OpinionCatherine Delahunty: Maori representation no threat to open democracyCatherine Delahunty writes: Gareth Morgan has many interesting opinions and is well informed but his opinion piece on Maori representation on local councils requires a response.15 Dec 04:00 PM
New ZealandOutspoken ex-MP Tau Henare silenced"I'm p***ed off". Tau Henare is furious at being bumped off the speaking list at last week's Waitangi Tribunal hearing.09 Dec 10:31 PM
KahuTribunal's decision big day for NgapuhiA recent Waitangi Tribunal decision confirmed what Ngaphui always claimed, says Te Tai Tokerau MP Kelvin Davis.14 Nov 04:00 PM
KahuCrown still in charge: FinlaysonTribunal report says Maori chiefs who signed the Treaty of Waitangi did not cede sovereignty but Treaty Negotations Minister says that doesn't change Crown's position.13 Nov 11:03 PM
KahuUrewera animals to be exterminated under law changeTrout, deer, pigs and other exotic species would have to be culled from the Ureweras under a law change before Parliament, fishers and hunters are warning Government.05 Mar 04:30 PM
Banking and financeSir Douglas Graham retains knighthoodPrime Minister John Key says Sir Douglas Graham might have given up his knighthood had the Government not told him he didn't have to.01 Nov 12:15 AM
New ZealandMajor part of Rena wreck to be removedThe huge accommodation block of the wrecked container ship Rena is to be removed, in a major move revealed by the ship's owners and insurers today.28 Jun 12:45 AM
OpinionEditorial: Settlement with Tuhoe good for NZEditorial: The whole country ought to be celebrating the historic settlement with Tuhoe signed at Parliament last week.09 Jun 05:30 PM
OpinionClaire TrevettClaire Trevett: Sir Douglas deserves his title stillStripping honours for reasons other than traditional crimes, is a relatively new phenomenon sparked by the global financial crisis, writes Claire Trevett.05 Jun 05:30 PM
New ZealandThree more quit abuse inquiryThree more key members of Sir Owen Glenn's inquiry into child abuse and domestic violence have quit in sympathy with the inquiry's founding director, Ruth Herbert.04 Jun 05:30 PM
KahuWaitangi Tribunal puts settlement cost at $42mThe Waitangi Tribunal has recommended a settlement package for Far North iwi Ngati Kahu totalling $42.518 million.04 Feb 12:30 AM
OpinionSales stalled long enough by water caseThe Prime Minister was never more wrong last year than when he declared the Government could ignore a recommendation of the Waitangi Tribunal.01 Jan 10:00 PM
OpinionTariana Turia: The river is calling ... but are we ready to answerTariana Turia says the water debate has provided people with is a perfect opportunity to explain to each other why we feel the way we do about water.24 Sep 05:30 PM
KahuIwi tries to fix split on waterMeetings between two heavyweight Tainui leaders are under way to iron out internal tribal confusion around water ownership issues before iwi negotiate with the Crown.23 Sep 05:30 PM
KahuWater unity under threatThe push for Maori unity of water rights negotiations looked in danger of unravelling yesterday after one iwi asserted its right to negotiate as it saw fit with the Government.19 Sep 05:30 PM
OpinionFran O'SullivanFran O'Sullivan: Who owns what: for an answer, start hereHow the PM might respond to the Maori King's water-rights claim.14 Sep 05:30 PM
OpinionAudrey Young: Government's water-rights dilemma becomes a tale of two huiThe unity on display at the Maori King's "people's hui" on water on Thursday wasn't exactly replicated yesterday at a gathering of iwi leaders.14 Sep 05:30 PM
KahuMaori king: ‘We own the water’Maori King Tuheitia challenged the PM's dictum that no one owns the water by ending his hui last night with the declaration, "We have always owned the water!"13 Sep 05:30 PM
KahuAll eyes on Maori water huiKing Tuheitia's summit on water for Maori is expected to draw 600 today to Turangawaewae Marae - and a former deputy PM says the Maori Council and Govt have to compromise.12 Sep 05:30 PM
