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"There have been so many accidents, so many casualties along that stretch of road, " locals say.

The Geographic Board confirmed it has received a name change proposal but says more community consultation is needed before it can go further.

The Bones of Our Past started as a film about the marae's 30th anniversary celebrations, but became much more.

One of New Zealand's oldest archaeological sites is at risk of rising sea levels, according to a new study.

Te Tūkohu Ngāwhā - a science fair based in Rotorua - is hoping to attract more young women into the fields of science, technology, engineering and mathematics.

Questions around the exact age and size of the waka remain, but experts say the find is of global significance.

Tania Simpson intends to hit the ground running in what will ultimately be a short term due to the trust's rules.

Jack Karetai-Barrett left Whakatāne aboard his Focus Atlas 6.7 gravel bike covering more than 894km to Wellington.

The fair was founded five years ago to engage more Rotorua children in science.

The Te Pāti Māori MP has been laid to rest today on the grounds of a small church at Opaea Marae among the rolling hills of Taihape.

Ngāti Toa have launched one of four new commissioning agencies to decide how Whānau Ora resources are distributed to Māori and Pacific communities across the country. Audio

Earlier this month the Minister of Health announced the government would introduce legislation for a "suite of amendments" to the Pae Ora (Healthy Futures) Act.

Both the Matariki star cluster and Puanga will be visible low on the eastern horizon just before the rising of the sun.

The Smokefree 2025 goal is only months away, but Māori smokefree advocates are concerned that Māori smoking rates have remained more than double that of the general population.

The new homes will be for the descendants of Ngāti Rangi living in the region and those wanting to return home.

"For me it's not really whether I'm happy or not, it's whether our people are happy," one of the artists says.

Iwi in Manawatū are crediting part of the success of the new Te Ahu a Turanga Highway to a partnership between them and the NZ Transport Agency.

The Ahu a Turanga Highway will not be open for traffic until next week but a few locals had the chance to drive over the southern Ruahine Ranges on Saturday.

The Waitangi Tribunal says the government waited too long before it declined to up Takutai Moana's funds.

The festival brought just under $24 million into Taranaki.

"At the end of the day our final outcome, the only outcome, is for that mountain to be back in Māori hands, Māori ownership."

Rugby superstar Portia Woodman-Wickliffe, former Labour Minister Dover Samuels, and waka stalwart Joe Conrad are among the Māori on this year's list.

"There are many people along the way that have told our story that aren't us, this is our story told by us," co-director Catherine Manning said.

Around 200 men gathered to listen to several leading figures in Māori health.

But David Seymour says there should be no such thing as Māori funding.