Stories by Emma Andrews

Cancelling a plan to lower the age for Māori has been described as "institutionalised racism", though some experts say the move overall will save lives.

A petition of 14,000 signatures in opposition to sand mining at Te Ākau Bream Bay has been handed to Greens MP Hūhana Lyndon.

While aihi kirīmi, pāua, and hāngī have sold like the clappers at this year's Te Matatini, other stalls not so much.

Theodore Anderson would normally be scaffolding, but he is now carting kaumātua up and down the steep Bowl of Brooklands hills from dawn to dusk.

Every item performed by kapa at Te Matatini carry a pūrākau (story) of people, places, and events of historical of significance for their hapū and iwi.

A team of ringa hāpai have come together to ensure that the festival remains a welcoming and inclusive event.

Hauora has been an important focus for Te Matatini with a zero tolerance for drinking, drugs, smoking, and vaping - but what else is being done at the event to encourage Māori to better look after…

Te Matatini officially got underway in New Plymouth

The hybrid unit uses a 60kWh battery unit with a standard diesel generator - designed to be quiet, efficient and sustainable.

Hāwera's Tika Restaurant, Cafe, and Catering owner Kiri Erb said it was an honour to be one of two catering companies dishing out kai at the upcoming event.

Josh Guttenbeil-Smith, 18, is making his dreams a reality with the opening of his coffee bar Buzzy Beans.

New Zealand's only Māori-owned airport business - and its mirimiri clinic - has brought in extra hands to prepare for the Matatini mayhem.

A report shows Māori tourism contributed $1.2b to the NZ economy in 2023.

Taranaki iwi harvested two tonnes of potatoes to koha groups staying at local marae for the national kapa haka festival at the end of the month.

Mt Taranaki will be jointly managed by iwi and the Crown and the name Mt Egmont will be consigned to history.

The team of 20 will loop around the Taranaki Maunga stopping at four main points for health promotion events, before finishing at the national kapa haka competition.

McDonald's New Zealand spokesperson Simon Kenny said it was frustrating to see the typo.

Imara Ruth Tamou and Anahera Apanui Hohepa, aged 10 and 11, have been asking the tough questions of politicians this week.

Followers of the Rātana Church gather at the small settlement south of Whanganui each year in January to celebrate the birthday of the movement's founder.

To move a waka forward you pull with your arms and push with your legs, but for some it's a little bit trickier.

They're often the first people to arrive at Lake Karapiro and the last to leave - and wake up at 4am to prepare for a day in the Waikato heat.

It is the event many paddlers from around Aotearoa gun towards, but the heat has intensified for this year's competition.

Not only did Black Power run a newspaper in the '90s, it was backed by a government-funded scheme.

From being the headline to creating them, Moana Maniapoto has walked a rather rocky road of swinging between both sides of the media.

"This is not about ticking a box per se, this is about a bigger sort of commitment that we have to te reo Māori."