‘Prejudice’: Tribunal finds reforms breach multiple Treaty principles
The Waitangi Tribunal has found the Crown breached multiple principles of Te Tiriti o Waitangi by approving plans…
Bikinis and bare chests: Campaign for Māori voters to switch rolls goes viral
Green Party candidate Tania Waikato is taking an unconventional approach to encouraging Māori voters to switch to the…
‘Forever home’ found after three-plus years in transitional housing
Gisborne woman Rena Pritchard spent three-and-a-half years waiting for social housing to become available, and now her dream…
Māori dad fights for NZ citizenship pathway after personal success
Even after more than a year living in Aotearoa and having secured citizenship for himself and his three…
Extinction threat for the hoiho, one of the world’s rarest penguins
The threat to one of the world’s rarest penguins, the northern hoiho, is reaching a critical point. Advocates…
Scrapping council/iwi agreements ‘only takes things backwards’
Plans to scrap iwi involvement in councils under reforms of the Resource Management Act will take away a…
Iwi-council agreements ‘narrowly scoped’ in late change to new RMA system
Existing council agreements giving iwi a formal role in planning decisions will not be retained under a late…
Māori word named world’s most beautiful by language app
A Māori word describing the responsibility to care for the natural world has been named the world’s most…
Goldie portrait missing for a century goes on sale
A Goldie portrait that vanished from public view for more than a century is expected to fetch about…
Kiwis gather to welcome Matariki with dawn ceremonies and reflection
Kiwis gathered in the early morning darkness to celebrate the start of the Māori New Year today, and…
‘Big menu’ for Matariki breakfast as Ngāti Whātua make final prep
Ngāti Whātua are undertaking final preparations for tomorrow’s national Matariki hautapu ceremony at Takaparawhau (Bastion Point), Auckland –…
Growing the next generation of Māori startup founders
Māori entrepreneurs are behind some of New Zealand’s most innovative companies, from fintech firm BlinkPay to fusion energy…