Stories by Leigh-Marama McLachlan

Ani Nohinohi's partner was driving when they were in a crash that killed seven people. Now, as the sole survivor, she's apologising.

A 50-year-old labourer charged with murder in Whanganui can now be named as the older brother of Labour list MP Kiri Allan. Video

A movement to boycott this year's $20m commemorations of the 250th anniversary of Captain James Cook's landing at Tūranganui-a-Kiwa is gaining strength.

Iwi leaders say New Zealand should declare an environment and climate emergency, as the British parliament did last week.

Justice Joe Williams says it's daunting to be the first Māori judge in the Supreme Court but he's determined to see more value put on the Māori culture.

Iwi in Taranaki are upset the government has put their ancestral land up for oil and gas drilling.

A South Taranaki trust that feeds vulnerable children has been forced to apologise after locals accused it of racial profiling when recruiting models for its advertising campaign.

The Department of Corrections is rejecting calls to strip probation officers of their rights to recommend prison for criminals.

There are calls to strip probation officers of their power to recommend jail sentences for criminals.

Judges and lawyers say that probation officers are not writing good enough reports to help judges determine if someone should go to prison.

An open letter has been addressed to Aotearoa, calling for a stop to homophobia and transphobic attacks against takatāpui and LGBTIQ people

Young Māori who live in the cities will now be included in a $15 million government employment scheme for rangatahi who aren't in work or training.

A nearly $4 million plan to build half a dozen houses at a Christchurch marae marks the end of a long fight for iwi to live on ancestral land.

The government has launched a new initiative, Te Ahu o te reo Māori, to get teachers speaking te reo Māori better and more often.

Auckland residents who received "racist" pamphlets say the timing, not long after the Christchurch mosque attacks, is terrible and one is trying to shut down their distribution.

Advocates have renewed the fight for a separate justice system for Māori, saying the current system isn't working. Audio

Iwi say they have paid enough tax on Treaty settlement money and must get exemptions if a capital gains tax is introduced.

There are growing calls to establish a Māori Children's Commissioner, as tamariki Māori remain over-represented in state care, state abuse and youth detention.

The Māori Council will measure government outcomes for Māori and compare them year on year, and work with the Crown to ensure it is making improvements.

Scattering the ashes of the dead in public places and waterways is abhorrent and culturally inappropriate, Auckland iwi say.

Dozens of iwi have struck a deal with deep-sea fishing giant Sealord, in what has been dubbed a watershed moment in Māori fisheries.

Police are still searching for a greenstone mere artefact stolen from Auckland Museum earlier this month.

The Māori Council is welcoming a Royal Commission of Inquiry into New Zealand's security agencies following the Christchurch terror attacks.

Māori leaders are calling on New Zealanders to reject the notion that 'this is not us' in the wake of the Christchurch mosque attacks.

Māori wardens are desperate to help in Christchurch after the mosque shootings, but say no one is using them.