Te Ao Māori

Mr Samuels, of Waikato-Tainui and Te Whakatōhea, will start as chief executive of the Ministry of Māori Development in September.

People are taking time off work to occupy the land at Ihumātao again this week, despite assurances by the Prime Minister that construction will halt until the land dispute is resolved. Audio

Protesters at the centre of the Ihumātao land dispute in South Auckland are disappointed that Jacinda Ardern has not shown up.

Protests around the country - including more than 300 delivering an open letter to Parliament - have called for Oranga Tamariki to stop taking children from their families.

National Party leader Simon Bridges has been labelled "desperate and disrespectful" for saying the Prime Minister should not have gone to Tokelau.

A group of tattoo artists have set up a tā moko station at the frontline of the Ihumātao protests in Auckland's Mangere.

Opposition leader Simon Bridges says the Prime Minister should never have got involved in the Ihumātao dispute and now she's walked away at the worst time. Audio

Police are reducing their presence at Ihumātao, but officers will remain there for safety reasons because of the size of the protests there.

Muslim leaders have come to pray with the people of Ihumātao, sharing the pain of having their sacred spaces attacked.

The Police Association says it's costing tens of thousands of dollars a day for the large-scale police response at Ihumātao.

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has vowed that no building will take place at Ihumātao while the government and other parties try to broker a solution.

A crowd of 500 is gathered at the disputed Māngere site of Ihumātao as Green MPs arrive to a pōwhiri.

The first public showing of the religious manuscripts of prophet Te Kooti opens this evening.

Ihumātao: believed to be where Māori in Auckland initially settled, farmed and thrived, has been designated to make way for a new housing development that has garnered mounting opposition.

The heavy police presence at Ihumātao shows little sign of abating four days after they arrived, but they are now outnumbered three to one by protesters. Audio

Support for the protest at Ihumātao across the country - including families, kaumātua, rangatahi and musicians - is overwhelming, organisers say. Audio

Ngāti Rangi iwi members say the passing of a treaty settlement into law marks the beginning of a new era for them.

The government will find itself in serious trouble if it starts disregarding iwi mandates when it comes to Māori land, the co-chair of the Labour Māori caucus, Willie Jackson, says.

Police have arrested several protesters who tried to block part of the main road to Auckland Airport this evening, as the land dispute at Ihumātao continues tonight. Video, Audio