Former PM Dame Jenny Shipley new chair of Waitangi National Trust
Former Prime Minister Dame Jenny Shipley has been named the new chair of the Waitangi National Trust. By…
Mental health watchdog: We’re ‘losing ground’ for most vulnerable
Those with the highest mental health and addiction needs are falling further behind, the mental health watchdog warns…
Proposed new Whakatāne burial charge called ‘culturally insensitive’
A proposal to create an additional fee for families wishing to back-fill grave sites themselves was identified as…
Government investing $5 million into Māori-owned businesses
The Government is investing over $5 million into Māori-owned businesses in an effort to support economic growth, jobs…
Prof Whatarangi Winiata, renowed Māori academic and leader, dies
Prominent Māori academic and leader Professor Whatarangi Winiata, founding president of Te Pāti Māori and a key figure…
Treaty clauses: Tribunal hears of ‘unrelenting assault’ on Māori rights
The Waitangi Tribunal has been told plans to weaken and remove treaty clauses in a range of laws…
Govt proposals on Treaty clauses at centre of Waitangi Tribunal hearing
The Government’s proposal to weaken and remove Treaty clauses from a range of laws is now at the…
New traditional Māori star compass unveiled in Ohakune
A traditional Māori star compass built to teach the next generation how to read the skies and live…
Calls for funding to support marae in times of emergency
Marae are calling for targeted funding to help them serve their communities and organise better emergency responses, as…
Ngāpuhi, Ngāti Rēhia celebrate return of Kororipo Pā
Ngāpuhi and the people of Te Tai Tokerau have marked the return of the historic Kororipo Pā in…
Māori find value in highly politicised charter schools
The highly politicised charter school model is resonating with both a growing number of Māori students whose attendance…
Is it OK for non-Māori to perform haka? New show investigates appropriation
What’s the difference between appreciation and appropriation is the question actor and comedian Kura Forrester asks in a…