Te Ao Māori
Iwi Leaders Group united against Oranga Tamariki scrapping Treaty obligations
If the government really wants Oranga Tamariki to continue working with Māori groups, it should leave the law as it is, leader says.
Dame Hinewehi Mohi welcomed into the NZ Music Hall of Fame
Dame Hinewehi Mohi has been welcomed into the NZ Music Hall of Fame. She talks to Charlotte Ryan about her remarkable life, and her brave moments that put music in te reo Māori on the world's stage. Audio
Further legal action over Māori Health Authority axing
It is the second High Court action into the government's policies affecting Māori.
Solving the human waste problem on our highest mountain
University of Canterbury researchers have been working with the New Zealand Alpine Club and Te Rūnanga o Arowhenua to address the issue of how mountaineers dispose of their waste when on Aoraki Mount… Audio
Iwi pen letter to King Charles over Te Tiriti O Waitangi
The letter calls on King Charles III to stop what Ngāti Kahu calls a violent attack on Te Tiriti.
Māori population grows to 904,100
About one in six New Zealanders now identifies as Māori, the latest Stats NZ data shows.
New school lunch model could cut out kaupapa Māori suppliers
A Whanganui school lunch contractor says kaupapa Māori suppliers could be out of the picture under the government's new free school lunch model.
Minister wants to work with Māori - after effort to scrap Treaty obligations
Karen Chhour wants Oranga Tamiriki to establish more partnerships with Māori, despite introducing a bill to Parliament removing their obligation to do so.
Waitangi Tribunal to hear Māori Health Authority claim
Claimants have been notified that they have met the criteria for a 'priority inquiry' scheduled for October 2024.
Rare feather regarded as 'significant piece' of history to be auctioned
It comes from a bird last seen in NZ in 1907, and could fetch thousands of dollars. Audio
'Tenei te tira hou te hara mai nei' - Fresh faces take regional haka to new level
A record 55 groups have qualified for Te Matatini in New Plymouth next year.
Survey doesn't support claims Treaty sowing division
New research shows New Zealanders - especially younger ones - see the Treaty largely as a positive symbol, Olli Hellmann writes.
'Relationships are key': Help for at-risk learners pays off
A new app and embracing te ao Māori are among ways Taranaki's largest tertiary education has seen a big improvement in pass rates.
Whakataukī of the Week with Robert Sullivan
Robert Sullivan is a poet and an associate professor in creative writing at Massey University who has just published his latest book of poems, Hopurangi: Songcatcher, with Auckland University Press. Audio
Te Pāti Māori slams tabling of bill during Parliament recess
The bill to repeal Section 7AA of the Oranga Tamariki Act 1989 was introduced to Parliament on Monday.
Decision that blocked minister's Waitangi Tribunal summons overturned
But a bill has been introduced to Parliament, meaning the Tribunal no longer has jurisdiction over the case.
Theft of dead sperm whale jawbone from Southland beach upsets iwi
Whale bone is a taonga and it was taken before appropriate protocols and tikanga had been observed, DOC says.
New community housing life-changing for whānau
A mum living in a cold, mouldy sleepout with two kids says moving into the first of a kind housing will be life-changing for her whānau.
Councillor questions $70,000 spend on te reo Māori app
Councillor Geoff Taylor called the app a luxury at a time when ratepayers were facing the biggest rate increase in two decades.
