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Workers win back one lost holiday
Some 2000 metal and manufacturing workers have negotiated a one-off holiday in 2011 to make up for missed public holidays.
TVNZ probes claim staff used cannabis
Television New Zealand is investigating an allegation that staff smoked cannabis at Waitangi celebrations.
High hopes for One Tree Hill
A grove of young native trees on the stark summit of One Tree Hill could mark the push to finalise Treaty claims by 2014.
Put foreshore under Maori control - Harawira
Maori Party MP Hone Hawawira says the solution to the Foreshore and Seabed Act would be to put the foreshore and seabed under Maori control.
New and old waka celebrate Waitangi
Waka from around the country lined up along the beach at Waitangi before being ceremonially launched this morning.
PM looks for Foreshore and Seabed solutions
Prime Minister John Key today said only one or two iwi stand between a breakthrough on the Foreshore and Seabed issue.
Flags side by side on Harbour Bridge
The Tino Rangatiratanga flag was raised alongside the New Zealand national flag on the Auckland Harbour Bridge early today.
PM puts heat on race extremists
Prime Minister John Key will use his Waitangi Day address this morning to tackle extremists on both sides of the race relations divide.
Cash demanded for Waitangi coverage
Media are being asked to cough up cash to cover Waitangi Day celebrations, with a Ngapuhi elder asking reporters and cameramen to hand over hundreds of dollars.
<i>Rawiri Taonui:</i> Partnership gives reason for hope
Rawiri Taonui looks at the alliance with the National Party and the year ahead for Maori.
No place for 'mean-spirited' opposition to flag - Harawira
Flying the Maori flag should be a cause for celebration, not mean-spirited opposition, says outspoken Maori Party MP Hone Harawira.