“We are essentially a tribe who were made landless in modern times by the actions of both central and local government, not by the British Empire.” ...

A fast-tracked sand mining proposal is dredging up the painful past for local hapū members, who fear their voices will be ...

A former Crown prosecutor says a bill establishing military-style boot camps and a dedicated youth serious offender or YSO ...

Waitangi Day in New Zealand is marked by controversy as Māori leaders condemn a proposed bill to redefine the Treaty of ...

Whau councillor Kerrin Leoni wants to be the first Māori mayor of Tāmaki Makaurau. Leoni (Ngāti Paoa, Ngāitakoto and Ngati ...

The Nurses Organisation is calling for an urgent increase in the number of Māori nurses and says the health system needs to ...

The bill’s architect, David Seymour, met with protests at Waitangi marae — a Māori meeting house — during speeches by ...

To vote for a candidate to represent Te Awanui Ward, people must be enrolled to vote on the Māori electoral roll. Voters have ...

Nominations opened on Monday for the Te Awanui Ward byelection to fill the seat vacated by Mikaere Sydney, who resigned on ...

One belief was virtually universal within the Waitangi forum tents: existing as Māori is inherently political.

"I want to be as naked as legally possible," said Grace, 22.

Thousands of people have attended events in Waitangi in northern New Zealand, to celebrate the country's national day.