Rene Hawke was the backbone of the Bastion Point occupation
Rene Hawke, wife of Bastion Point leader Joe Hawke, has died
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The family adapt their lives to support their daughter Indie.
Te reo Māori is an official language - so let’s embrace it, not get offended by it
Why are people so offended by 'kia ora' and 'ngā mihi'?
Pātea seabed mining fight continues
Today is the first of an eight-day hearing to reconsider the application.
Cops leaving, recruitment struggles, back office to frontline
Dozens of Kiwi police officers are waiting to take up lucrative jobs in Australia
Tax breaks for wealthy landlords will be gone by 2026 - Waititi
Māori Party says wealthy tax breaks will be gone by 2026
Tama Potaka calls for mana motuhake after media industry cuts
Minister reinforces support for Māori media
Tainui stand with our wāhine haka stand - Tuku Morgan
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Swarbrick: 'I have a great working relationship with Te Pāti Māori'
Chlöe Swarbrick says the Greens and Te Pāti Māori have a lot in common.
Audrey Young: Tone deaf or 'kick-a***'? PM's political radar offline again
OPINION: The problem isn't what the PM says, but how he says it.
The Poua should be praised for raising the voices of their communities - Louisa Wall
Louisa Wall says sports and politics are always mixed
Opinion: Youth crime does not occur in a vacuum, if only because we do not live in that state
OPINION: All boot camps offer are punishment, not the context of the crime.
The Government’s 100-day plan was supposed to feel like a vaccination, one quick prick and it’s over
The 100-days of pain was like a sticky plaster that kept sticking.
Audrey Young: Uproar over boot camps, consents plays into Govt's hands
OPINION: The centre-right Govt has left voters in no doubt it is more right than centre.
Gang patch ban inconsistent with Bill of Rights, passes first reading
Labour's spokesman said the party wanted to be constructive about addressing gangs.
Sport and politics might be strange bedfellows - not for Māori
Confrontational haka has long been used by Māori activists.
Auckland parks and buildings to have dual English-Māori names
The initiative will showcase the Māori history and stories of Tāmaki Makaurau.
Audrey Young: Luxon cops fiscal backlash after allowance blunder, rego hikes
OPINION: The PM is usually the one delivering economic lectures. Not this week.
Government forced to confront multiple Waitangi Tribunal claims across all kaupapa
The tribunal agrees te reo policies must be tested.
Looking at the numbers, Dr Shane Reti's health plan for Māori doesn't add up
OPINION: Chartered accountant Neil Woodhams looks at the Health Minister's budget.
Opinion: Do the Treaty principles really give Māori too much power – or not enough?
OPINION: We have heard a lot about the Treaty 'principles' since last year’s election.
Tough new gang patch laws: Judges will enforce and dispense justice, not the politicians
The tough new gang laws have been met with scepticism and rejoicing.
Audrey Young: Pressure on Willis to deliver as Opposition comes out swinging
OPINION: National has ceded the moral high ground, raising the stakes for its May Budget.
TV3 has been a wonderful kōhanga for many in the Māori media
Māori journalists associations worried by media climate.
Dr Shane Reti: Māori Health Authority was a bureaucratic anchor around Māori necks
Shane Reti wants the health money to follow the health need.
Government should stop the blame game and deliver solutions - Rahui Papa
Kaumātua says there has been no kōrero about what the alternative will be.
Debbie Ngarewa-Packer: Te Aka Whai Ora was the answer for Māori health
OPINION: The government has not fronted with its plans to address Māori health.
Charlie Crofts was a man for his Ngāi Tahu people
Ngai Tahu whānau mourning the loss of a leader.
Gang patch crackdown a ‘waste of time and energy’
Social worker says gang patch law is waste of time
Twenty reports later, here we are again with more failure in Oranga Tamariki
Twenty reports later, here we are with another evidencing failure within Oranga Tamariki
Devolving Māori health from government to community must come with a cautious approach
Devolving services to community is okay if they have ability to deliver.