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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.
Maori Party wavers in support for foreshore bill
The Maori Party has indicated it is rethinking its support of the new foreshore and seabed bill after pressure from Hone Harawira and Act.
Act foreshore move causes tension with Maori Party
Maori Party co-leader Tariana Turia is not guaranteeing her party's support for new foreshore legislation after moves to amend it to explicitly state iwi could not charge for access.
Hundreds farewell Whanganui leader
Around 800 people fairwelled Sir Archie Taiaroa today before his casket was taken down the Whanganui River to his final resting place.
Customary title claims hit confiscation hurdle
Bay of Plenty iwi say land confiscations in the 1860s could scuttle any chance of gaining customary title to tracts of the foreshore.
Harawira: Few Maori will pass foreshore ownership threshold
Hone Harawira believes that 98pc of Maori will fail to meet the threshold to gain ownership of the foreshore and seabed under pending Govt legislation.
<i>Tariana Turia:</i> New bill reopens door to possibility of justice
Tariana Turia, co-leader of the Maori Party, writes about the foreshore and seabed debates and tides of change.
Foreshore bill through first reading
Rebel MP Hone Harawira broke ranks with his Maori Party colleagues in Parliament today and voted against the legislation that will replace the Foreshore and Seabed Act.