Te Ao Māori

A distant gas planet named HD 137388b and its star are getting new, Aotearoa-inspired names after a New Zealand entry won a global astronomy competition. Audio

Speed limits are set to drop in high risk areas and some fines will go up as part of the government's new road safety strategy, a document leaked to RNZ says.

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.

Two pou at Ahipara were vandalised and cut down in July. The culprits have not been caught yet, but the pou are standing again after a special dawn ceremony.

Ultra-fast mobile telecommunications networks are coming sooner than expected after the government's decision to make unused radio spectrum available for a short term. Audio

A flotilla's 10-week voyage retracing the first encounters between Māori and Pākehā came to a close today. Audio

Dame Jenny Shipley, the Tuia 250 co-chair, says the programme has created a shift for people to embrace the country's bicultural history. Audio

Te Papa has appointed its youngest ever chief executive, who is also the first internal applicant to get the top job. Audio

The government is being urged to cede power to Māori so they can find their own solutions to improve the criminal justice system.

Some 160 new homes to be built in Hastings over the next 18 months will simply replace those demolished under the previous government, the Housing Minister says.

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…

Sixteen place names in Fiordland have been officially given dual reo and English names.

A Waikato support trust is thrilled the region will be getting an alcohol and drug treatment court after lobbying for one for the past 18 months.

Deputy Police Commissioner Wally Haumaha says while police will make a decision regarding the timing of recovery efforts, Ngāti Awa will lead the process itself. Video

A Waitangi Tribunal report has found the Crown "took advantage" of the relationship breakdown between two different Ngāti Maniapoto mandated groups in order to meet its own goal of getting iwi…

Local iwi Ngāti Awa is rallying around victims' families of the Whakaari eruption.

Far North iwi Te Rūnanga o Ngāi Takoto has started planting its new 20-hectare avocado orchard in Kaitaia, using assets it received through its Treaty settlement.

Four percent of people experience nearly half of all crime each year - and those victims are most likely to be young, Māori and single, according to the Crime and Victim Survey.

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

An interactive website has been launched featuring the history and largely-untold stories of the Waipā district in Waikato.