Andrew Tripe says there's a firm directive to councils to focus on the basics.

Gerrard Albert has been appointed for a three-year term.

Ruapehu Mayor Weston Kirton is urging unity over the 10-year lease.

Ruapehu's mayor says the community is being ignored over the Raetihi centre.

The lead iwi negotiator says jobs, housing and health improvements are priorities.

The settlement includes $20.4m in financial redress and the return of 64 sites.

Residents must wait six weeks for a recycling station decision.

A councillor wanted the Māori ward referendum labelled as discriminatory.

Ngāti Hāua will sign its Deed of Settlement at Ngāpūwaiwaha Marae in Taumarunui.

Rubbish dumped at Raetihi's recycling facility includes food waste and animal carcasses.

The centre is marking two decades of kaupapa Māori research.

Carol Gordon will prioritise central government reforms in her new role.

The plan focuses on 'culturally attuned and responsive' health and wellbeing outcomes.

Participants will be paid $500 for attending four to five meetings.

Iwi negotiator Aiden Gilbert said the day was joyful but there were challenges ahead.

Friday, February 28, marks the 30th anniversary since Whanganui Māori made their stand.

Ngāti Hāua Iwi Trust and Ruapehu District Council have signed a confidential agreement.

The settlement includes statutory pardons for tūpuna wrongfully convicted in 1846.

Politicians have mixed views on Māori wards ahead of October polls.

Rangitīkei Mayor Andy Watson may delay stepping down as the sector faces challenges.

Feedback is being collected to aid decisions at the February 13 council meeting.

Te Korowai o Wainuiārua trustees will manage $28.5m in Treaty settlement assets.

One new and three returning trustees have been elected for the Treaty settlement entity.

National Park Village is being renamed Waimarino.

Shar Amner is the new chairman of the Ātihau-Whanganui Incorporation board.

Whanganui District Council evicts homeless, aims for long-term housing solutions.

Negotiations are expected to be finalised in early 2025.

Ngāti Rangi has completed its first small-scale affordable rental development in Ohakune.

Troy Brown will take on the role in December when Whetu Moataane stands down.

Andrew Beijeman is moving on after 10 years with Ātihau-Whanganui Incorporation.

Three central North Island iwi are preparing to elect their first board of trustees.

The Āti Haunui-a-Pāpārangi population increased by 44.2% between 2013 and 2023.

Five works will bring focus to the cultural significance and tūpuna history of the area.

Career diplomat Michael Walsh joined MFAT in 1993.

Whanganui River iwi are working with other organisations against an invasive clam.

'This is a critical step in our journey.'

A Government directive to councils to deliver the basics has cast a shadow over plans.

The council voted unanimously to keep the Māori ward.

'We’re saying we don’t want to send it to a referendum.'

Horizons Regional Council has affirmed its two Māori constituencies for the 2025 election.

'I believe this can be fixed – there needs to be an intervention.'

The Government has invited the mayors to work with WPI on possible solutions.

Chief executive Mike Ryan said rapidly increasing energy prices were unsustainable.

Ruapehu mayor Weston Kirton says he is deeply concerned for local communities.

Ruapehu and South Taranaki district councils will now be required to hold referendums.

Councillors are talking with the community about the future of Ruapehu's Māori ward.

Fiona Kahukura Hadley-Chase says it is an attempt to 'diminish Māori representation'.

Ruapehu District Council says it is bowing out from financing housing developments.

A rise in land valuations has opened the door to intensifying infill housing.

A rural mayor says there’s no incentive for councils to band together in new entities.

Ruapehu District Council will have meetings in Ohakune and Taumarunui.

Ruapehu District Council wants an exemption from new legislation on Māori wards.

Whanganui District Council says it's a pushback against Government moves.

An Ōwhango business owner found a collection of freshwater gold clams left by guests.

One councillor called it 'totally unpalatable'.

Māori health providers are in 'a state of abeyance'.

An old dump site was discovered on the Whanganui River's edge in Aramoho.

The district’s nearly 20 marae will be able to apply for marae development grants.

'We have previously decided that these are the best representation arrangements ...'

'Communities are the first level of response during emergencies'

It could be the biggest build the Waimarino township has seen.

Whanganui contractor says revamp could disadvantage smaller-scale food businesses.

Te Korowai o Wainuiārua wants National Park Village to be named Waimarino.

Land, buildings, and reserves could go on the market.

Whanganui District Mayor Andrew Tripe says decisions 'should be made at council level'.

It would return the depth of the port basin to historical levels.

A further 489 submissions have been made on changing the railway station name.

'I’m here to celebrate what [the protesters] did. That’s the difference.'

"To be uninterrupted made it a different and very special experience."

The names National Park and Waimarino have been pondered multiple times.

The speaker is being investigated by the government department he works for.

Whanganui iwi travelled to Tūrangawaewae just “to be there”.

Iwi leaders will meet at Tūrangawaewae Marae this weekend.

Iwi calling for the North Island tourist village to revert to its historical name.

The statue will be moved somewhere else.

It aims to establish strategy as the foundation for resource management in the catchment.

Ngā Pou Taunaha o Aotearoa New Zealand Geographic Board supports the proposal.

Part of the $6m spend is for the council to work with iwi and hapū on a new vision.