Whangārei District councillors have voted down a motion to abolish their Māori ward in a two-hour, often emotional debate marked by waiata and a celebratory haka from supporters gathered outside. rnz.co.nz/news/political…

Hamilton City Council is the second Waikato-based council to vote to retain its Māori ward this week. rnz.co.nz/news/national/…

The Māori King, Kiingi Tuheitia Pootatau Te Wherowhero VII, has died. The Kiingitanga confirmed on social media he passed away peacefully yesterday afternoon surrounded by family. rnz.co.nz/news/te-manu-k…

Kiingi Tūheitia succeeded his mother, Te Arikinui Dame Te Atairangikaahu, following her death in 2006. He was the seventh of the line of Pōtatau Te Wherowhero to head the Kingitanga, which was founded in 1858. rnz.co.nz/news/te-manu-k…

Councils are voting overwhelmingly to keep their Māori seats following controversial law change a month ago. rnz.co.nz/news/national/…

#LIVE | At least 13 iwi, including Ngāi Tahu, Ngāpuhi, Mataatua waka and Te Atiawa, will be represented in the first contingent of manuhiri expected at Tuurangawaewae Marae on Monday to pay tribute to Kiingi Tuheitia. rnz.co.nz/news/te-manu-k…

#LIVE | At Tuurangawaewae the King's Council will meet with iwi leaders in private today to discuss who will succeed the Māori King, Kiingi Tuheitia. rnz.co.nz/news/national/…

One of the core beliefs at Tuurangawaewae Marae is that 'no one should go home hungry', and the people of Tainui have epitomised the Māori value of Manaakitanga - or hospitality - during the tangihanga of Kiingi Tuheitia. rnz.co.nz/news/te-manu-k…

Kiingi Tuheitia Pootatau Te Wherowhero VII will be farewelled as the new Māori monarch is ushered in today. Thousands of mourners have paid their respects at Tuurangawaewae Marae this week. rnz.co.nz/news/te-manu-k…

Kiingi Tuheitia's youngest child and only daughter has been announced as the new monarch of the Kiingitanga. rnz.co.nz/news/national/…

The Far North District Council will be one of the last local authorities in the country to choose, under a contentious new law, between scrapping its Māori ward or holding a binding poll at the 2025 election. rnz.co.nz/news/te-manu-k…

Kiingitanga have a new leader and all eyes are now on how Kuini Nga Wai Hono i Te Po will continue her father's call for Māori to unite against government policies. rnz.co.nz/news/te-manu-k…

On 10 September 1984, Māori culture hit the world stage when the revolutionary exhibition Te Māori opened. rnz.co.nz/news/te-manu-k…

More than 400 Christian leaders - including senior leaders of the Catholic, Anglican, and Methodist denominations in Aotearoa - have signed an open letter calling on MPs to vote down the Treaty Principles Bill. rnz.co.nz/news/political…

Labour and the Greens are congratulating Christian leaders for their condemnation of the Treaty Principles Bill, but ACT's David Seymour says it is not the first time the church has tried to prevent people from having a say on one of his policies. rnz.co.nz/news/political…

Cabinet has agreed on the outline of the Treaty Principles Bill that will be introduced to Parliament, with a change to include specific acknowledgement of the rights of hapū and iwi rnz.co.nz/news/political…

Ngāti Whātua iwi is calling on the High Court to overturn Kaipara District Council's decision, saying it breached two sections of the Local Government Act by failing to ensure Māori involvement in the decision-making process. rnz.co.nz/news/national/…

The Ministry of Justice has warned the proposed Treaty Principles Bill isn't "grounded in the Treaty" and relies on a "novel reading" of the founding document that isn't supported by the "available evidence". rnz.co.nz/news/political…

A central North Island iwi says it is bitterly disappointed the opportunity to support regional development has been overlooked despite last-minute efforts to save 239 mill jobs. rnz.co.nz/news/ldr/52768…

Māori supporting Ngāti Whātua's legal challenge against Kaipara District Council's scrapping of its Māori ward say the move is shameful, and they want to see a remedy going forwards. rnz.co.nz/news/te-manu-k…