One of the country's most renowned historians has serious head injuries after being struck by a truck.

Pita Sharples has rejected claims the party leaders were undermined, and defended MP Hone Harawira after letting him off with an apology.

Scheme will involve kuia visiting pregnant Maori women to offer support and advice.

The Govt says it will repeal the Foreshore and Seabed legislation but not until it has a viable alternative.

A trademark used by some of Maoridom's elite artists will be scrapped, a move criticised by some of those who set it up.

Maori Television's bid for exclusive free-to-air rights to the Rugby World Cup has effectively been kneecapped by Prime Minister John Key.

Maori TV was pressured into changing its bid for the exclusive free-to-air rights to the Rugby World Cup to allow rival channels to piggy-back and show the games.