood deliveries could keep whānau homes warmer this winter.

The new National Party leader has defended the lack of diversity on his front bench, saying there are plenty of talented Māori in the wider caucus.

Baits and traps have been deployed to catch a stoat on one of Auckland's pest-free islands after footprints were found on Wednesday.

Māori business advisors are concerned the government has given no clear direction for the future of the Māori economy.

A programme to get troubled youth in Kaikōura into work or education has received half a million dollars from the government.

The Prime Minister hasn't ruled out the idea of creating another public holiday, and the prospect has already prompted calls for one to fall on Matariki - the Māori New Year.

A Māori sexual violence prevention service is calling for the government to better resource kaupapa Māori services if it wants to see significant change in the sector. Audio

When the Census was taken in March 2018, 35.5 percent of Māori and 37.3 percent of Pacific people were living in damp houses.

Border restrictions have cut-off more than 90 percent of visitors to Rotorua's oldest tourism business, The Whakarewarewa Village, forcing its people to re-invent its services in order to survive.

Te Puia tourism centre and the Māori arts and crafts training centre will receive $7.6 million from the government to safeguard its future.

Kapa-Kingi says that if elected she will ensure the "billions of bedazzling dollars" announced by government reach Māori in the region.

The $4 million earmarked for Waitangi National Trust in the Budget - likely the first time the government has funded the Treaty grounds - will help it survive the effects of Covid-19.

Whānau Ora providers are sceptical the significant boost in funding announced in the Budget will meet the huge demand from families doing it tough.

The Waitangi Tribunal is looking at the scope of its inquiry into Oranga Tamariki, and how it can thoroughly investigate why Māori are disproportionately taken into state care, within a tight…

A kaiako in Wellington says the funding increase from the Budget for kōhanga reo was well overdue for staff who had been underpaid and undervalued for too long.

Funeral directors say level 2 restrictions could mean families host multiple ceremonies on the same day, in an attempt to accommodate more than 50 people saying farewell to their loved ones. Audio

The heartbroken whānau of Pukekohe butcher Roy Green say they are relieved the government has loosened restrictions on tangihanga.