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Tribunal warns te reo Maori near crisis point
The Waitangi Tribunal has released a scathing assessment of the Crown's performance on te reo Maori in the last 25 years, urging action to halt the decline of the language.
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Gang leaders paid by trust to help addicts
Two Mongrel Mob leaders are being paid by the taxpayers to try to turn the country's gangs away from drugs and crime.
![Popularity fears cost Urewera settlement, says Tuhoe](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Popularity fears cost Urewera settlement, says Tuhoe
Tuhoe representatives believe they had Cabinet numbers to secure ownership of Te Urewera National Park but say a nervous prime minister acting unilaterally stood in the way.
![Harawira says sorry for email and threats](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Harawira says sorry for email and threats
Another abusive email has Hone Harawira back in the political spotlight.
![Grand day for Sir Ngatata](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Grand day for Sir Ngatata
Sir Ngatata Love is invested as a Knight Grand Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit by Prince Charles.
![Rugby TV bid to cost well under $5m - PM](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Rugby TV bid to cost well under $5m - PM
The exact cost to the Govt of its bid for the World Cup rugby rights won't be known until the bid is accepted but is "considerably under $5m", John Key said today.
![Maori TV ends with 'crumbs' in rugby fight](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Maori TV ends with 'crumbs' in rugby fight
Maori TV's battle for the Rugby World Cup TV rights has ended in a total walkover with it now sharing all of the big games with the major channels.
![Joint rugby bid 'shows prejudice does work' - Fox](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Joint rugby bid 'shows prejudice does work' - Fox
Maori commentator Derek Fox says the joint World Cup bid is still "unfair" to Maori TV who have had a credible bid "whipped away by prejudice".
![Opening RWC match to screen on TVNZ, MTV](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Opening RWC match to screen on TVNZ, MTV
The opening ceremony and opening match of the 2011 World Cup will screen live on both TVNZ and Maori TV, with live matches on four networks, if the Govt backed bid is successful.
![RWC viewers will not pay 'over the odds' - Key](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
RWC viewers will not pay 'over the odds' - Key
NZ taxpayers will "not be paying over the odds" to see free-to-air 2011 Rugby World Cup games, John Key says.
![Maori TV set to lose out over opening ceremony](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Maori TV set to lose out over opening ceremony
Maori Television has again lost out, as the chance to broadcast the 2011 Rugby World Cup is kicked back and forth between channels.
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Public funds for Maori TV World Cup bid
Maori Affairs Minister Pita Sharples has given his blessing for taxpayer funds to support Maori TV's World Cup bid.