Te Ao Māori

The Ahu a Turanga Highway will not be open for traffic until next week but a few locals had the chance to drive over the southern Ruahine Ranges on Saturday.

The Excellence in Māori Sheep and Beef Farming and the Young Māori Farmer awards both went to Northland-based farmers.

Haka fans will come together this weekend to celebrate te ao Māori through haka, waiata and whanaungatanga at Tāmaki Hakangāhau. Video

Hugh Gardyne preferred to be addressed 'hello' or 'dear' in emails.

Te Pāti Māori says it will continue to stand its ground as three MPs begin their record suspensions. Audio

The Waitangi Tribunal says the government waited too long before it declined to up Takutai Moana's funds.

The saga over Te Pāti Māori's protest has ended - but it foreshadows fault lines to come, Craig McCulloch writes. Audio

Debbie Ngarewa-Packer, Rawiri Waititi have been suspended from Parliament for 21 days and Hana-Rawhiti Maipi-Clarke has been suspended for 7 days.

"At the end of the day our final outcome, the only outcome, is for that mountain to be back in Māori hands, Māori ownership."

The waka kaupapa champion has been made an Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit for services to Māori. Audio

Rugby superstar Portia Woodman-Wickliffe, former Labour Minister Dover Samuels, and waka stalwart Joe Conrad are among the Māori on this year's list.

"The Awards respect and honour te ao Māori and we were proud to support Stan with his vision for his powerful rendition of Māori Ki Te Ao."

Police intercepted a vehicle on a South Westland river and are considering charges against two men in their 30s.

"There are many people along the way that have told our story that aren't us, this is our story told by us," co-director Catherine Manning said.

Māori health leaders want the Waitangi Tribunal to recommend establishing a "new whare" to replace the short-lived, Te Aka Whai Ora.

A kaupapa Māori youth service is warning against benefit sanctions, saying they will mean people 'end up on the street'.

Maia Honetana says the now scrapped Māori Health Authority would have made all the difference to her family's care.

Kris MacDonald says they can build houses faster with lower overheads and with whānau engagement.