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Mariameno Kapa-Kingi is also asking the court to require the party to conduct a "proper full and open and honest process" regarding its leadership through a special general meeting.

It's a packed schedule of festivities at both the upper treaty grounds and the newly refurbished Te Tiriti o Waitangi Marae.

For more than three decades, Aotearoa's longest surviving independent Māori theatre company has used storytelling to open kōrero about trauma, healing and hope in communities. Audio

It is the South Island's biggest and longest-running commemoration of Waitangi Day, beginning in 1976.

"I'm thrilled to bits, and I'm thinking of our tūpuna and all those who fought to get us here."

Last year, Christopher Luxon opted to go to Canterbury instead, spending the 'political day' in Christchurch to announce a roading upgrade.

A hui will be held at a later date to discuss the future of Mauao and access to it.

A collaboration between apicultural scientists and a Māori land trust in Te Urewera is shedding light on the potential health benefits of propolis, or "bee glue".

The renovations to Manuao, the iconic building at the centre of large community events, are expected to take 11 months.

Analysis - Rhetoric at Rātana was cooler this year, compared to the past four years of fiery exchanges.

The announcement was made at Rātana, with regional development minister Shane Jones saying the funding would boost resilience in the Wainui Marae infrastructure.

Politicians were welcomed to Rātana Pa with a pōwhiri this afternoon.

Indigenous leaders from across the Pacific and beyond will gather at Waitangi next month for a 10-day wānanga focused on protecting and restoring the Pacific Ocean, Te Moana Nui a Kiwa.

Fast-rising Māori roots reggae artist TAWHAKI says his music is about turning inherited trauma into something positive.

From a town of less than 4000 people, Siadin Ellis is carving out space for rangatahi Māori in places they are still rarely seen.

There are some 100 waka ama clubs from Kaitaia to Invercargill in Aotearoa, with four or five new clubs getting started in 2025.