Tuwhenuaroa Natanahira

Master carver Rei Mihaere has been awarded the prestigious Hamilton Kirikiriroa Civic Award for over 40 years of service to his community, marae and education.

The chairperson of Te Rūnanga Ā Iwi o Ngāpuhi says he is "extremely disheartened" by Te Pāti Māori declining an invitation to meet with Te Tai Tokerau voters.

That came from a hui called for by Te Rūnanga Nui Ā Ngāpuhi where more than 200 people packed into Kohewhata Marae in Kaikohe to speak with Kapa-Kingi

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.