Stories by Emma Andrews

Another medical centre has fallen victim to the nationwide shortage of GPs, but a kaupapa Māori health service is invigorating another. Audio

On the main drag of Taumarunui, Trunk Coffee House not only serves a cup of java, but shares a lot of kindness.

Some describe Danny Heke as "a young bloke from Kihikihi" but he is the founder of a foundation trying to change the stark suicide statistics of Māori in Australia.

Tickets are now on sale for the 2025 Te Matatini festival.

Te Huihuinga o Ngā Tātarakihi was established in 1994, and is now run by Rangimokai Knuckey and other volunteer kaiako.

Kiingi Tuheitia's death was something no-one expected. But in true Māori fashion, the haukainga sprung into action to prepare.

A record 55 teams will flood Taranaki for the festival, which will be like "every single event that New Plymouth has in a year, rolled into one week".

A Māori group is proceeding with a 'marae', despite pushback from local Aboriginal people - and some in NZ.

After years on the front line, two Taranaki-based police officers have turned to their cultural roots to help tackle Māori youth crime.

A crew from Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei will paddle Te Kawau in front of Team New Zealand, taking them to the start line before racing.