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But the government is hitting back at the group, taking issue with its name and use of the word "blitzkrieg".

The Week in Politics: The PM faces heat at Tūrangawaewae, David Seymour's Treaty Principles Bill faces an early death, and the government faces an energy crisis.

Pasifika and Māori local politicians called Christopher Luxon's address to Local Government New Zealand was 'quite shocking' and 'disheartening'.

"Approximately 70 percent of the employees are Māori; many of our Ngāti Rangi whānau have had a generational relationship with the mill," chairperson Whetu Moataane says.

The whale was discovered on a beach at Te Kaha and has finally been identified through DNA analysis.

A Dunedin City councillor says he is apologising for causing offence, but not for making the comments. Audio

An iwi says it's disappointed by the ACT leader's "divisive rhetoric" and he needs to change course.

The deputy prime minister has muddied the waters on the Treaty Principles Bill debate just days after the prime minister sought to extinguish any confusion on the issue.

The findings are part of a three-year investigation launched by police.

Opinion - Used or understood in the wrong way, 'race relations' has the potential to harm social cohesion, increase political polarisation, and distract from the actual policy issues being debated…

Prime Minister Christopher Luxon has told Parliament he believes Māori ceded sovereignty to the Crown.

A protest at the edge of a sacred Rotorua lake is back - now under the eye of $3000 council cameras.

Speaking at Tūrangawaewae for Koroneihana the PM acknowledged concerns raised with him and said "unity doesn't mean all of us being or thinking the same".

Political leaders are descending on Tūrangawaewae Marae at the Māori King's invitation this week, with one notable absence. Audio