Te Aniwaniwa is a digital producer for Te Ao Māori News.
The Far North Council has voted unanimously to retain its Māori ward and is exploring the legal implications of refusing to hold a referendum.
Te Kaunihera o Tāmaki Makaurau has approved more than half a million dollars for marae development projects.
Impacts of Cycle Gabrielle ha vecaused the largest ever recorded decline in the region’s native river and coastal bird population.
Tamatea Central Hawke’s Bay District Council has voted to retain Māori Wards with a close vote (5-4) after a robust debate.
Wellington City mayor Tory Whanau said Māori wards not only created outcomes for Māori but also for everyone in the city.
The decision, affirmed by iwi leaders, makes Ngawai Hono I Te Po the eighth in an unbroken line of succession.
After a week of tangihanga, today is the Rā Nehu (the burial day) and Te Whakawahinga will be at 10am on Turangawaewae marae.
Horowhenua voted unanimously in 2021 to introduce the Māori wards.
The company has launched NZ’s first green hydrogen dual-fuel milk collection tanker which it expects to achieve a significant reduction in CO2 emissions.
Larry Kimura, a tohunga reo of the Hawaiian language, recalls Te Atairangikaahu’s appreciation for language at Turangawaewae.