Te Ao Māori

Taranaki councillors have shut down a discussion on the Treaty Principles Bill, despite the legislation's cheerleader wanting everyone to read and debate it.

"The objectionable nature of these odours ranges from very unpleasant to nauseating and unbearable, " one submitter to a hearing says.

It comes after surveillance by a hapū revealed more than two dozen boats were illegally anchored in the Bay of Islands caulerpa ban area between August and October.

A descendant of Ngaa Rauru Kiitahi born and raised in Auckland is the new tumu whakarae to lead the board of the iwi agency Te Kaahui o Rauru.

It's awesome that midwives now learn about indigenous practices but we need more Māori and Pacific trainees to meet the rising demand for culturally specific birthcare, says Taiatini. Audio

Santa was still in attendance, but Hineraumati - the summer maiden of Māori lore - took centre stage.

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

The collection is intended to reflect Dame Whina's values of kotahitanga, resilience and mana.

Electronic musician Tiopira McDowell is challenging other creatives to make a distinctive local sound for Tāmaki Makaurau. Audio

Analysis - And the implications for social cohesion and the quality of democratic debate are serious, Olli Hellmann writes.

The Tasman Region has reaffirmed support for te reo Māori after repeated vandalism of bilingual signs.

Tā Pita Sharples and Neil Finn have each received the Arts Foundations Icon Award Whakamana Hiranga for 2024 - for their lifetime achievements and mark on the arts.