Stories by Ashleigh McCaull

Homes are badly damaged, some are stripped back to timber frames, and residents have big decisions to make.

More than 120 people in Wairoa are living in temporary accommodation and there are more who need it.

Rawinia Harker's home was hit hard during Cyclone Gabrielle, but was hit even worse in last month's flood.

If the flood had hit at 1am, "there would have been some body bags", mayor says. Audio

Māori broadcaster Joanna Paul-Robie was given an hour to decide whether to present the breakfast and 6pm news at TV3 for no extra pay.

Yanika Reed has a message for whānau with fair skin, like her: "You don't need permission to be Māori." Audio

Forecasts show that the country needs to fill 157,000 jobs in these three industries, with 80 percent expected to be replacement roles from those who have retired or moved on.

Māori journalists say the impending closure of Newshub's AM show on 5 July will be one less opportunity to have te reo Māori on the airwaves.

Interest in Matariki continues to grow, says the man who led the drive for it to become a public holiday.

There's been massive growth in people opting for traditional Māori healing practices for their rehabilitation through ACC.

Building meaningful and enduring relationships between iwi, hapū and regional councils is vital, a new report finds.

The grandmother of a man killed at a Gisborne birthday party that erupted into violence says she's forgiven those police allege are involved.

The letter calls on King Charles III to stop what Ngāti Kahu calls a violent attack on Te Tiriti.

The government's move to introduce structured literacy has the potential to lift reading and writing levels among Māori students in mainstream schools, says an English teacher who is Māori.

Despite low literacy rates in mainstream schools amongst Māori, the results are the complete opposite in kura kaupapa, Stanford says.

It comes as police urge parents and young people to stay safe online amongst a continued rise in child exploitation.

Travellers have been forced to pay hundreds more for emergency passports or change their international flights as they wait for their passport to be processed.

The ministry has failed to explain how hundreds of job cuts will achieve a better outcome for children, a children's advocate says.

Kane Taare-Gray was found dead at the scene last weekend, along with Chrysler Stevens-Mark who was celebrating his 21st birthday.

Further arrests or charges are not being ruled out after two men died at a 21st party.

A rainbow community supporter has described Destiny Church protesters as hypocrites during a heated stand-off at Gisborne Library.

Chrysler Stevens Mark died after a brawl involving about 100 people broke out at his 21st birthday party.

Two people were killed during the fight involving 100 people, and three are still in hospital.

Spark is set to become the first internet service provider in New Zealand to join the Internet Watch Foundation

A haka directed at ACT Leader David Seymour was a legitimate form of protest, one student says.