Te Ao Māori

The co-chair for Tuia 250 national commemorations says it's not a bad thing if people want to express their views, as a replica of Captain Cook's Endeavour makes its way into Tūranganui-a-Kiwa.

Hundreds gathered to open an exhibition in Tūranganui a Kiwa - challenging and responding to the Cook commemorations.

Gisborne iwi are setting the record straight on Captain James Cook, describing their ancestors' first experience of the British as collisions not encounters.

The Aotearoa History Show looks at connecting the pieces so people can see the wider picture of how our land and people have been shaped, and some of the forces that did that shaping.

Whānau support and maintaining ties to cultural identity are crucial in the care of kaumātua who have mate wareware, or dementia, a new study has found.

Thousands gathered to witness a rousing pōhiri as the waka hourua - signifying the historic voyages of Māori to Aotearoa - arrive in Tūranganui a Kiwa.

Tuia - Encounters 250 is an initiative marking 250 years since the first onshore meetings between Māori and Europeans.

A large bonfire - the first at Kaiti at sunrise - has been lit along the beach in Tūranganui a Kiwa to guide three waka hourua into the bay to start the Tuia 250 commemorations in Gisborne.

Preparations in Gisborne are ramping up ahead of the Tuia 250 commemorations, as the East Coast region confronts its fraught colonial history.

Gisborne iwi are set to receive a message this afternoon from the British High Commissioner for the Māori killed when James Cook arrived in 1769.

Two Wellington iwi will have greater oversight over the management of the region's water.

The creator of a new online iwi data tool believes it will allow iwi to register more of its people, and see a greater voter turnout at elections.

Whānau Ora leaders are challenging their minister, Peeni Henare, over where an $80 million funding boost is going.

A waka flotilla is being welcomed at Cape Runaway, as it arrives in New Zealand for the Tuia 250 celebrations.

Ihumātao protesters have interrupted the last Auckland Council meeting of this term, singing, chanting and unfurling protest signs.