Te Ao Māori

Stratford will not have a Māori ward at next year's election, despite one iwi accusing the district council of racism over its stance.

Māori wards supporters are planning a final push to show Horizons Regional Council they want Māori wards next year.

Māori voters who responded to a Horizons Regional Council survey overwhelmingly support bringing in Māori wards next year.

Ngāi Tahu is rejecting National's claim that it will take over 50 percent ownership of water assets in the South Island.

A Whakatāne man forced to head back to New Zealand as the Covid-19 pandemic unfolded has found a new career, and scooped a Young Māori Farmer Award.

Tangata whenua grappling with a deluge of environmental and water reforms say setting up "super-entities" to deal with water would widen the gap between Māori and decision-making.

A Ngāpuhi leader met with Webb's auction house last night to try and secure the return of a musket purported to belong to chief Hongi Hika, which had been due to go under the hammer on Monday. Audio

A Ruapehu District councillor left over 12-second speech, saying that he prefers "politics and religion did not mix".

The Teaching Council is urging teachers to confront racism with a campaign it says some might find scary. Video

Auction house Webb's has withdrawn an auction for a musket purported to belong to Ngāpuhi chief Hongi Hika after questions were raised about its authenticity and how it was obtained.

Māori Party co-leader Rawiri Waititi says a barrage of rhetoric towards Māori in Parliament is fuelling racist comments on social media. Audio

A stoush is brewing over the authenticity of a musket, purported to have belonged to the great Ngāpuhi chief Hongi Hika, which is expected to fetch over $100,000 at an auction on Monday. Audio

The latest blow up over race relations in Parliament has raised the question - are MPs allowed to call each other racist in the House?

Māori Party co-leader Rawiri Waititi has been kicked out of the House for doing a haka in protest of questions by the Opposition about race-based policy.

Iwi consultation on changes needed to bring the Department of Conservation's policies in line with the Treaty of Waitangi, as per its legislation, is going ahead.

There are fears that proposed new gun laws aiming to curb gang violence will affect Māori with only loose connections to gangs.

Last week councillors voted six to four against establishing a Māori ward, deferring the matter until 2023.

Iwi have told the Taranaki Regional Council they want more money to cope with a flood of resource consents in Taranaki.