Stories by Ashleigh McCaull

Non-Māori science teachers are questioning how they will teach mātauranga Māori in a proposed new curriculum.

Retailers in the capital want a rethink of plans to stop people from driving and parking their cars on Wellington's golden mile.

Whānau in cyclone devastated areas are now turning their attention towards Matariki in a move to help the community reflect on the past and look forward to the future.

Residents in a Bay of Plenty town are fed up with their rusty brown tap water, which they say is nasty to drink, dirties washing and causes skin irritations. Audio

Māori impacted by last week's land categorisation in Hawke's Bay say they've got a huge choice to make: stay on their whenua or leave.

The former director-general of health was knighted this morning by the governor-general in recognition of his service to public health during the Covid-19 pandemic for two-and-a-half years.

Curiosity got the better of a whānau who ended up saving the life of a kererū stuck out at sea.

Campaigners are calling for tighter restrictions on illegal sexual content online to stop children being accidentally exposed to internet pornography.

Residents of the Wellington hostel are struggling to piece their lives back together as they come to grips with losing everything in Tuesday morning's blaze.

Water has been fully restored to Porirua after a valve broke last night, causing five other pipes to burst.

The weather is clearing in Bay of Plenty, but residents are still fearful that more rain could catch them off guard.

Two Kiwi collegiate rugby players are celebrating as their American university reached victory for the first time ever, in any national sporting event.

A Wellington City Councillor wants all street lights to be checked for malfunctioning adapters, including ones that are not council owned.

The impact of forestry on indigenous peoples has been discussed at a UN meeting after slash was strewn across Tai Rāwhiti's land and beaches during Cyclone Gabrielle.

Submissions on changing the Bay of Islands town's name to its Māori original will be presented to the Geographic Board in June, and Land Information NZ says a decision is likely this year.

Apple crop harvesting has begun in Wairoa with the first fruits set to go towards the community pātaka to help support whānau after the town was decimated by Cyclone Gabrielle.

Teen waka ama paddlers have their sights set on further glory, after the high school champs in Rotorua.

Māori housing advocates say Cyclone Gabrielle highlighted stark disparities between Māori and non-Māori communities.

More than a month after Cyclone Gabrielle hit, Gisborne locals are fed up with water restrictions as the council struggles to fix multiple breaks in the city's main pipeline.

After two failed attempts Chris Hipkins has finally visited Wairoa - more than a month after the town was hit by Cyclone Gabrielle.

Stuart Nash, who resigned as police minister in a matter of hours on Wednesday, admits he "completely stuffed up" but plans to keep working on his other portfolios.

Waipuketia Ki Te Aroha - Flood Them With Love on Rotorua's Lakefront featured Te Arawa's six finest kapa haka groups who performed at this year's Te Matatini.

Hapū mama in Porirua are thrilled about new pregnancy care and services centre owned and operated by Ngāti Toa.

Researchers hope to boost the number of young pēpi Māori being immunised by learning more about barriers to health care access.

In a bid to boost Māori participation, Te Tai Rāwhiti, Te Tai Tokerau and Te Whānau-ā-Apanui have led the collection of Census information in their rohe.