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Ihumātao: 'Why would we pay the thief for our own land?'
Māori at Ihumātao say the land should be gifted back, and iwi should not have to buy back what was once stolen from them.
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You and non-you: MPs tangled in grammar
42 minutes agoBeing an MP is not an easy job. Long hours, public rancour, being recognised at the supermarket, difficult grammar… sorry, what? Audio
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Road to Fox Glacier will not reopen, engineers say
The road to Fox Glacier cannot be reopened, after a landslide swept through in February, engineers say.
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Retiree becomes first Waitara leaseholder to buy her property
9:33 am todayThe first leaseholder has taken ownership of property under the Waitara Lands Act, but not everyone is happy with the scheme.
Ihumātao: 'Why would we pay the thief for our own land?'
Māori at Ihumātao say the land should be gifted back, and iwi should not have to buy back what was once stolen from them.
You and non-you: MPs tangled in grammar
Being an MP is not an easy job. Long hours, public rancour, being recognised at the supermarket, difficult grammar… sorry, what? Audio
Road to Fox Glacier will not reopen, engineers say
The road to Fox Glacier cannot be reopened, after a landslide swept through in February, engineers say.
Retiree becomes first Waitara leaseholder to buy her property
The first leaseholder has taken ownership of property under the Waitara Lands Act, but not everyone is happy with the scheme.
The hidden casualties of Duterte's war on drugs
Journalist Sheila Coronel has been investigating thousands of extra-judicial killings in the Phillipines conducted under the guise of president Rodrigo Duterte's 'war on drugs'. Other countries are… Audio
Decolonising the justice system
This week Corrections announced a new tikanga based strategy with the aim of reducing the Maori prison population from 52% to 16%. Criminal lawyer and youth justice advocate Kingi Snelgar thinks that… Audio
NZs possible response to global economic headwinds
The government is keeping a watching brief on the international economic climate, and considers New Zealand's possible response. Audio
'We will prosecute': Ukraine to track down anyone spreading manifesto
The Eastern European nation's ambassador has vowed authorities will bring before the courts anyone distributing the accused Christchurch gunman's manifesto.
Climate protester marks 100 days at Parliament
For 100 days - rain, hail, and shine - Ollie Langridge has been camped out at Parliament with one message. He wants politicians to declare a climate emergency. Unfortunately, that call to action has… Video, Audio
Justice group resignations won't derail progress - Whaipooti
A member of the government's justice advisory group says the resignations of - quote "two Pakeha men" - isn't going to derail the work that's already been done.
JustSpeak spokesperson Julia Whaipooti… Video, Audio
Panel departures 'won't hurt' final report on justice reform
The resignations of "two Pākehā men" from the government's justice reform group will not hurt the quality of its final report, another member of the team says.
Kiingitanga, Tainui won't rule out Ihumātao buy-back
Waikato-Tainui and the Kiingitanga have not ruled out buying back Ihumātao to put an end to the Māori land dispute in south Auckland.
But they say no deal has been struck despite rumours that they're… Audio
Kiingitanga and iwi won't rule out buying back Ihumātao
Waikato-Tainui and the Kiingitanga are shutting down claims that they are about to buy back Ihumātao but have not ruled out the possibility.
Are community board an endangered species?
Some community boards are bordering on the edge of the abyss, with so few nominees they can't even hold elections. Audio
Are parliament's viewing rules too strict?
A group of students have been banned from Parliament for a year, after singing a waiata in the public gallery in support of the Ihumatao hikoi. Parliamentary law expert Graeme Edgeler joins the panel… Audio
Jacinda Ardern 'will visit Ihumātao ... it's just a matter of timing'
Prime Minister Jacinda Adern says she will go to Ihumātao - but not until the standoff between iwi and Fletchers is over.
News stoush reveals struggles for press freedom in PNG
The head of Papua New Guinea's EMTV News has got his job back at the free to air channel after being sacked two days earlier. Audio
Local board member claims being 'sidelined' over pics with politicians
A community representative in Auckland says she's been sidelined by her peers after posting photos online with Green and Labour party MPs.
Asia correspondent Julia Hollingsworth
Julia has the latest on the Hong Kong protests, and an admission from China about the detention of a British consulate employee. Julia Hollingsworth is a digital news producer for CNN based in Hong… Audio
Will Hong Kong 'dialogue' restore calm or is it a trap?
Hong Kong protesters have rejected Chief Executive Carrie Lam's offer to start a dialogue in a bid to heal the rift between the government and protestors, calling it a trap. Audio
