A woman went from the high of paddling a waka for the start of the Cup to the low of being bashed...

Their constituents are struggling but Maori leaders are living the high life.

Maori Party MP Te Ururoa Flavell has been quick to apologise for the offence caused by a column in his local newspaper.

Marchers upset that kaumatua who teach Maori language to the young are not paid.

A new poll revealing Labour with only 27 per cent support shows the public are rejecting the opposition's new tax policy, Prime Minister John Key says. The result was among Labour's worst of the past decade.