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Premier rugby restart with shields on the line
After last weekend's false start, Wanganui club rugby hosts some big games on opening day
Taihape's young coach following father's footsteps
Dane Whale takes over from dad Kerry as Premier rugby kicks off.
Fake citizenship certificate buyers warned not to approach 'Pakeha' authorities
Police encouraging those affected to file a complaint.
Ratana kapa haka group wins regional competition
More than 3000 people were at Ratana Pā near Whanganui for a regional kapa haka contest.
Hundreds enjoy kapa haka contest at Rātana Pā
Rātana Pā pulls out all the stops for the Aotea kapa haka regionals.
Local Focus: Rātana roundup
Highlights of 100th Rātana celebration. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Labour Party and Ratana movement continue old alliance
Labour and its partner parties say they aim to better the lives of Māori
Bill English given tongue lashing at Ratana
English told he should be advocate for language not dismiss it as "somebody else's".
Why Rātana is in the spotlight after 100 years
Rātana "was more famous than Brad Pitt".
Jacinda Ardern returns to Ratana - as PM
Labour and the Ratana Church have an alliance dating back to 1936.
No vacancies as visitors flock to Whanganui
Beds hard to find as visitors beat a track to Whanganui
Greens courting Maori vote with nationwide roadshow
The Green Party is looking to the Maori seats to boost its vote at the election.
Watch NZH Local Focus: Te Matatini organisers strive for financial autonomy
It's an expensive exercise for Kapa haka teams to get themselves onto the stage at Te Matatini - organisers say they want to help more with that cost as well as becoming an autonomous business. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Watch NZH Local Focus: 'It represents us an iwi'
The hard work, uniforms and final kapa haka performance at Te Matatini is what represents Te Reanga Morehu o Ratana as an iwi. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Little emerges from Ratana unscathed
Labour's visit to Ratana Pa today was a relatively quiet one - the fireworks instead came from Gareth Morgan.
Little dismisses Mana as 'irrelevant'
Labour leader Andrew Little has all but ruled out forming a post-election coalition with the Maori Party or Mana Movement.
Bill English welcomed on to Ratana Pa
Bill English's arrival this afternoon was uneventful compared to his first Ratana visit in 2002 - also the first by a National Party leader.
The Ratana political dance begins
Labour leader Andrew Little says the Maori Party is "effectively the Maori branch of the National Party."
Turei launches stinging attack on Key
Greens co-leader Metiria Turei launched a stinging attack on John Key in his absence at Ratana today, saying his view of NZ's history was "outrageous and deeply offensive".
Maori Party 'open to Labour'
The Maori Party has used the annual Ratana anniversary to send a message to Labour not to rule it out as a potential coalition partner.
Cunliffe welcomed onto Ratana Pa
Labour leader David Cunliffe has been welcomed on to Ratana Pa for the first time as the party leader
Swift rebuff to tilt at Maori seats
Labour leader David Shearer has said he will gun for the Maori Party electorate seats next year, exploiting the uncertainty in the party - but co-leader Tariana Turia has retaliated.
Ratana choosy who gets the love
Prime Minister John Key was left in little doubt that there was at least one place he wasn't the preferred Prime Minister: at Ratana Pa.
Claire Trevett: Harawira's offer doesn't deserve a look in
Having done his utmost to get the Maori Party into the intensive care unit, Harawira has put on his quack's white coat and offered to give it the kiss of life, writes Claire Trevett.
Art for sale: Auction market defies the downturn
Hard times haven't deterred auction-goers from putting up their hands to buy art, reports Lesley Springall
Man repays judge's favour, kills five-year-old
A judge told a man he sent home without penalty to contact him in a year and tell him about his...
Confident Key points to gains in speech at Ratana
John Key's performance at Ratana's annual celebrations suggests he is confident National's relationship with the Maori Party is sound.
United front presented at Ratana
The National Government and its Maori Party partners presented a united face when Prime Minister John Key visited Ratana Pa this afternoon - a move Mr Key admitted was unexpected.