Te Ao Māori

Oranga Tamariki staff in Kaitaia were forced to work from home today following verbal abuse and intimidation by a group of protesters.

A Victoria University law lecturer is not surprised a legal challenge against Otago's medical school admissions process was dropped, saying it had no chance of winning in court.

An iwi that was "almost wiped off the face of the earth" is continuing revitalisation efforts, following a newly created waiata with work on a marae concept for the Nelson Lakes region. Video

Three wāhine are in the race for Ikaroa-Rāwhiti, with Labour incumbent Meka Whaitiri holding a strong lead in the polls.

A legal challenge to Otago University's medical school admissions process won't be heading to court, with the university now having reached an agreement with the applicant.

A chance to erase a significant injustice or too risky? Rangatahi are pitching their reasons for voting 'yes' or 'no' in this year's cannabis referendum. Watch the full kōrero here. Video

With Māori still making up half the prison population, justice advocates fear changes to bring down incarceration rates have lost momentum, Yvette McCullough writes.

The New Zealand Public Party leader Billy Te Kahika has almost no support in Te Tai Tokerau, according to the latest Māori TV Curia Market Research Poll.

Fast-track consents for the harbour-side walking and cycling link between Wellington and Lower Hutt are being lodged in the coming weeks.

Pharmac has appointed its first Māori chief advisor to better uphold Te Tiriti o Waitangi.

Awatarariki residents say it is not appropriate for the council to redesign their neighbourhood while they are still living there.

Prime Wellington land earmarked for a substantial development is being described by some iwi as too sacred for housing.

Labour's Māori caucus denies it's worried about losing the Waiariki seat, despite flocking to the electorate to convince voters to back their candidate Tāmati Coffey ahead of the election.

Māori candidates will come together to have a cross party debate all in te reo Māori tonight.

Cannabis campaigners say fewer Māori will get a criminal record if New Zealanders vote yes in the referendum, with research showing a reduction in arrest rates for African-Americans in US states where…

South Taranaki iwi leader Debbie Ngarewa-Packer could be the Māori Party's best chance of getting back into Parliament.

They jostled, they pointed, they laughed, they agreed and they jeered at candidates seeking to convince Māori voters that they were worthy of their support. Video

Ngāti Kahungunu supports legalising cannabis and is exploring setting up its own medical marijuana project.

The name of New Zealand's new mega-polytech was revealed on Tuesday afternoon in Hamilton.