Stories by Meriana Johnsen

Land Information New Zealand has given twenty-two places from Fiordland to the East Cape both English and Māori names.

Descendants of Tūhoe prophet Rua Kēnana are preparing for over 200 people guests to arrive at Maungapōhatu Marae for the official signing of the pardon bill.

The Tauranga City Council has finally voted in favour of "giving some mana back to iwi" by gifting contested land back to tangata whenua after a year of going back and forth.

The former private secretary to the Māori King has pleaded guilty to six charges of fraud which include taking over $27,000 for a gastric bypass.

A Waitangi Tribunal report has found the Crown "took advantage" of the relationship breakdown between two different Ngāti Maniapoto mandated groups in order to meet its own goal of getting iwi…

A "shocking" lack of communication between the Ministry of Social Development and Corrections is putting former prisoners at high risk of reoffending, say advocates.

An Ōtaki-based wānanga has received a one-off $10 million research grant after arguing the government's funding model left it at a disadvantage.

Kaikōura mana whenua are threatening to occupy land to stop a walking and cycling path being built on burial sites at Mangamaunu, despite assurances from the rebuild alliance it is looking for another…

A Wellington iwi group is sending a warning to the Endeavour it is not welcome.

A special character school in Christchurch with a waitlist of over 200 Māori students can't get signoff from the Ministry of Education for a new site to build not just a school, but a village.

Hundreds of mourners have paid their respects and shared their aroha for actor, playwright and producer Nancy Brunning.

Some saying euthanasia does not sit with the Māori worldview of death, and others saying whānau should have the choice.

The performing arts community has paid tribute to Nancy Brunning as a powerful actress, and advocate for wāhine Māori characters to be centre stage.

Descendants of Rua Kēnana are backing proposed changes to the pardon bill that would make the Crown take greater responsibility for the unlawful conviction of their ancestor.

Māori teachers and parents are calling for the qualifications authority to change the NCEA timetable, with the English and te reo Māori exam scheduled on the same day.

Lives are being needlessly cut short because there's no universal testing for ALK+NSCLC, cancer doctors and advocates say.

Five months on since the iconic Wellington marae Tapu te Ranga burnt to the ground, the clean up has made slow progress.

Heritage New Zealand is considering giving the land at Ihumātao the highest level of heritage recognition, but it won't change the consent for the Fletcher housing development. Audio

The use of the sanction, which cuts off or reduces benefits if a beneficiary doesn't get a warrant to arrest cleared, has risen by almost 60 percent over the past four years.

The chairperson of the climate change iwi leaders' group has launched a criminal lawsuit against the chief executive of Austrian oil giant OMV.

A Tauranga councillor who outraged local Māori after he labelled the treaty "a joke" and "an iwi gravy train" is defending his comments.

A graduate from a te reo Māori programme that aims to have more te reo spoken in classrooms is urging the government to fund it nationwide next year.

Occupiers of the disputed land at Ihumātao have been shut out of talks with the government about finding a resolution, saying they haven't had any direct contact with ministers in more than a month.

The most anticipated day of Tuia 250 wrapped up with a private civic ceremony, where leaders asked how New Zealanders could look to the future.

Gisborne iwi are setting the record straight on Captain James Cook, describing their ancestors' first experience of the British as collisions not encounters.