Stories by Te Aniwa Hurihanganui

Officers fired sponge rounds at the men on the roof of the burning high-security building during the standoff at Waikeria Prison, police have confirmed to RNZ.

The police watchdog has launched a nationwide probe after the police in Masterton admitted illegally photographing young Māori in the district.

There are calls for a national review of photographs taken of young people by police, after it was revealed officers in Wairarapa had illegally taken photos of young Māori in the district.

Police in Wairarapa have admitted to illegally taking photos of youths after RNZ alerted them to multiple reports of officers photographing young Māori on the street. Audio

Ngāti Awa has lost its appeal in the High Court to stop Creswell New Zealand Ltd taking 1 billion litres of water a year from the Awaiti aquifer near Whakatāne.

Māori in particular have been victimised in institutions but a lack of data and the release of an interim report means in-depth analysis will not be done by the Royal Commission, an expert says.

A White Island Tours worker who stayed home sick on the day of the eruption is still grappling with survivor's guilt and trauma one year on.

Ngāti Awa has taken a massive financial hit since the closure of the White Island Tours, but helping the community heal from the tragedy remains its priority.

It has been 134 years since the Crown ignored pleas for help by Ngāti Rangitihi when the Tarawera Eruption devastated its people. Now, the Crown is finally owning up to its wrongdoings.

In her submission to the Waitangi Tribunal's urgent inquiry, Grainne Moss conceded Oranga Tamariki is yet to eliminate structural racism and has failed to fully adopt the recommendations of a 1998…

First Person - I shouldn't have been checking my work emails. It was a Saturday night at my grandparents' house. Before I had time to comprehend what I'd read, there was another ping, writes RNZ…

"If not now, then when," deputy mayor Josh Wharehinga said as tears of joy flooded the public gallery after an extraordinary meeting at Gisborne District Council this morning.

Seven wāhine from Raukawa are about to embark on a hīkoi of a lifetime, traversing the same 400km journey across the North Island as their ancestress Māhinaarangi once did.

Gisborne District Council has voted to install two controversial replicas of Captain Cook's ship the Endeavour in the region.

The Māori Party has requested a recount in Tāmaki Makaurau and Te Tai Hauāuru, claiming discrimination prevented many people from voting.

Opponents of an Auckland art exhibition which featured neo-Nazi flags and symbols of white nationalism have received an apology from one of the exhibition's co-facilitators, but say it doesn't go far…

The woman who blew the whistle on a New Plymouth nurse for making comments online about her Māori colleagues, including that they 'sit on their fat asses all day', is urging others to speak out.

The Māori head of the New Zealand Nursing Organisation says she's been the victim of incessant, targeted online abuse - including death threats - for the last 18 months.

Labour's Andrew Little wants to give the Treaty Negotiations portfolio another crack, saying his priority will be to reach a settlement with the country's largest iwi Ngāpuhi if he's retained as…

A New Plymouth Nurse who made a public post on social media saying all Māori nurses do is have meetings all day and "sit on their fat arses", has had her registration cancelled for the next two years.

The Māori Party's Rawiri Waititi - donning a white cowboy hat - touched down at Parliament today for the first time since winning the Waiariki electorate.

Many voters on the Māori roll are being encouraged to split their vote to get as many Māori MPs into parliament as possible - Here is a quick civics refresher with reporter Te Aniwa Hurihanganui.

A Victoria University law lecturer is not surprised a legal challenge against Otago's medical school admissions process was dropped, saying it had no chance of winning in court.

Three wāhine are in the race for Ikaroa-Rāwhiti, with Labour incumbent Meka Whaitiri holding a strong lead in the polls.

A legal challenge to Otago University's medical school admissions process won't be heading to court, with the university now having reached an agreement with the applicant.