Stories by Leigh-Marama McLachlan

The Māori Party says it's got a massive job ahead of it to make a comeback into Parliament, and it won't get in on party votes alone.

Te Puni Kōkiri - the Ministry of Māori Development - has confirmed to Māori MPs that money earmarked for Whanau Ora services will sit within other government agencies.

The coronavirus outbreak has forced more than 1000 New Zealand forestry workers out of a job.

Some iwi leaders are backing a plan that would see major iwi back off from taking court action over Māori water rights.

Research at a Christchurch rest home has shown more than half the residents aren't eating enough. It puts them at risk of malnutrition.

Ultra-fast mobile telecommunications networks are coming sooner than expected after the government's decision to make unused radio spectrum available for a short term. Audio

The government is being urged to cede power to Māori so they can find their own solutions to improve the criminal justice system.

The Treaty of Waitangi Negotiations Minister has conceded the Crown will miss its 2020 deadline to settle all historical Treaty claims, as 18 hapū and iwi groups swap negotiations for litigation.

Mana whenua of Ihumātao are disappointed to hear through the grapevine that the Crown is keen to help Auckland Council buy the contested land.

The founder of a make-up and fashion course for women on probation in Whanganui aims to help them into employment.

An officer unlawfully detained a teenager in 2015 and repeatedly abused his power while he was in the force, the Independent Police Conduct Authority has found.

Māori leaders are alarmed that armed police squads set up to tackle serious crime will also deal with low-level offending.

Claims by National's Māori development spokesperson Joanne Hayes that Māori could be better off if welfare payments are reduced are off the mark, the Māori Council says.

The Māori community of Whanganui has charged the city's streets calling for an end to what has been a string of violent deaths of Māori women.

A spate of violent deaths of local Māori women in Whanganui has got the community declaring "enough is enough".

The spirit of competition is thriving amongst Māori elders in Whanganui as more than 50 people take part in the Taipahake kaumātua olympics.

The new head of Māori in Corrections says the focus of prison needs to shift from punishing people to showing them respect, and helping them rehabilitate.

Scientists are excited to discover a cache of swamp kauri found in West Auckland is more than 45,000 years old, and say it could help us better understand climate change.

Whānau Ora leaders are challenging their minister, Peeni Henare, over where an $80 million funding boost is going.

The government and Auckland Council are being told they can't just wash their hands of the Ihumātao land dispute.

The Māori king, Kiingi Tūheitia, says mana whenua have finally reached consensus over what to do with Ihumātao - they want it back. Video

The Ngā Manu Kōrero national speech competition has highlighted the mana, resilience and eloquence of rangatahi Māori around the country. Audio

The government's latest freshwater plans do not go far enough and fails to deal with the pressing issue of Māori water rights, Māori leaders say.

Whanganui iwi will use their Treaty settlement to have the city's name officially spelled with an H.

A landmark report from the Tribunal tonight heavily criticises the Crown over river and lake pollution, and for blocking Māori from helping to fix the problem. Audio