Retired cop Pieri Munro returns to force in top Māori police role
Former superintendent back in blue as deputy chief executive for iwi and communities.
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Legacy of staunch Tairāwhiti advocate Tuta Ngarimu will live on forever
Tuta Ngarimu might be gone, but he will never be forgotten.
Miriama Smith: 'There was this sense that we were being boxed into an idea of being Maori'
"Never be too proud to ask for help and never be too stubborn to receive it."
Parking spots almost extinct as Foxton swings
Thousands descended on the town for the annual Spring Fling.
Funding boost for indigenous start-ups
Four start-up organisations have received funding to support indigenous stories.
Widow and family live with frustrations over hospital death of 'fit, health-conscious man'
Coroner rules Koro Mullins' death a 'consequence of multiple failures'.
Maramataka the focus of new Puke Ariki Museum exhibition
Visitors can learn about the Māori lunar calendar and traditional practices of māra kai.
Midwife who exposed Oranga Tamariki uplift scandal dies
Ripeka Ormsby was the 'quiet hero' behind significant child welfare reforms.
Jamie Ballantyne on coal mining, couriering and the 'alien sport' of cricket
"A forward defensive shot? No idea what you’re talking about."
Opinion: Let us embrace pay transparency and the Pasifika leadership
In New Zealand, the ethnic pay gap is a reality we must confront.
Four outstanding women receive Whangārei civic honours
Four influential women have been honoured for their services to the community.
Retired man volunteers skills to upgrading community centre
Roy Opie has been working on the community centre for a long time.
Dame Tariana Turia: Māori health better off under National
The former politician is happy to see a change in government.
Uncertainty over water reforms key theme at Wellington conference
Water industry gathers to gauge reforms proposed by incoming government.
Hemana Waaka shares vast dictionary of te reo sports terms
Veteran Māori broadcaster is passing on years of commentating via an app.
Prominent Māori figure launches legal proceedings
The Waipareira chair seeks a review after his application for a Māori board was declined.
Tapuwae Roa hopes to bring out the aspirations of Māori startup entrepreneurs
Tapuwae Roa launches regional wānanga to support rakahinonga Māori entrepreneurs.
'It’s terrible what happened to him': Beloved street busker in hospital after alleged hit-and-run
"As whānau, we can only hope for him to get well soon."
'I’m one of the lucky ones', breast cancer survivor says ahead of Pink Walk
Rotorua walkers are preparing to walk in a colourful pink crowd tomorrow night.
Pink’s poi flag controversy raises cultural concerns, claims of ‘something sinister’
Māori are questioning the superstar's on-stage cultural antics.
Rangatahi playwrights hone their act
Four diverse topics are explored at Te Pou Theatre by Māori playwrights.
Kohukohu's James Fisher-Harris to captain the Kiwis
Penrith's Kiwi prop will wear the captain's hat for the Pac Champs campaign.
John Tamihere calls for inquiry after polling booths ran short of voting papers
Party boss says voting stations in south and west Auckland ran out of forms.
Murphy-Fell: 'I see governance as a way of having a voice on important kaupapa'
Murphy-Fell is the youngest Institute of Directors member to go through the pathway.
Australia’s Indigenous peoples look with envy at New Zealand’s Treaty of Waitangi
Anaru Eketone is in Australia as they vote down an Aboriginal voice to their constitution
Historic pool may never be swimmable again
But the area can be beautified and water quality improved.
John Tamihere: 'We did very well and I think there is a possibility of a fifth seat'
John Tamihere says don't count out another electorate seat swinging to Te Pāti Māori.
Kaikohe wāhine trapped in the region as the Israel-Hamas war escalates
Jenny Matheson arrived in Israel two days before the initial attacks.
Portia Woodman-Wickliffe selected in World Future XV
Former Black Fern 'proud to be part of the partnership'.
Hipkins tells faithful: By Māori for Māori solutions work
On Waatea Marae in Mangere, Labour leader calls out race-based politics.
From checkout operator to store owner: Young couple take charge of supermarket
Mason McKeown's journey to supermarket ownership began as a teenager mopping floors.
Raecene McGregor selected to co-captain fresh Kiwi Ferns squad
Kiwi Ferns announce co-captains for clash against the Australian Jillaroos.
More than a third of the Wainuiomata population is of Māori or Pacific whakapapa
Suburb 'on the uplift, and it is an attractive place to live, work, and play'.