New ZealandTe Pāti Māori protests: Party leaders steadfast in encouraging people out, PM Luxon says it is illegalStrike action is planned across the country tomorrow with major disruption to traffic.28 May 05:30 PM
PoliticsAnger after Assistant Speaker interrupts Whakatōhea rangatira during mihiThe incident happened during the third reading of the Whakatōhea Treaty settlement.28 May 06:58 AM
PoliticsTe Pāti Māori co-leaders back calls for strike action around NZ due to 'oppressive' GovernmentA nationwide protest is planned for Thursday, Budget Day.28 May 03:58 AM
OpinionAudrey YoungAudrey Young: All eyes on Budget borrowing; brickbat for a nasty adOPINION: There's one line Nicola Willis really doesn't want to cross with her tax cuts.28 May 12:37 AM
KahuD-Day nears for Māori wards disestablishment billThe public have until tomorrow to have their say on council bill.27 May 06:39 PM
KahuMāori youth called upon to activate on Budget Day 2024'Nationwide activation' call for the day the Budget is read.26 May 06:47 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionHeather du Plessis-AllanHeather du Plessis-Allan: Te Pāti Māori's ridiculous behaviour towards Karen ChhourOPINION: There's a deeply troubling idea at the heart of TPM's comments.25 May 05:00 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionAudrey YoungAudrey Young: 'Targeted extermination' - tensions high over controversial billOPINION: Te Pāti Māori didn't hold back in the House - neither did Act's Karen Chhour.23 May 11:23 PM
KahuJohn Tamihere on next week’s Budget: ‘I don’t have any hope’The Whānau Ora chief executive predicts little Budget money will go to Māori.23 May 07:20 PM
OpinionKaren Chhour: I am not a puppet or a sellout to MāoriOPINION: Section 7AA has had unintended consequences for our tamariki.23 May 06:15 PM
KahuTe Pāti Māori wants National MP referred to police - just like the ‘brown party were’Leader calls for a byelection and the establishment of an anti-corruption commission.22 May 11:41 PM
OpinionDebbie Ngarewa-Packer: The fear of failing mokopuna MāoriOPINION: By Māori, for Māori, with Māori is the solution.21 May 05:00 PM
OpinionAudrey YoungAudrey Young: The best of a boring bunch of pre-Budget speechesOPINION: Also in today's politics briefing - MP David MacLeod's donations drama.20 May 11:30 PM
OpinionOpinion: Make school lunches the norm and you’ll get rid of the stigmaWhen school lunches for children becomes normal, there's no stigma20 May 07:26 PM
KahuMāori tourism sector hopes for Budget backingMāori operators seek substantial Government investment in Budget 2024.19 May 09:15 PM
KahuIwi leaders against changes to Oranga Tamariki ActKaren Chhour's Amendment Bill was introduced to Parliament this week.19 May 07:04 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionAudrey YoungAudrey Young: Badly behaved MPs needed a time-outOPINION: Misconduct and extreme rhetoric have become too familiar in NZ politics.17 May 12:03 AM
OpinionWhānau Ora has been ahead of the Social Investment game for a decadeThe Social Services agency will watch over the $70 billion investment14 May 01:15 AM
OpinionAudrey YoungAudrey Young: State schools 'converted' to charter schools? Brace for controversyOPINION: David Seymour says a separate agency will oversee up to 50 new charter schools.14 May 12:27 AM
KahuTe Pāti Māori criticises timing of Oranga Tamariki BillThe controversial bill was tabled while Parliament is in recess.13 May 07:00 PM
KahuMāori lawyers back controversial tikanga study for law studentsHunga Roia Māori defends the introduction of compulsory tikanga12 May 07:57 PM
KahuTribunal says repealing part of Oranga Tamariki Act breaches Treaty of WaitangiProposed law change is part of the Act Party’s coalition deal with National.11 May 01:31 AM
PremiumPremiumOpinionAudrey YoungAudrey Young: Nicola Willis on the Budget - it's bad, but not 'Ruth Richardson bad'OPINION: The fiscal news is grim, Willis admits, but an austerity Budget isn't the answer.09 May 11:37 PM
KahuKura teacher worried about school lunch planThe tumuaki worries about the split in the new school lunch scheme.09 May 06:53 PM
KahuNgāti Toa hīkoi to Parliament opposing Fast-Track BillMāori take to the streets in protest.08 May 07:46 PM
PoliticsGovernment keen on electoral law changes after enrolments debacleSame-day enrolment could go the way of the dodo.08 May 04:57 AM
KahuWillie Jackson follows in the footsteps of David LangeThe Labour MP will become the first Māori MP to debate at Oxford Union.07 May 05:01 PM
PremiumPremiumPoliticsDouble voting found in election result, judges and minister briefedA small number of double votes is likely, but it would not change the result.07 May 02:25 AM
OpinionAudrey YoungAudrey Young: The minister who made a criminal mess of Budget revealOPINION: Everybody - including the PM - left yesterday's press conference confused.06 May 11:21 PM
KahuJT thought maybe a couple hundred protesters would front -wrongOPINION: Willie Jackson recalls the day the hikoi came to Wellington06 May 11:14 PM
KahuNGOs raise concerns about child abuse reporting to Oranga TamarikiResearch suggests requests are commonly met with delayed decisions or silence.06 May 09:40 PM
Kahu'These MPs coming in kind of like we’re subservient to them'Iwi leader lashes out at Ministers who attend Iwi Chairs Forum.06 May 12:08 AM
PremiumPremiumOpinionEditorial: How politicians can prove they're worth what we pay themOPINION: It was once commonly accepted one shouldn't talk about money in polite company.05 May 05:00 PM
New ZealandPolitical Roundup: MPs' hefty pay rise out of sync with Joe PublicOPINION: Having their own pay increased is the one thing that can unite every party.03 May 01:22 AM
