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Turia defends backing for seabed bill
The mainstream parties don't make their decisions based on what is fair, just or moral. They base it on ... politics.
Outcry forces rethink on $3.4m Maori budget
Auckland Mayor Len Brown has backed down over the $3.4 million budget for the Maori Statutory Board.
Mayor backtracks on board budget
The Auckland Council is reconsidering its decision to give its Maori Statutory Board a $3.4 million budget, after rushing it through under urgency. Many councillors who approved the budget have today come out in opposition.
Council's Maori board to cost $3.4m
The unelected Maori Statutory Board will cost Auckland ratepayers $3.4m a year to run after its budget was rushed through under urgency.
Maori Party shouldn't ape others - Harawira
Rogue MP Hone Harawira says the Maori Party is not mainstream and should not ape the rules and regulations of other parties.
Stick to party, Sharples tells voters
Pita Sharples has warned Maori voters not to let Hone Harawira derail the party and ruin the "last chance" of a strong Maori-based party in Parliament.
Study questions date of Maori arrival in NZ
Research showing Maori may have reached New Zealand later than previously believed may have implications for the Waitangi Tribunal, a New Zealand historian says.
Australia lauds indigenous Rhodes Scholar
The daughter of an Outback stockman has been named Australia's first indigenous Rhodes Scholar.
<i>Dr Pita Sharples:</i> Make decisions about constitution as a family
In a way, the constitution is like a family bach which has been used for years and years.
King uses supreme power in sacking
The Maori King has sacked a top Tainui figure over a critical report she wrote about the tribe's finances.