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Burials resume in soggy cemetery

Rubble from quake will be dumped until 2017

First hui draws 12 people

Boycott: PM not worried

Prime Minister John Key is unconcerned with reports iwi will boycott the first "shares plus" hui today, saying they are "more than welcome" to choose not to attend.

Editorial: Good faith key to resolving water dispute

Today the Government meets with Tainui to start negotiations over the partial privatisation of Mighty River. Iwi interests can still be served without the unfair 'shares plus' scheme.

Police still seek interview with father over son's death

Lost hiker died because he drank too much water

Shares plus consultation round begins

Editorial: Judge's refreshing ruling

A scathing judgment backing Niwa represents a damning of climate sceptics' crusade.

Maori MPs told to stay away from water rights hui

Basil Sharp: Water rights need to be traded to find their best use

Pod of 22 pilot whales beached in Florida

Bryce Edwards: Political round-up: Drowning in water rights debate

Tapu Misa: Water rights - a case of justice

Auckland boy, 14, drowns at sea

Hauraki Gulf: Planning for the future

As valuable to marine life as it is prized by humans, the Hauraki Gulf is in decline. Though solutions seem as elusive as the gulf's fish stocks, a groundswell is building for collaboration.

Canterbury town struck down with stomach bug

Aussie project learning curve but building boss still positive