Three central North Island iwi are preparing to elect their first board of trustees.

The Āti Haunui-a-Pāpārangi population increased by 44.2% between 2013 and 2023.

Five works will bring focus to the cultural significance and tūpuna history of the area.

Career diplomat Michael Walsh joined MFAT in 1993.

Whanganui River iwi are working with other organisations against an invasive clam.

'This is a critical step in our journey.'

A Government directive to councils to deliver the basics has cast a shadow over plans.

The council voted unanimously to keep the Māori ward.

'We’re saying we don’t want to send it to a referendum.'

Horizons Regional Council has affirmed its two Māori constituencies for the 2025 election.

'I believe this can be fixed – there needs to be an intervention.'

The Government has invited the mayors to work with WPI on possible solutions.

Chief executive Mike Ryan said rapidly increasing energy prices were unsustainable.

Ruapehu mayor Weston Kirton says he is deeply concerned for local communities.

Ruapehu and South Taranaki district councils will now be required to hold referendums.

Councillors are talking with the community about the future of Ruapehu's Māori ward.

Fiona Kahukura Hadley-Chase says it is an attempt to 'diminish Māori representation'.

Ruapehu District Council says it is bowing out from financing housing developments.

A rise in land valuations has opened the door to intensifying infill housing.

A rural mayor says there’s no incentive for councils to band together in new entities.

Ruapehu District Council will have meetings in Ohakune and Taumarunui.

Ruapehu District Council wants an exemption from new legislation on Māori wards.

Whanganui District Council says it's a pushback against Government moves.

An Ōwhango business owner found a collection of freshwater gold clams left by guests.

One councillor called it 'totally unpalatable'.

Māori health providers are in 'a state of abeyance'.

An old dump site was discovered on the Whanganui River's edge in Aramoho.

The district’s nearly 20 marae will be able to apply for marae development grants.

'We have previously decided that these are the best representation arrangements ...'

'Communities are the first level of response during emergencies'

It could be the biggest build the Waimarino township has seen.

Whanganui contractor says revamp could disadvantage smaller-scale food businesses.

Te Korowai o Wainuiārua wants National Park Village to be named Waimarino.

Land, buildings, and reserves could go on the market.

Whanganui District Mayor Andrew Tripe says decisions 'should be made at council level'.

It would return the depth of the port basin to historical levels.

A further 489 submissions have been made on changing the railway station name.

'I’m here to celebrate what [the protesters] did. That’s the difference.'

"To be uninterrupted made it a different and very special experience."

The names National Park and Waimarino have been pondered multiple times.

The speaker is being investigated by the government department he works for.

Whanganui iwi travelled to Tūrangawaewae just “to be there”.

Iwi leaders will meet at Tūrangawaewae Marae this weekend.

Iwi calling for the North Island tourist village to revert to its historical name.

The statue will be moved somewhere else.

It aims to establish strategy as the foundation for resource management in the catchment.

Ngā Pou Taunaha o Aotearoa New Zealand Geographic Board supports the proposal.

Part of the $6m spend is for the council to work with iwi and hapū on a new vision.

Whanganui District Council says it 'jumped the gun' by initially not consulting iwi.

There's also a proposal to change the name of National Park's railway station.

A three-month public consultation on the name change proposal will open on Tuesday.

Councillor Josh Chandulal-Mackay on how the debate is stacking up.

Construction has begun on the missing connection between National Park and Horopito.

What changes will be needed to keep pace with the district’s projected population growth?

The strategy will reform resource management in the catchment.

Decision-makers will be required to pay particular regard to the new strategy.

The launch is at Pūtiki Marae on Friday morning.

Andrew Tripe: Local government needs reform. But we do not have the answers to everything.

Mayor Andrew Tripe says it's the council’s way of acknowledging all the community.

'This piece of justice will re-energise and boost all the peoples in this area.'

The tribes' areas of interest include the middle reaches of the Whanganui River.

But contentious or difficult matters may still be spoken about behind closed doors.

Tamahaki, Tamakana and Uenuku will formally sign the Deed of Settlement on July 29.

Te Kōanga o Rehua will arrive on Wednesday after a nearly 50-year battle for its return.

Iwi want to use the river without interruption from jetboats.

Information has been released about Te Puna Hapori, a new wellbeing hub.

It is the 28th year of celebration.

The 28th Pākaitore Day will be celebrated on February 28.

The facility is an effort to move homeless people from freedom camping sites.

A delegation is travelling to crisis talks about the Colorado River.

"Our tourism industry is on thin ice."

New signs will be installed after the first ones were bowled in less than eight hours.

Shareholders were told the business was 'definitely' affected by climate change

As economies responded to Covid-19, there was good demand for Ātihau products.

There was uproar at a community hui on a water bottling consent granted in Whanganui.

Soraya Peke-Mason will be sworn in by the Speaker, her cousin Adrian Rurawhe.

Research by Te Atawhai o Te Ao aims to improve future pandemic responses.

Consent has been granted to 2035.