3+ day, 8+ hour ago   (533+ words) For some Māori leaving prison, walking through the gates can be just the beginning of another battle. Finding a place to live, getting access to healthcare, securing an income, and finding work can all become immediate challenges, and a lack…...

3+ day, 12+ hour ago   (946+ words) ACT is promising to strip the Waitangi Tribunal of its power to scrutinise contemporary Crown decisions and abolish the institution once its remaining historical claims have been completed. The party has unveiled its Treaty and settlements policy, proposing to amend…...

5+ day, 17+ hour ago   (830+ words) Prime Minister Christopher Luxon wants Māori identity and those connections to the Pacific showcased when New Zealand hosts the Pacific Islands Forum next year, despite ongoing criticism of his government’s relationship with Māori. Asked whether there was a contradiction between…...

6+ day, 17+ hour ago   (785+ words) Te Arawa Lakes Trust, the organisation responsible for most of Rotorua’s lakebeds, will cut staff as it scales back operations after warning it is on the brink of exhausting its operating funds. The trust has blamed what it described as…...

1+ week, 13+ hour ago   (442+ words) I whaka putahia tēnei atikara e RNZ. New Zealand First says it will be campaigning for conservation land to be opened up for economic development. The party’s deputy leader and resources minister Shane Jones said he fought hard to retain…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (889+ words) I whakaputahia tēnei ātikara e RNZ. The Waitangi Tribunal has found the Crown breached Te Tiriti o Waitangi principles in its provision of disability services for tāngata whaikaha Māori, saying their voices have been “made invisible” within the system. Hauwhaikaha…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (1484+ words) Prime Minister Christopher Luxon says soaring fuel costs, climate risks and regional security are among the major concerns being raised with him by Pacific leaders as they head behind closed doors for the Pacific Islands Forum Leaders’ Retreat in Palau....

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (550+ words) I whakaputahia tēnei atikara e RNZ. Māori student leaders are encouraging young Māori to vote in this year’s general election. Te Huinga Tauira - the National Māori Students’ Conference - is taking place in Auckland this week bringing together hundreds of students…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (749+ words) Burnout, workload and public aggression towards frontline staff have emerged as key health and safety risks for Rotorua Lakes Council’s workforce. The audit and risk committee reviewed the council’s health and safety performance for 2025/26 on Wednesday. Despite improvements in key…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (580+ words) Eleven iwi-led partnership processes across the Horizons region will be ditched because they cannot be completed before the Government scraps the legal framework underpinning them. Horizons Regional councillors have agreed to wind down the Mana Whakahono ā Rohe (MWāR) processes…...