Stories by Laura Bootham

Lawyers for Māori fisheries body Te Ohu Kaimoana have rejected claims a fund set aside to help urban tāngata whenua is favouring those with iwi affiliations.

Some of the directors of a fund to help people without iwi links are prioritising those who do instead, two urban Māori organisations say.

Māori want mainstream doctors to collaborate more with traditional rongoā Māori healers, a new study has found. Audio

Protesters have upped their pressure on an iwi trust as they seek to stop its sale of land in Wellington to developers.

Plans for a council-managed campground in Wellington's Owhiro Bay have been put on hold after councillors clashed in a testy debate. Audio

A whānau support group at Victoria University says it's under threat. Audio

The Presbyterian Church's Māori division has accused the church's General Assembly of walking away from its partnership to support Turakina Māori Girls' College.

A health researcher says a series of reports into Māori well-being provides a stark reminder of the inequities they face in achieving good health.

The Turakina Māori Girls' College Old Girls Association says the interim decision that the kura should close has come as a surprise.

The Minister of Māori Development has come out swinging after an interim decision to close Turakina Māori Girls' College.

Ngāti Porou says its agreement with the Gisborne District Council to share responsibilities for protecting freshwater and land resources represents a 'watershed' moment.

An art exhibition by homeless West Aucklanders has come out of a collaboration between Te Whānau o Waipareira and Corbans Art Estate.

The Labour Party says the government has not done enough to protect land from foreign ownership after agreeing to the Trans-Pacific Partnership deal.

The announcement of the Trans Pacific Partnership shows a complete lack of understanding of Treaty of Waitangi principles, a lawyer says.

The Vice-President Māori of the Council of Trade Unions has attacked the Federation of Māori Authorities for its support of the Trans-Pacific Partnership agreement.

East Auckland principals are hailing a new digitally-based education system as key to engaging children in low decile schools, in particular tāngata whenua and Pasifika.

Researchers have managed to unravel the genetic heritage of New Zealand's first dog, the now extinct kurī. Audio

A meeting between Tūhoronuku, the organisation leading Ngāpuhi settlement negotiations and the Crown to iron out issues has been slated by a splinter group of hapū, Te Kotahitanga.

A former prisoner who has run tikanga programmes for ex-offenders says hardened meth addicts need better support to overcome their problems.

The principles of Whānau Ora are set to be exported overseas to a Native American provider after it reached an agreement with an Urban Maori Authority.

Māori artists and performers will be showcasing ngā karetao at a national puppet festival as part of efforts to revitalise the ancient art form.

An academic wants aspects of the rangatahi court system for youth which adheres to Maori protocols to be rolled out to accommodate adults.

An environmental researcher and kaitiaki Māori is urging tāngata whenua to get counting kererū to help conversationists understand them better.

The decision to close an East Cape kura next year was already rubber-stamped and the consultation process was a farce, its principal says.