Tame Iti and his colleagues weren't the only ones on trial for the past five weeks. The terrorism claims in the still-unresolved Urewera case have revealed deep divisions over Maori and Pakeha

Does a country of 4.4m really need 28 ministers - 20 in Cabinet and eight outside?

Christchurch council has come under fire for hiring an investigator to gather evidence about people living in at-risk houses in the Port Hills.