Waitangi Tribunal
Waitangi Tribunal's findings 'bizarre' - minister
The Waitangi Tribunal's draft findings on proposed changes to laws governing Māori land have been dismissed as "bizarre" by Treaty Negotiations Minister Chris Finlayson.
War vets up in arms over Archive NZ plans
War veterans are concerned Archives New Zealand's proposal to destroy records and case files is an attempt to get rid of evidence before an upcoming Waitangi Tribunal inquiry.
Tuhoe leader Tamati Kruger
Kim Dotcom's US lawyer is forecasting the extradition case will now go all the way to the Supreme Court and take up to another four years. Audio
Crown repeatedly breached Treaty in dealings with Te Urewera
Some Te Urewera families were forced to live in caves and food shortages meant they had to eat rotten potatos. Audio
Second Northland iwi challenges mandated authority
An urgent Waitangi Tribunal Claim has been lodged challenging yet another Northland mandated treaty authority and calling for a halt in negotiations. Maori issues Correspondent Mihingarangi Forbes… Audio
Waitangi Tribunal has grants urgent hearing
The Waitangi Tribunal has granted an urgent hearing for a claim alleging the Crown has failed to reduce the number of Māori in prison and their high reoffending rates. Audio
Tribunal report - Crown deceived Whanganui Maori over land grab
A Waitangi Tribunal report has found the Crown was deceitful when it bought land from Whanganui Maori and is responsible for the deprived state many of them live in now. Audio
'Conflict of interest' in land law submissions
The Crown is trying to block submissions by Māori Land Court judges against proposed changes to land laws from being used by the Waitangi Tribunal.
Waitangi tribunal will hear opposition to Maori land review
An East Coast Maori landowner, who says a review of Maori land laws will undermine her rights, has made a strong enough case to be heard by the Waitangi Tribunal. Audio
Ngāpuhi request clarify on sovereignty
Māori claimants from the North have asked the Waitangi Tribunal to spell out its position on sovereignty - and who holds it now.
Northland hapū call for treaty negotiation halt
The Northland group that took a claim to the Waitangi Tribunal over Ngāpuhi's flawed mandate wants the Treaty Minister to stop negotiations. Audio
Northland hapu call for treaty negotiations in Ngapuhi to halt
The Northland group that won its claim that the Ngapuhi mandate for negotiating a Treaty settlement was flawed now wants the Treaty Minister to stop all talks. Audio
Hui to be held over Ngāpuhi negotiations
A hui of Northland's Te Kotahitanga o Ngā Hapū Ngāpuhi is likely to hear a recommendation that Ngāpuhi's treaty negotiations be put on hold.
Dover Samuels on being beaten for speaking te reo Māori at school
Former minister Dover Samuels has spoken for the first time of being left bloodied and bruised for speaking te reo Māori at school. Audio
Dover Samuels to tell Tribunal of beatings for speaking te reo
Northland's veteran of Maori politics, Dover Samuels is giving evidence to the Waitangi Tribunal today about a subject he's never spoken of before in public - the brutal punishment of young Maori… Audio
Waitangi Tribunal to consider TPP inquiry
The Waitangi Tribunal has asked to hear further argument on whether it should hold an urgent inquiry into the Trans Pacific Partnership.
Waitangi Rua Rautau Lecture 2015
Rt Hon Dame Jenny Shipley and Bishop Te Kitohi Pikaahu provide political and religious perspectives on the different responses of the Government and the Anglican Church to the Treaty of Waitangi, with… Audio
Pressure on Ngapuhi over settlement
The Waitangi elder Kingi Taurua says he'll be asking the Prime Minister to apologise today for his dismissive remarks on Maori sovereignty. Audio
Pundit - Te Pataka A Te Manu Korihi
Digging up the hangi pit with Radio New Zealand's Maori News team, Rosemary Rangitauira and Laura Bootham. How has the government has been handling treaty claims, and why this affects how Maori… Audio
Te Manu Korihi News for 17 December 2014
Lawyers representing Maori military veterans have outlined out their claims today to the Waitangi Tribunal; The Maori Party says the Climate Change Iwi Leaders Group has some housekeeping to do, to… Audio