Waitangi Tribunal
Māori health: Give us a system that works for us
A watershed Waitangi Tribunal report backs claims the system is racist, finding the Crown has breached the Treaty in failing to give Māori control over a primary health system that works for them. Audio
Dame Areta Koopu: Peacemaker
My next guest is someone who has always had her tipuna by her side. She comes from the East Coast, near Gisborne. Her life's work led her to head the Maori Women's Welfare League in the 1990's, to the… Audio
'It impacts on Maori far more than other inmates'
The Waitangi Tribunal has been told the ban on prisoners voting is underpinned by racism and disproportionately impacts on Maori. Audio
Alcohol harm: Impact on Māori taken to Tribunal
A Māori warden has filed an urgent claim with the Waitangi Tribunal arguing laws around the sale and supply of alcohol disproportionately impact Māori.
Concerns iwi might block access to reserves labelled 'scaremongering'
Claims by Wanganui Ratepayers Association that local iwi might block access to parks and reserves if they gain ownership have been called "scaremongering" and "ignorant".
Gabrielle Baker: institutional racism an awkward conversation
Gabrielle Baker is a Maori health expert and advocate for a pro-equity, anti-racist health system. She is a former public servant who now works as a consultant with a range of health sector agencies… Audio
Board shouldn't have had mandate - Waitangi Tribunal
The Government has been criticised once again for negotiating with a Maori body that did not have the backing of one of the hapu it claimed to represent. Mihingarangi Forbes reports. Audio
Oratory, anger, laughter and tears at Ngapuhi closings
After nine years of work, and 31 weeks of hearings, there was anger, laughter and tears on the last day of the massive Waitangi Tribunal inquiry into the grievances of northern Maori. Audio
Final Waitangi Tribunal hearings for Northland claim underway
The claim by Te Paparahi O Te Raki cover a range of issues from tino rangatiratanga, to te reo Maori, to socio-economic issues. Audio
Crown found to be complicit in Lake Horowhenua pollution
The Crown's actions contributed to the pollution of Lake Horowhenua and Hōkio Stream, the Waitangi Tribunal has found.
Hato Petera argues land grant money could have saved its life
The Waitangi Tribunal has been told that the catholic Maori school Hato Petera College would not be facing closure had a land grant from the Crown been used in the way it was intended. Audio
Waitangi Tribunal launches Māori health inquiry
The Waitangi Tribunal is to launch an inquiry into health services and health outcomes for Māori.
Corrections "open" to new ways to tackle Maori re-offending
Half the prison population is Maori and the tribunal says Corrections is breaching its Treaty obligations by not doing enough to reduce the alarming statistics. Audio
Waitangi Tribunal finds Corrections failing Maori
The Department of Corrections has failed Maori by not doing enough to reduce high reoffending rates, the Waitangi Tribunal has found. Video, Audio
Commissioned: Local Government Commission Chair Sir Wira Gardiner
Sir Wira Gardiner is chair of the Local Government Commission overseeing our 78 local authorities, 11 regional councils and 67 territorial authorities. Rodney, Waiheke and the Wairarapa could all have… Audio
Waitangi Tribunal could use 'full' power for first time
A court ruling could push the Waitangi Tribunal to use its power to make binding recommendations for the first time, an iwi spokesperson says.
Concern at proposed job losses at Māori Land Court
About 15 percent of the staff at the Māori Land Court could lose their jobs under a proposed restructure.
Ngāpuhi another step closer to settlement
Treaty Settlement Minister Chris Finlayson has accepted the recommendations of a report on a new framework to settle Ngāpuhi's Treaty claim.
Māori reoffending too complex to blame on Corrections, Crown says
The Department of Corrections is disputing a claim before the Waitangi Tribunal that it is failing to rehabilitate Māori offenders.
Iwi are picking up slack for Corrections - Ngāti Kahungunu
Members of the Ngāti Kahungunu iwi have been highly critical of the Department of Corrections' approach to the rehabilitation of Māori inmates.