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Harawira not voting for foreshore bill
Maori Party MP Hone Harawira won't be voting for the new foreshore and seabed legislation that his party fought for.
Minister weighs in to save gang pad
Maori Party co-leader Pita Sharples has lent his support to save a Black Power stronghold.
Harawira responds to 'some boorish redneck'
Maori Party MP Hone Harawira says there is nothing wrong with his not feeling comfortable with the idea of his children dating Pakeha.
Hone 'needs to pull his head in' - Henare
National MP Tau Henare today rejected Hone Harawira's notion of not wanting his kids to date Pakeha, calling the comments racist and stupid.
Sharples to review te reo spend
Moves are under way to give Maori Affairs Minister Pita Sharples closer scrutiny of the estimated $250 million government spend on te reo initiatives.
Traumatised sex tape victim 'wants to forget it'
A woman is traumatised after being filmed in a sex tape by Haimona Gardiner, a young Maori Party leader, her new partner says.
Scrapping GST on healthy foods not viable - Dunne
A panel of experts have taken part in an online seminar to assess whether NZ should scrap GST on healthy foods.
Team NZ among charity casualties
Team New Zealand is among dozens of organisations that have lost their charitable status in a crackdown by the new Charities Commission.
Prisons to become smoke-free from next year
Department of Corrections bosses found taxpayers could be liable for lawsuits from prison guards exposed to inmates' second-hand smoke.
Police DNA tactics may face probe
Allegations of police targeting Maori youths and improperly obtaining DNA samples may end up before the IPCA.
Police pressured clients into giving DNA - lawyer
Three men gave DNA samples after being threatened with arrest, says their lawyer as the Hone Harawira claims widen.