Stories by Te Aniwa Hurihanganui

The government's latest plan to save New Zealand's wildlife and plants promises to have te ao Māori at its heart, including holding mātauranga Māori in the same regard as Western science.

At least three hapū have written formal requests to Treaty Negotiations Minister Andrew Little to stop negotiating the Whakatōhea Treaty settlement with its pre-settlement trust.

"I have a daughter and I don't want the state caring for her." Oranga Tamariki's bosses have appeared at the Waitangi Tribunal today.

An investigation into Oranga Tamariki has found the ministry has been routinely removing newborn babies from their parents under a "without notice" court order, rather than in exceptional cases only. Video

The unemployment rate for Māori has dropped significantly in the three months to June, falling to 6.7 percent from 8.7 percent last quarter.

Māori and Pasifika remain severely under-represented in university science departments, making up less than 5 percent of staff, a study shows. Audio

The lawyer for Sustainable Otakiri has alleged the Environment Court made a number of critical errors when it considered a proposal by Creswell New Zealand Limited to take a billion litres of water a…

Supporters of an appeal to stop a major water bottling consent heckled from the public gallery of the High Court today.

The fight to stop a major international company from taking a billion litres of water a year from the Awaiti Aquifer near Whakatāne has reached the High Court.

National MP Jo Hayes would be "keen" to contest the Te Tai Hauāuru electorate if Judith Collins opened that door - something the new leader is actively considering.

One of the biggest Māori tourism operators in Rotorua, Te Puia, has come back to life since re-opening two weeks ago, but it's still having to watch every cent until the borders re-open.

Jobs and a chance to reconnect with the whenua are the positive outcomes for an iwi of the government's Jobs for Nature programme.

At least five North Island iwi will be severely impacted from new restrictions to protect endangered dolphins, and there are concerns the changes will undermine promises under the Treaty of Waitangi.

The Waitangi Tribunal has found the Marine and Coastal Area (Takutai Moana) Act is in breach of the Treaty of Waitangi and prejudicially affects Māori.

Māori businesses have quickly gone from their best year of export sales on record to their worst.

A fallen 900-year-old Totara tree from the Wakamoekau Creek in Wairarapa will live on through whakairo, as work gets underway to build the region's first ever carving school.

Toni Waho, an unwavering advocate for te reo Māori, died after he was swept down a river near Tangiwai in the Ruapehu district last night.

Former New Zealand First MP Tuariki Delamere has joined a fight to stop the Whakatōhea Treaty Settlement from being finalised.

After axing Armed Response Teams, the Police Commissioner has suggested using "sponge bullets" - but opponents say there is no evidence to support the use of these potentially lethal weapons.

Police have apologised to the whānau of a 16-year-old boy from Masterton who was arrested last year after being mistaken for a suspect. Audio

Mayor Rehette Stoltz says she regrets voting in favour of installing two new replicas of Captain Cook's ship without consulting local iwi, and will now allow them to have their say.

Gisborne district councillors have voted to permanently install two new replicas of Captain Cook's ship the Endeavour in the region without consulting iwi or the public.

Opponents of the controversial Dome Valley landfill proposal in Auckland are urging the council to give them one more month to send in submissions.

Master carvers who have dedicated their life to teaching whakairo say the government's investment will allow them to keep the art alive.