Stories by Ashleigh McCaull

In a bid to boost Māori participation, Te Tai Rāwhiti, Te Tai Tokerau and Te Whānau-ā-Apanui have led the collection of Census information in their rohe.

Tradies have been working for free in Te Karaka out of what they describe as a labour of love to help their community.

First person - Flying over Te Tai Rāwhiti shows the scale of the job ahead to restore access between Tokomaru Bay and Te Puia Springs, writes Ashleigh McCaull.

Gisborne people clearing silt from flooded homes and businesses are not impressed with the council's solution on how and where to dump it.

Whānau in Tāmaki Makaurau who lost homes, possessions and taonga in the huge floods are working to rebuild, while a community group working with vulnerable families is calling for more resources.

Some Auckland pest controllers are warning about an influx in rodents and pests after a fortnight of hot, wet weather.

An iconic Rotorua destination has been broadcast to millions of viewers on Good Morning America.

Oranga Tamariki is defending its care of children despite a new report showing it is failing to reach some minimum standards.

Whether tamariki in care were having basic health and education needs met could not be determined, the newly released report says.

The 28th Māori Battalion Battle Honours memorial flag will be fully displayed and recognised in Rotorua for Waitangi Day.

The Waka Ama National Sprint Championships have wrapped up, with paddlers now setting their sights on the World Long Distance Championships later this year.

The Waka Ama national champs is entering its final days, with the country's greatest paddlers continuing to battle it out on Lake Karapiro.

The final day of the Waka Ama National Sprint Championships is seeing the best teams in the country aiming for gold in the semifinals and finals of the W6 races.

The national waka ama sprint champs returned to Lake Karapiro this week after a one-year gap caused by Covid-19.

Official figures show the rate for Māori is almost 5 percent and some experts say basing an education system on Te Tiriti o Waitangi is the way to address it.

A takatāpui unit has been set up beside a Tauranga marae to help rangatahi have "brave conversations".

Campaigners against online revenge porn are demanding law changes, saying the current legislation is still unfit for purpose.

People under the age of 19 now account for a third of the more than 2000 offenders police have dealt with since 2017.

Rotorua Museum is looking for the stories of those who fought in the B Company of the Māori Battalion in the WWII.

New figures have revealed Māori are three times more likely to die from a drug overdose than Pākehā.

Rōpū claimants who have been fighting for the past 17 years in the long-running Waitangi Tribunal Hauora inquiry are a step closer to closing the final chapter on underfunding grievances with the…

An editorial piece published in the New Zealand Medical Journal has found Māori still have a long road to go for good healthcare.

The government has signed a $55 million partnership with Ngāti Whakaue Lands Trust to build up to 1100 homes in Rotorua.

A weed control programme in the Rotorua lakes will see temporary rāhui at different times in the next three weeks.

Researchers used updated radiocarbon technology at 436 archaeological sites in the North Island and 145 in the South.