In December 2024, Prime Minister Mark Brown proposed issuing a unique Cook Islands passport—a move Wellington warned could ...

(sacred offering ceremony) – the offering of food and steam to the stars of Matariki from the umu or hāngī, along with ...

Kāinga Ora’s internal review, prompted by new fiscal and performance expectations from Housing Minister Chris Bishop, ...

“Its a shocking State of Affairs” said former Minister of Maori Development Willie Jackson, when talking with RNZ this ...

Under the RMA’s replacement laws, Māori had expanded roles via regional planning committees and iwi partnership mechanisms.

The connection between Matariki and Dark Sky Reserves is natural and profound. For Māori, the stars are tūpuna (ancestors), ...

The series now tied 1–1, setting up a winner-takes-all decider in Sydney on 9 July 2025 ...

Despite improvements in some areas, Māori remain disproportionately affected by chronic disease, lower life expectancy, ...

The 2008 NZ–China Free Trade Agreement (FTA), upgraded in 2020, offers major advantages to Māori exporters. Key sectors like ...

Tim Jago is the former national president of ACT New Zealand and a past surf lifesaving club leader from Auckland. In August ...

In response to the Ministry of Justice’s Justice Sector Projections report, which shows the prison population is expected to ...

Māori unemployment hovered around 10% to 12%, significantly higher than the national rate (which was around 5–6%). Young ...