Layla Bailey-McDowell

GP clinics will soon receive funding based on factors such as age, sex, rurality, socioeconomic deprivation and morbidity, but not ethnicity.

The trust says it has no "exclusive seat at the table" when it comes to Crown-led water management.

Flow Waaka has spent over a decade feeding and supporting people living rough, and she's urging others to do their part.

"Some of our whānau say they've never had friendship from previous midwives ...That connection matters."

They have carried the first voice on the marae for decades, now these kuia are passing their knowledge to the next generation.

Wāhine were given a deeper understanding of their place within te ao Māori, a wānanga leader says.

Young māmā say spaces grounded in te ao Māori have helped them reconnect to their Māoritanga and become better parents because of it. Surrounded by karakia, waiata and kai, whānau...

Organisers of Aotearoa's national Māori language festival want people of all ages and ethnicities to "toitū te reo" - to uphold the language - as the kaupapa returns for its second year.

'The mana of the Black Sox will go on'

The Black Sox have done themselves proud after claiming silver in the Men's Softball World Cup in Canada, the first medal for the team since 2017.

The Black Sox will step onto the diamond with everything on the line - a chance to reclaim their place at the top of world softball and bring home an eighth World Cup title.

New Zealand are the most decorated softball team in the world, with seven world titles to their name. Now, the team are through to the final, chasing number eight.

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Despite a tough loss to Venezuela in Game 3, the New Zealand Black Sox have powered their way into the Super Round at the WBSC Men's Softball World Cup in Canada.

Ngāpuhi brothers Ben and Thomas Enoka have each played 100 games for the world's most successful men's softball team.

New Zealand are the only unbeaten team so far and will face Venezuela in their final group match.

Flags flying along SH1 in the lower North Island were torn down in what a spokesperson calls a "racist" attack.

The Black Sox are the most decorated in men's softball history, winning seven world titles and totalling 13 medals.

The case cites what the group describes as the Crown's "repeated failure to uphold the tikanga-based and Tiriti-guaranteed rights".

It comes after Winston Peters' comments calling Rawiri Waititi's mataora "scribbles".

The Māori All Blacks are taking to the field this year, not only to win, but to honour the legacy of their tūpuna. Video

Director Kath Akuhata-Brown says it's time for a story that heals, not harms and shows the beauty of being Māori. Video

Winston Peters described Rawiri Waititi as the one with "scribbles on his face" in Parliament. Here's what an expert says.

Students from across the motu compete at a regional level, eyeing for a spot to represent at nationals.

Tāmaki Makaurau came alive as haka took centre stage at Spark Arena.