Govt ready for fight over water
Finance Minister Bill English welcomes opportunity to defend sale of state-owned enterprise in court.
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Govt pushes ahead with SOE sale
The Government has confirmed it will not proceed with the Waitangi Tribunal's "shares plus'' concept when it partially privatises Mighty River Power.
Mighty River Maori director quits
Mighty River has lost one of two Maori directors in what appears to be fall-out from opposition to the government's plans to partially privatise SOEs.
Iwi: Consultation too short
The Government's water rights consultation hui is not robust or long enough, according to Ngati Maniapoto leaders.
Debate: Who owns the water?
The Maori King and the Prime Minister drew the battle lines, with the former saying "Maori'' and the latter saying "No One''. Today, two legal academics explore the deep currents that lie beneath each claim.
Tariana Turia: The river is calling ... but are we ready to answer
Tariana Turia says the water debate has provided people with is a perfect opportunity to explain to each other why we feel the way we do about water.
Iwi tries to fix split on water
Meetings between two heavyweight Tainui leaders are under way to iron out internal tribal confusion around water ownership issues before iwi negotiate with the Crown.
Water unity under threat
The push for Maori unity of water rights negotiations looked in danger of unravelling yesterday after one iwi asserted its right to negotiate as it saw fit with the Government.
Empty chairs at English's hui
More empty chairs than people filled the Government's first "shares plus" consultation hui in Hamilton last night.
Boycott: PM not worried
Prime Minister John Key is unconcerned with reports iwi will boycott the first "shares plus" hui today, saying they are "more than welcome" to choose not to attend.
Editorial: Good faith key to resolving water dispute
Today the Government meets with Tainui to start negotiations over the partial privatisation of Mighty River. Iwi interests can still be served without the unfair 'shares plus' scheme.
Key 'culturally ignorant': King's man
The water rights issue heats up as Tuku Morgan replies to the PM's dismissal of Maori ownership, by calling him 'culturally ignorant'.
Fran O'Sullivan: Who owns what: for an answer, start here
How the PM might respond to the Maori King's water-rights claim.
Key: Maori King is 'wrong' on water
Prime Minister John Key says King Tuheitia's claim that Maori have always owned New Zealand's water is "just plain wrong".
Maori king: ‘We own the water’
Maori King Tuheitia challenged the PM's dictum that no one owns the water by ending his hui last night with the declaration, "We have always owned the water!"
Top ten economic contradictions
Peter Lyons details his list of some of the most fascinating and unique features of the political and economic environment.
Good advice not easy to find
Got less than $100,000 to invest? You'll find it a struggle to get personalised investment advice without Govt help, one top financial adviser says.
Matt McCarten: Poor hand so Key folds
Herald columnist Matt McCarten says John Key's reputation has been dented by his handling of the privatisation programme. His handling has "been incompetent for months."