Maori land protesters have been removed from a Far North sailing club on a District Council reserve, with 10 arrested and departing in a police van.

There would be plenty of mana in customary marine title without the power to exclude the public from sacred sand.

Dame Kiri Te Kanawa is putting her Goldie painting 'Forty Winks' up for auction. A record-breaking sale price of $500,000 is anticipated.

Festivities marked the 25-year anniversary of Uluru, formerly known as Ayers Rock, being returned to its traditional owners.

An old postcard has revealed skeletons under the Mt Maunganui beach and an academic says a new bill would allow access to be restricted.

The Waitangi Tribunal has released a scathing assessment of the Crown's performance on te reo Maori in the last 25 years, urging action to halt the decline of the language.

The Maori Party has indicated it is rethinking its support of the new foreshore and seabed bill after pressure from Hone Harawira and Act.

Maori Party co-leader Tariana Turia is not guaranteeing her party's support for new foreshore legislation after moves to amend it to explicitly state iwi could not charge for access.