A two-and-a-half year expedition by the ship on which Sir Peter Blake was murdered continues his work under the oceans.

The Government's water rights consultation hui is not robust or long enough, according to Ngati Maniapoto leaders.

The Maori King and the Prime Minister drew the battle lines, with the former saying "Maori'' and the latter saying "No One''. Today, two legal academics explore the deep currents that lie beneath each claim.

Today the Government meets with Tainui to start negotiations over the partial privatisation of Mighty River. Iwi interests can still be served without the unfair 'shares plus' scheme.

A scathing judgment backing Niwa represents a damning of climate sceptics' crusade.

How the PM might respond to the Maori King's water-rights claim.

Maoridom's "A listers", as well and ordinary iwi members, gathered at Turangawaewae Marae on the banks of the Waikato River today for a national hui on water.

A man caught poaching trout in Rotorua threatened to stab an officer from Fish & Game, which says it is concerned by dangerous behaviour and threats from poachers.

As valuable to marine life as it is prized by humans, the Hauraki Gulf is in decline. Though solutions seem as elusive as the gulf's fish stocks, a groundswell is building for collaboration.

Plans are in action to meet the needs of our population growth, writes Tony Garnier.