Stories by Pokere Paewai

Followers of the Rātana Church gather at the small settlement south of Whanganui each year in January to celebrate the birthday of the movement's founder.

Over the past month the first cohort of participants have undergone sessions with mushroom extract containing a specific dose of psilocybin at Rangiwaho Marae south of Gisborne.

The fully refurbished whare named Taupunga, which references the anchor stone of the Takitimu waka that landed at Waimarama, was opened on Saturday morning by the Te Arikinui Kuini Nga wai hono i te…

They are meeting today at Omāhu near Hastings to discuss the creation of a new pan-Māori assembly.

The proposed plan, debated by around 200 Māori leaders on Friday, has been met with some scepticism but leaders said that is exactly why the debate was needed.

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The founder of Te Pāti Māori and champion of te ao Māori is being buried at her marae at Whangaehu.

Willie Jackson was among politicians past and present paying respect to Dame Tariana - and made the call for an apology.

Rangitāne sisters Jackie Gowler and Kerri Williams won bronze together in Paris - they speak about sisterhood and representing their iwi on the world stage.

"Because we are iwi led we are more connected and that's where our strength comes from," a manager says. Audio

The Kitchener St development will feature 30 larger whānau homes and 13 transportable kaumātua-sized homes.

More than 1500 students from schools across the country will take part in a hīkoi through central Christchurch this morning.

One of the biggest events on the Māori school calendar is on now in Ōtautahi/Christchurch.

The marae will again provide "shelter and warmth" to students, as it has done for nearly four decades.

The eco-friendly, self-sustainable building is just the second in Aotearoa built to a 'living building' standard which takes a year to achieve.

The Supreme Court has released its judgment on an appeal that made it easier for Māori to gain customary marine title under the Marine and Coastal Area (Takutai Moana) Act.

The Māori Affairs Select Committee has heard how the Office for Māori Crown Relations is planning to slim down.

Māori Issues Reporter Pokere Paewai looks at the te reo version of Disney's latest film and what it means for the normalisation of te reo.

The pou isn't in the best condition, but there are hopes it can be restored and returned to the whare.

New Electoral Commission data shows 2262 people changed from the general roll to the Māori roll, and there were 862 new enrolments.

New Electoral Commission data shows 2262 people changed from the general roll to the Māori roll, and there were 862 new enrolments.

Analysis - The diversity of voices during the hīkoi was noticeable - from tangata moana to young immigrants to elderly Pākehā from the South Island.

Pākehā and tauiwi "need to make our stand clear about Te Tiriti", supporters say.

The "elite unit" is tasked with covering the whenua, which is one of the tikanga from the 1975 land march, hīkoi organiser says.

Input from Pharmac's Māori advisory group will be replaced by outside partnerships, Pharmac has said.