Stories by Ashleigh McCaull

The government has put the funds towards upgrading the country's last four remaining Māori boarding schools.

Māori nurses are calling for more Māori health workers amid growing staff shortages and burnout.

National has branded the government's two-year $20 million measles catch-up campaign as a failure that can't solely be blamed on Covid-19.

Back in the early '80s, Patea Māori Club wanted a song to inspire their people, to tell their story and to bring some joy. Video, Audio

Twenty marae across Northland want to grow the number of whānau who can speak te reo Māori ... in sign language.

It's been a day of gold for Aotearoa at the Va'a World Sprint Championships in the UK, with four waka ama teams victorious.

Māori forest owners fighting to keep exotic trees in the Emissions Trading Scheme are cautiously optimistic the government is backing down.

When it comes to hard work and serving the community to help make a difference, Dr Matire Harwood is your wāhine.

On the 35th anniversary of te reo Māori becoming an official language, the Māori Language Commission is warning more work is needed to ensure its survival.

The National Māori Forestry Association says it is not reassured, despite a government u-turn that will keep exotic forests in the Emissions Trading Scheme.

The first clinical trial into the use of kānuka oil has found it's an effective cream treatment for moderate-to-severe eczema in adults.

Tauranga's new MP is calling on the Port of Tauranga and local iwi to come to an agreement on how the port can expand.

A wahine Māori who has been infected with shingles several times is urging people to get vaccinated, as a new study has found a link between Covid-19 infection and an increased susceptibility to…

It's something Local Government New Zealand says it has to confront as it tries to make councils more diverse.

A Tauranga iwi says it will take legal action, seek a Waitangi Tribunal hearing, or could even blockade the harbour if Port of Tauranga pushes ahead with plans to dredge it.

Author Keri Hulme's final wish was that her original manuscript should be auctioned so that the proceeds could support other Māori writers, her nephew says.

There's hopes a new rugby league competition in Te Tai Tokerau will drive up participation rates among more wāhine and kōtiro for the sport.

A social service provider assisting thousands of Aucklanders wants to see more innovation to help with the rising cost of food.

The remains of more than 100 Moriori have been returned today, repatriated from a museum in London where they have been held for a century.

A campaign to encourage more Māori and Pasifika to get screened for bowel cancer was launched today, and Associate Health Minister Peeni Henare says early detection is crucial in helping prevent…

The rise in te reo Māori could be key to helping improve Māori wellbeing - among its benefits are helping give a sense of belonging.

Wāhine Māori police graduates say they can help make a difference in their communities as a record number join the force this year amid a drive for more diversity.

Medical student, widow, mother and former NZDF Platoon Sergeant Leigh Albert has been awarded the Ngārimu VC and Māori Battalion Scholarship.

New Zealand wasn't the only place where Matariki was celebrated - whānau and other Kiwis living overseas organised their own festivities to mark the Māori New Year. Audio

First Person - The country will be celebrating Matariki for the first time as a public holiday tomorrow, and Ashleigh McCaull writes that the time is a period to reflect, celebrate and to look ahead.