Carwyn Jones

What is the point of the Waitangi Tribunal if it doesn't have the power to stop a government that appears to be acting against the interests of Māori?  Audio

A leading Māori legal academic says the history of Te Tiriti o Waitangi needs to be better understood. 

Many letterboxes throughout the country received copies of Sir Apirana Ngata's explanation of… Audio

There's growing fear and anger from Māori over moves by the coalition government to revisit the rules around the Treaty of Waitangi. Audio

The Detail podcast brings you the issues behind the news every weekday. Here's what we covered this week. Audio

It was announced to great fanfare in 2015, but years of negotiations have failed to secure an agreement over a Kermadec ocean sanctuary. Audio

Iwi leaders are relieved the three waters shake-up keeps mana whenua representation in the new water entities. 

But while the arrangement -- which the Prime Minister insists isn't co-governance --… Audio

The Supreme Court has ruled in favour of Wairarapa Māori in a landmark case, which could potentially require the Crown to return hundreds of hectares of land occupied by the Maraetai Power Station in… Audio

A special Waitangi Tribunal hearing into the Government's response to Covid-19 is coming to an end - after a week of submitters saying Māori have been failed at nearly every stage of the pandemic.

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A legal expert says he is disappointed the Corrections Minister won't acknowledge a judge's finding that treatment of Auckland Women's Prison inmates was degrading, cruel and inhumane.

Manukau… Audio

The long-running deadlock over historic Maori land at Ihumātao in south Auckland has been broken.

The Government announced yesterday that it is buying the land from Fletcher Building for just under… Audio

The government is abandoning a controversial goal to settle all historical treaty claims by next year.

Treaty negotiations Minister Andrew Little has conceded the Crown will miss the deadline, as 18… Audio

A Treaty expert says iwi are not to blame for lengthy delays in settling treaty claims. Ngāpuhi and the Crown have spent more than ten years just trying to figure out who should negotiate a settlement… Audio

The winner of the annual science awards's Early Career Research Excellence Award for Humanities says he'd like to see Tikanga Māori recognised as a system of law itself. Victoria University's Dr… Audio