Te Ao Māori

The heartbroken whānau of Pukekohe butcher Roy Green say they are relieved the government has loosened restrictions on tangihanga.

Māori communities are deeply concerned that police may be able to search marae and homes without a warrant when the alert levels drop.

Up to 1000 Māori employees working for Māori tourism operators - and more than 17,000 Māori across the entire tourism sector - are estimated to have lost their jobs due to Covid-19.

Checkpoints in Te Whānau a Apanui and on the East Coast will end today as the country prepares to move to level 2 - but two remote communities in the Far North want to keep their patrols going.

Rolling tangihanga will be allowed under alert level 2, enabling groups of 10 to view bodies at separate times.

A Māori cultural property rights expert is calling for a law change after two artists had to apologise when they got heavily criticised for their works involving cultural elements.

The government's $202m funding boost for family violence services is welcome, but government procurement and pay equity still need addressing, Te Ohaakii a Hine says.

The Māori Party's new candidate for Te Tai Tonga, Tākuta Ferris, says the absence of an independent Māori voice in Parliament has not gone unnoticed by Māori.

The Iwi Chairs Forum is launching a campaign today encouraging people to share their vision for New Zealand post-Covid-19.

Taranaki iwi have announced they will end checkpoints in the region from today.

Iwi on Great Barrier Island are planning a checkpoint for alert level 2 and will turn people away. But police aren't supporting it.

Analysis: The government doesn't need to look far back to see that similar legislation has led to protest from Māori, and ultimately, the projects grinding to a halt.

Despite the police commissioner making it clear community roadblocks should not continue in alert level 2, Eastern Bay of Plenty iwi Te Whānau ā Apanui has not ruled them out.

Ruth Dyson says she and other MPs proposed Māori voices to appear before the committee, but most were ignored by the committee chair, Simon Bridges. Audio

Māori health experts and industry leaders have largely been excluded from Parliament's Epidemic Response Committee meetings, leaving many feeling extremely frustrated and left out.

A Māori business leader says Māori business models are showing the resilience needed to help rebuild the economy following the Covid-19 pandemic.

Community checkpoints have garnered support from councils, police and volunteers determined to keep their communities safe - but remain a polarising topic among some MPs.

Whānau returning home to their ancestral lands will be supported through the economic turmoil of Covid-19 as promised funding is finalised.