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Te Pāti Māori's Oriini Kaipara has taken out the Māori electorate with a margin of around 3000 votes.

There should be less government and less dependency on the Crown and more tino rangatiratanga, Waikato-Tainui kaikōrero Tukoroirangi Morgan said.

Marae staff were doubled in number to cater for about 9000 guests.

Tūrangawaewae Marae heaved under the weight of Tainui Waka today, as thousands flooded into Ngāruawāhia for the annual Koroneihana celebrations.

With the case now stretching on for years, it's been suggested that the NZ Special Air Services be tasked with locating him and his children.

"What we need is action that tackles the greed we are seeing in the duopoly right now."

Whānau being moved off the main roll without consent is an attack on "our mana and our rights", Debbie Ngarewa-Packer says.

Prime Minister says attack on Gaza City "utterly, utterly unacceptable" and Israel's leader has "gone too far".

Seven of the 10 young men involved in the controversial boot camp pilot reoffended, Oranga Tamariki says.

这次调整将对20%的北岛选民、3%的南岛选民以及0.6%的毛利选区选民产生影响。

The North Island will lose an electorate seat as a list of seats get a shake-up. Here are all the changes.

Emerald Lawns operator said his own signs had also been vandalised.

Former MPs who supported the National government's foreshore and seabed legislation in 2011 are lambasting the coalition's move.

Chris Finlayson is criticising the government's move to push on with controversial marine and coastal rights legislation.

Chief Electoral Officer Karl Le Quesne says claims of voter roll tampering are unfounded and urges anyone struggling to enrol to get in touch. Audio

Worksafe received 217 reports of excessive road cone use in July, down from 641 in June.

There are reports people have been removed from the electoral roll or shifted off the Māori electoral roll. Audio

But Local Government NZ says it tells only part of the story, and should include what councils are delivering as well.

Te Pāti Māori says it's heard hundreds of complaints about people's details being altered.

The Labour Party is ridiculing the government's consultation over what chores children can do on family farms, describing it as a solution in search of a problem.

Proposed changes would let people choose safety options based on how dangerous the job was.

The government is moving to cut when people can enrol to vote, and officials warn it could hit turnout. Meanwhile, the Justice Minister has critcised comments by the ACT leader. Audio

Census data between 2018 and 2023 period showed a 37 percent increase of people living without shelter. Audio

Business leaders have told MPs better infrastructure could see the region's economy could grow six-fold to $60 billion by 2050.

New initiatives are aimed at "relaunching" the organisation.