To the powerful men and sporadic women of Whitehall, gathered in this room, on this day, the young man standing in front of them has no last name.

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.

The woman who designed the Tino Rangatiratanga flag disputes accusations that the family of embattled Maori Party MP Hone Harawira are "cashing in" on the flag.

Iwi leaders from around the country will meet with the Prime Minister to discuss issues including foreshore and seabed legislation and water ownership.

New Zealand's flag says virtually nothing about how this country sees itself today and how it wishes to be seen.

Maori Party MP Hone Harawira's family reportedly planned to make money from the Govt's decision to allow the tino rangitiritanga flag to be flown on government buildings on Waitangi Day.

Famous stretch of coastline in the Far North could be renamed under a tentative Treaty of Waitangi deal.

New Zealand sevens coach Gordon Tietjens has named a clutch of newcomers in his 16-strong training squad.

A Northland hapu leader says flying the "tino rangatiratanga" flag at the Treaty grounds during Waitangi celebrations would be a breach of treaty rights.

The Labour Party has described the decision to fly the Tino Rangatiratanga flag as the official flag of Maoridom as "tokenism".

Maori leaders disagree over whether the Tino Rangatiratanga flag will ever fly officially at Waitangi.

A report out today says the government's Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) could cost twice as much as originally estimated.

The Prime Minister formally apologises to Te Arawa iwi and hapu for breaches of the Treaty of Waitangi.