Stories by Te Aniwa Hurihanganui

The proposed changes to RNZ Concert have provoked opposition from classical music lovers and even the PM, but some say the attention it has received highlights disparities in the arts sector.

More than 1000 people were up at the crack of dawn in Waitangi this morning to witness the opening Te Rau Aroha, a new museum honouring Māori who fought in conflicts here and overseas. Video

Māori inmates who suffer from a traumatic brain injury need Māori-specific assessments, or will risk making the same poor decisions that led them to prison in the first place, according to a…

Remarks by Shane Jones about Ihumātao protest leader Pania Newton have been described as sexist, misogynistic and an attack on the leadership of Māori women.

Whānau Ora minister Peeni Henare can kiss Māori progress goodbye if he continues to allow other agencies to dip into its funding, the organisation's head has warned. Video, Audio

Te Taumata Wānanga reo has seen some of Ngāpuhi's most renowned te reo Māori speakers come together to teach more than 100 people about the mita and Ngāpuhi's unique kī waha.

A man whose mokopuna was taken says Oranga Tamariki should go and be replaced by a Māori whānau-centric model. But the ministry and a midwife say better housing, education are needed.

More than a hundred years since the Tūhoe pacifist Rua Kēnana was unlawfully imprisoned, the Crown has today pardoned him and acknowledged its wrongs.

Iwi opposed to the Pare Hauraki Treaty settlement are hailing the Waitangi Tribunal's recent report into the Crown's overlapping claims process as a significant step forward.

Iwi around the Eastern Bay of Plenty have placed rāhui over their coastlines to show their respect for the victims of the Whakaari eruption. They want the public to understand the ethos of a rāhui so…

Questions and concerns about the future of the Ngāpuhi treaty settlement remain, following a hui between Far North hapū and ministers in the weekend.

Agencies and services designed to help Māori women in unsafe relationships often contribute to their entrapment, research has found.

Many Ngāpuhi hapū are unconvinced the Crown's renewed efforts to get its settlement back on track, and give new groups an opportunity to enter into negotiations, will work.

The New Zealand Māori Council has advocated for the rights of Māori for more than 50 years, but it is now facing tough questions about its purpose today.

Porirua-based iwi Ngāti Toa Rangatira has officially become the landlord of more than 900 state homes in the city.

The Waitangi Tribunal has been urged to broaden the scope of its inquiry into Oranga Tamariki to include DHB and police roles in removing babies from their whānau.

A fresh cohort of Māori nursing graduates hopes to transform the industry, which has not seen a rise in Māori nurse numbers for 40 years.

The Health Quality and Safety Commission is undertaking research into why adverse events involving Māori are not being reported as much as non-Māori.

Sir Kim Workman has held many titles - cop, head of prisons, families commissioner, fierce campaigner for criminal justice reform, jazz musician and father. He's also his iwi's first knight

Deputy Commissioner Wally Haumaha says the strategy and five-year goal is a watershed moment.

Hundreds of tamariki from 62 schools have converged in Hamilton for Te Mana Kuratahi, the National Primary Schools Kapa Haka Competition.

Te Huki Marae in Hawke's Bay has risen from the ashes of a fire that destroyed buildings in 2007.

More than a hundred years since armed constabulary troops desecrated the peaceful Taranaki settlement Parihaka, the Crown is owning up to its wrongs. Video

There are fears a six-month trial of police patrol vehicles carrying armed officers might mean Māori being targeted more than any other group.