Te Ao Māori

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.

Māori Medium schools received funding in the Budget for approximately 50 new teaching spaces.

But David Seymour says there should be no such thing as Māori funding.

A precedent-setting High Court case could be the key to a better attitude towards cleaning up our waterways