Te Ao Māori

Bilingual road signs are coming to the West Coast, hot on the heels of school signs which are already being replaced to include the word 'kura'.

Wellington mana whenua and the city council have launched a new Māori language app to celebrate and encourage the use of te reo Māori in the capital.

A Wellington tauira has launched a petition calling for the Reserve Bank to replace the monarch in the next redesign of coins and notes, with images that better represent New Zealand.

Heavyweight bidders have been manoeuvring behind the scenes ahead of this afternoon's charity auction of more than 100 examples of New Zealand's finest photo-journalism.

Thirty years to the day of one of the first major treaty settlements, those involved have gathered to take stock of what has become a billion dollar industry, but also the challenges ahead.

Cheers roared through both parliament and Pipitea Marae in Wellington as the Crown and Ngāti Maniapoto reached settlement.

A Rotorua kura kaupapa is hoping to pull off a great upset on the national hockey scene, becoming the little kura that could.

A class of Ōmokoroa school children have triumphed in their mahi to recognise the mana of a macron.

An iwi-led Southland environmental charity is helping rangatahi into new careers and turning its attention to large-scale restoration projects.

Mayoral hopefuls in Ruapehu and Rangitīkei are overwhelmingly in support of Māori wards but the three Whanganui contenders are divided, according to a new survey canvassing all 291 mayoral candidates…

A sold out climate and business conference in Auckland has heard fears for the future expressed alongside optimism for business opportunities.

A Canterbury hapū says a series of upgrades to reflect the cultural significance of Kura Tawhiti has been decades in the works.

Ngāti Whatua Ōrākei wants to keep publicly celebrating 18 September as Auckland's true founding day.

The Rotorua Lakes Council has signed an agreement to co-manage the springs that supply the city's drinking water and return the land to local hapū.

Members of Ngā Tamatoa have urged Māori to get active in local government to tackle racism and get land back.

A mayoral candidate survey undertaken by Local Democracy Reporting has found nearly half of respondents believed Māori wards were an effective way to increase Māori participation.

Prominent kaumātua, academic and long-serving member of the New Zealand Māori Council, Maanu Paul, has died at the age of 83.

Women's health expert Professor Beverley Lawton says today marks a major win for wāhine in Aotearoa, with Pharmac confirming it is removing all funding restrictions from progesterone.

It's Māori Language Week, which means you've no doubt seen a plethora of social media posts celebrating te reo, and you may also have seen an increase in racist rhetoric in the comments section.