Tuwhenuaroa Natanahira

Māori Queen Te Arikinui Kuini Nga wai hono i te po has launched the 'Kotahitanga Fund', a new multi-million-dollar Māori investment platform.

The Kotahitanga Fund has initial iwi seed commitments of about $100m.

The hautapu ā-motu will be held at Takaparawhau on July 10 and hosted by mana whenua Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei.

The small Northland settlement of Whirinaki is again bracing for the arrival of wild weather, only a couple of weeks after heavy rain and wind devastated parts of the region.

The North Island has taken yet another hammering, with Cyclone Vaianu's wrath lashing the north and east.

The Waitangi Tribunal has recommended an immediate halt to draft legislation weakening government obligations to the Treaty in education, which it

Marae are calling for targeted funding to help them serve their communities and organise better emergency responses, as the government prepares to unveil its Budget for 2026.

Tāmaki Makaurau conservation groups, iwi and council are welcoming $10 million in government funding to bolster the city's Predator-Free 2050 efforts.

Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei have welcomed the first tumuaki of their new kura with a pōwhiri at Ōrākei Marae this week.

The government is investing over $5 million into Māori-owned businesses in an effort to support economic growth, jobs and bolster exports.