Stories by Craig Ashworth

Sessions to help Taranaki whānau have their say on the Treaty bill moving through Parliament are being fine-tuned to help address future legislation affecting Māori rights and interests.

A debate over a council's investments turned into a heated argument.

Taranaki councillors have shut down a discussion on the Treaty Principles Bill, despite the legislation's cheerleader wanting everyone to read and debate it.

A descendant of Ngaa Rauru Kiitahi born and raised in Auckland is the new tumu whakarae to lead the board of the iwi agency Te Kaahui o Rauru.

They have pleaded with the ACT leader to stop what they say are abusive violations of Te Tiriti o Waitangi.

Council elections are a year away, but wannabe councillors should start preparing - including those with an eye on Māori wards.

Two months of talking to Taranaki people has exposed the split between the farming industry and the rest of the region over polluted rivers.

A hapū due to reclaim a Hāwera school site wants the Crown to remove toxic asbestos and lead but its' refusing.

All four Taranaki councils oppose the government's decision to block Māori wards by public referendums.

The theft of whale jawbones and teeth has left a Taranaki iwi fearful for the wellbeing of the thieves.

Leaders say they fear their deal with the Crown over Taranaki Maunga will not withstand the new government.

The scholarships flow from the Three Waters reforms 'better-off funding' which remains up for grabs despite the National-led government's axing of the water shakeup.

Hapū of Ngāruahine iwi are set to challenge fast-track resource consenting after failing to stop New Zealand's tallest wind power turbines being built in South Taranaki.

South Taranaki's iwi and council have drawn up a new partnership agreement just as the new coalition government plans to take an axe to co-governance.

All of Taranaki's river swimming spots - and some lakes - have rated poorly for the risk of getting sick from a faecal bug in the latest report card on the region's water quality.

Kīngi Tūheitia will visit Parihaka Pā for the first time next week in a bid to strengthen historical and spiritual bonds between Taranaki and the Kīngitanga - and forge greater political unity.

Ngāruahine iwi is changing the way it spends and invests to bring more benefits back home to its whānau and the local area.

Ngaa Rauru is joining up with Taranaki Regional Council to search for "nature-based solutions" to flooding of the Waitōtara River catchment in the face of climate change.

The head of Te Punanga Ora says National's policies for changes to Māori health partnership boards would 'lock in' poorer health for whānau.

A National-led government would demote the Māori partnership boards which currently have a deciding say over regional health plans.

Waitara police have called for community help to tackle dirt bike riders buzzing the town and taunting police.

Members of Taranaki's eight iwi have voted to approve the redress deal for the confiscation of Taranaki Maunga negotiated with the Crown.

Māori health advocates are optimistic they will retain their new power in the public system even if the National wins October's election.

Parihaka trustees are optimistic no drilling for oil and gas will be allowed on the pā's historical land, despite silence from the Minister of Energy and Resources.

Iwi are making a final bid to get the negotiated redress for the confiscation of Taranaki maunga approved and in front of Parliament before the election.