Te Ao Māori

Maori leaders say damage to rivers and lakes is having a deep impact on their communities, victims of abuse feel let down by the Government's refusal to hold an inquiry into historical abuse of Maori… Audio

Maori leaders say damage to many of the country's rivers and lakes is having a deep impact on their communities, as Leigh Marama McLachlan reports. Audio

Relatives of New Zealand soldiers killed on duty in Southeast Asia say they're relieved their family members will finally be returned home. Angela Hayden's father Hoani Hapeta died in Thailand in the… Audio

The Ministry of Social Development has been accused of forcing a Whanau Ora agency to do its dirty work and slash millions of dollars of funding for services helping at risk familes. Audio

Te Teko locals Lolo and Boss Hale have transformed their three bedroom home to accommodate 22 of their whanau who've become Edgecumbe refugees. Audio

Opposition Māori MPs are urging the Government to take its controversial Māori land reform bill back to the Māori affairs select committee for more consideration, MPs have heard from some whanau that… Audio

Seven Māori trusts and entities are throwing their resources behind a whole new milk processing plant in Kawerau, which will create 30 jobs. Kawerau Dairy will be the country's first geothermally… Audio

Nine MPs are calling on the Maori Development Minister Te Ururoa Flavell urging the Government to take the Maori land reform bill back to the drawing board. Audio

The simmering tensions in Taranaki over race relations could be eased, some locals say, if Pakeha were more involved in the Treaty settlement process. Audio

The Maori King's closest family members, the Kaahuiaariki, have arrived at Te Puea marae in Mangere where the mourning period of his older sister, Tomairangi Paki has begun. Audio

Professor Jacinta Rura, a specialist in Maori land law, says there's widespread concern about law changes going through Parliament. She says owners of Maori land are united the process should not be… Audio