Te Arawa Lakes Trust chief executive Gareth Jones has "parted ways" with the trust. Mr Jones was chief executive of the trust as

ELECTION TIME: Prime Minister Bill English has announced the date for the general election. PHOTO/FILE Todd McClay: PHOTO/FILE A_020914sp10.JPGTe

Having been plucked from obscurity and dubbed the "Maori boy genius", 23-year-old Ngaa Ruuira Puumanawawhiti, now living in Rotorua

SUCCESS: Takiri Raerino (left) receives her scholarship alongside Pita Anaru and Tiweka Anaru. PHOTO/ANN SOMERVILLE 300117TakiriRaerinoDP.JPGEDUCATION:

mattmartinsmile.epsCircle_see_more_DP.epsFOND FAREWELL: PHOTO/ANDREW WARNER SUPER COOK: Iri Te Kowhai died peacefully yesterday morning

NO QUESTIONS: Potaua Biasiny-Tule has put up his own money in the hope someone will return a patu stolen from the Rotorua Lakes Council

It's good to have choices. Our new prime minister can choose where he wants to celebrate Waitangi Day. This year he was invited

By Matthew Martinmatthew.martin@nzme.co.nz*mattmartinserious.eps*INVESTIGATION: Roger Pikia pictured here in 2012. PHOTO/FILE A_Pg1_Roger_Pikia_A_071112b.JPG* An

Te Arawa leaders are warning that whoever stole a treasured whalebone patu paraoa could be in serious trouble for breaking Maori protocol.

By Alice Guynews@dailypost.co.nz Wanting to become part of the "phenomenal rage that IronMaori had created" Rotorua's Toia Lucas-Walden

I had just started eating one of my favourite takeaway meals, namely butter chicken at the local Rotorua plaza, when my meal was interrupted

By Matthew Martinmatthew.martin@dailypost.co.nz*mattmartinserious.eps*EMOTIKI: Te Puia's Emotiki have come under fire by a "digital

About 275 Te Arawa representatives have gone to Hauraki to express their views over a treaty settlement involving ancestral burial sites on Moehau Mountain.

Jojo Waaka epitomised wahine toa - possessing all the facets of a strong Maori woman. Now friends and the wider community are dealing

Circle_see_more_DP.epsBy Alice Guynews@dailypost.co.nz REVITALISING: Jim Malcolm (left) and Eru George have taken part in a marae-based

Circle_see_more_DP.epsMASTER CARVER: Clive Fugill is welcomed by members of the carving school to the surprise lunch in honour of

Circle_facebook_DP2.epsSPECIAL HAKA: Rotorua twins Dan (left) and Matt Haua will lead Maori Football New Zealand's own haka for the

I know lots of people who make racist remarks. Some are my friends. They think they're funny at times, feel important and clever when

One of Rotorua's most revered churches is being considered for a spot on the New Zealand Heritage List. The Heritage New Zealand

By Shauni Jamesshauni.james@dailypost.co.nz Work on one of the short-term goals in a hapu environmental management plan is now under

Tributes flow in for QSM recipient Joseph Harawira who has died after years of fighting "corporate warriors". Mr Harawira, a son

Nominations for candidates seeking election as a Bay of Plenty Regional Councillor for the Mauao Māori Constituency will open from

Taupo's new IronMaori event is attracting huge interest, with almost 300 people already registered for the inaugural IronMaori Taupo-Nui-a-Tia. Tuwharetoa

mattmartinsmile.eps*Circle_see_more_DP.eps*GIVING UP: Elizabeth Nelson with her family, from left, Raymond Tai-Nelson, 8, Laila, 12

CONCERNS: Sir Toby Curtis says concerns over the protection of burial sites of important Te Arawa ancestors should soon be sorted

Circle_see_more_DP.epsTRIPLE PRIZE: Dinny Mohi, 77, and Zeeah Rona Waerea-Tamai, 10, both celebrated triple title wins at the recent

I didn't take exception when asked recently if the cost of going to the marae was the reason we had my sister, Lesley, at home when

The Rotorua Daily Post asked a range of local Maori leaders what they wanted to see happen in Rotorua for 2017. A_270214bf6.JPG Ngati

TALENT: Rotorua's ​Hinerongonui Kingi, 27, has been chosen by an iconic Maori performer to sing at a festival in Auckland during the

Iwi are being urged to attend a marae initiative next month that aims to revitalise tikanga (customs) and te reo (language). Waiteti