Stories by Pokere Paewai

A population of seastars had all but eliminated the local mussel population, before conservationists stepped in.

A researcher has partnered with a South Auckland marae to grow an urban "food forest" with the goal of using it as a seed for future change.

It relates to the 1992 Fisheries Settlement, commonly known as the Sealord Deal.

Māori ward councillors from around the motu met in Taupō last week, with many of them up for reelection this year and their seat at the council table also on the ballot. Audio

Te Awe Library is trialling a new way of cataloguing its mātauranga Māori books.

The co-principal of Te Wharekura o Ngāti Rongomai has called out the government's school lunch programme after some students were dished out only a single bun.

A hui with 40 iwi groups today is so Māori land owners get an early notice of what the Crown is proposing to do, Jones says.

The meeting house at Hui Te Rangiora Marae was completely gutted by the fire on Sunday morning.

She will receive a doctoral scholarship of $40,000 to complete her PhD in Māori Studies at Te Whare Wānanga o Awanuiārangi.

The government is proposing to reinvest the funding into other "more efficient" frontline support.

Under tax legislation introduced in 2023, businesses must collect customer details for purchases over $1000 but staff at Pak'n Save Whanganui failed to explain that to Taysha Puohotaua Williams.

A prominent Treaty lawyer is questioning whether Richard Prebble's resignation from the Waitangi Tribunal was a ploy for media attention.

The drum has a special meaning to the people of Taranaki that many groups have paid tribute to this week.

The rōpū from the Te Arawa region have been crowned champions for the first time.

The twelve finalists for Te Matatini have been announced, among them are defending champions Te Whānau a Apanui, boundary-pushing Auckland group Angitu and star-studded newcomers Te Taumata o Apanui. Audio

The songs are also translated into five other languages. Audio

The last time Ngā Tumanako, Angitu and Te Waka Huia were on stage at the Auckland regional competition, it ended in a three-way tie.

Te Matatini officially got underway in New Plymouth

The national kapa haka competition returns on 25 February, hosted this year in Ngāmotu/New Plymouth.

Two repatriations earlier this week marked a signifcant milestone for the Moriori community, and was marked with a special pōwhiri and ceremony at Te Papa.

A photo shared on social media claiming to be from Waitangi Day celebrations was taken at a different event last year, a tourism operator says.

Dame Iritana Tāwhiwhirangi, a founder and champion of the kōhanga reo movement, is to be laid to rest this morning at Rāhui marae in Tikitiki near East Cape.

Thousands paid respects to a very special Kuia over the past few days.

The decision in the High Court means she faces the prospect of being ineligible to practice as a real estate agent for five years.

Whānau of Dame Iritana Tāwhiwhirangi have remembered her as a tireless advocate for empowering Māori families.