Stories by Eru Rerekura

Protest rallies are planned in more than a dozen Australian towns and cities over plans to close remote Aboriginal communities.

One of Wellington's newest restaurants is serving its diners Te Reo Māori as an extra language on its menu.

Most of Wellington region's grassroots Māori oppose the plan for a supercity that would see them lose their voice on local councils. Audio

A National list MP of Ngāi Tahu descent is validating the position of a Christchurch local body politician, who is retaining his seat from his new location in Whanganui.

While a Māori rights movement in South Australia is organising protest marches about the government's plans to close down rural Aboriginal communities, a demonstration yesterday in Perth turned…

Indigenous Australians in Perth are praising Māori in both New Zealand and Australia for protesting in solidarity with them over plans to shut down their remote communities.

The Māori Anzac memorial service in Whanganui will be held at a different venue because the cenotaph that's being restored at Pākaitore won't be ready in time.

A Māori language immersion school in northern Hawke's Bay says it has had to wait 20 years before it could build suitable and permanent buildings.

A Christchurch local body politician who has moved to the North Island claims he has the confidence of Ngāi Tahu to continue in his role from his new location.

The Mana Movement leader Hone Harawira is accusing the Australian Prime Minister of ignoring the plight of remote indigenous communities in Western Australia.

A South Island iwi-led agricultural training programme is aiming to give a boost to Māori leadership in agriculture as it expands and offers higher level qualifications.

A large Māori farming corporation in Whanganui is using a marae homestead near Waiōuru to train young adults from its iwi to run all of the incorporation's farms.

Despite a Wairarapa iwi authority favouring the Wellington supercity proposal, Māori further down the ranks are not so keen. Audio

New Zealanders in Sydney are preparing for celebrations this week to mark a milestone of Māori history in Australia.

A Māori rights movement in Adelaide is accusing Australia's mainstream media of ignoring the plight of remote Aboriginal communities in Western Australia.

A Wairarapa iwi authority supports the creation of a super city council for the Wellington region.

An Aboriginal leader in Western Australia is applauding a Tasmanian politician's call for dedicated indigenous seats, similar to those in New Zealand.

An Australian politician is pushing for dedicated indigenous seats in the federal parliament and cites the dedicated Māori seats in New Zealand as a good example.

A Māori rights movement in Australia is backing an Aboriginal Council campaign to stop the federal government from closing remote indigenous communities. Audio

A Taranaki tribe that has settled its Treaty claim plans to meet with its neighbours to discuss a collective claim over Mount Taranaki.

Ngāi Tahu Tourism has taken over one of New Zealand's oldest tourism companies which is based in Queenstown.

The lead Treaty negotiator for Ngāi Takoto iwi in the Far North is fed up with "individual politics" which he says is keeping tribes in the rohe from moving forward.

A South Taranaki tribe has accepted an apology from the Crown for illegally detaining their ancestors in the South Island in the 1800s. Audio

The Greater Wellington Regional Council has admitted it failed to properly consult Wairarapa iwi before spraying a popular patch of watercress.

A Māori business manager based in Australia is calling for more Māori people to support at-risk indigenous rights in Australia.