Te Ao Māori

Kiingi Tuheitia was an unpretentious man, and his home remained the house he and his wife built at Huntly.

Kiingi Tuheitia had been in hospital recovering from heart surgery, Kiingitanga office says.

Whangārei District councillors have voted down a motion to abolish their Māori ward in a two-hour, often emotional debate.

The broadcaster is looking to cut spending by almost $10 million.

The Waikato-based council has agreed to continue to provide a seat at the table for Māori.

Instead, the council will keep its two-seat Māori ward at the next election, and hold a referendum.

The trip was designed to broaden rangatahi views on education and encourage critical thinking.

The Crown's sole witness has told the Waitangi Tribunal planned changes to customary marine title have not been Treaty compliant.

Christopher Luxon told Parliament last week Māori ceded sovereignty when signing the Treaty of Waitangi, and doubled-down on that today.

There are "significant" problems with the way police deal with Māori, data in a recent report shows.

The Crown's sole witness chose not to comment when asked if the government was bound to respect Treaty principles at a Waitangi Tribunal hearing.

New poll data shows 47 percent of respondents - almost half - favour a council four-year term.

Justice Minister Paul Goldsmith wants to make it harder for Māori to make customary claims on coastlines.

Ahead of Te Wiki o te Reo Māori, Aotearoa is being urged to embrace the language 'Ake Ake Ake' (forever).

"Our people don't need any more reports, our people need social and economic justice," a criminology expert says.

New Zealand are currently third on the table with 13 gold, 30 silver and 14 bronze medals.