Gareth Thomas

A legal bid to block or delay the search for oil off the East Coast is being mounted by an iwi and an environmental group. Audio

Rino Tirikatene's political record of representing Maori in Christchurch is coming under attack from the woman he ousted from the Te Tai Tonga electorate last year. Audio

The Labour MP for Te Tai Tonga, Rino Tirikatene, is facing questions about how well he represents Maori in Christchurch; The Maori rugby legend, Norm Hewitt, says a touring Maori Rugby Team is well… Audio

News from the Maori news team. Audio

New from the Maori news team. Audio

The Waitangi Tribunal says it's overloaded with work due to an unprecedented increase in applications for urgent hearings. Audio

New Zealand Maori hockey will vie to be recognised as a separate national team when New Zealand and international hockey leaders meet next weekend; A Nga Puhi woman living in Sydney says the Parramata… Audio

A Nga Puhi woman living in Sydney says the Parramata City Council is being intransigent over a piece of land it wants to sell, but rightfully belongs to Maori; New Zealand Maori hockey will vie to be… Audio

The Northland iwi Te Roroa says there's strong support in the region for co-governance of Waipoua kauri forest, if it becomes a National Park;Auckland Council is going ahead with plans to close… Audio

The Independent Maori Statutory Board says there needs to be more Maori working for Auckland Council - in all departments; The Northland iwi, Te Roroa, says there's strong support in the region for… Audio

The convenor of the Independent Constitutional Working Group says its work will lead to constitutional change and the reinstatement of Maori self-governance; An audit shows some agreements drawn up… Audio

The convenor of the Independent Constitutional Working Group says its work will lead to constitutional change and the reinstatement of Maori self-governance; An audit shows some agreements drawn up… Audio

Kawerau Intermediate School in the Eastern Bay of Plenty has lodged an application for a High Court Judicial Review to try and save the school from closure; The Hawke's Bay iwi, Ngati Kahungunu, says… Audio

Kawerau Intermediate School in the Eastern Bay of Plenty has lodged an application for a High Court Judicial Review to try and save the school from closure; The Hawke's Bay iwi, Ngati Kahungunu, says… Audio

Tukoroirangi Morgan is insisting he's still the head of Waikato-Tainui's executive, Te Arataura - and is planning to call a meeting of the executive this week; A Deed of Settlement covering fifteen… Audio

Tukoroirangi Morgan is insisting he's still the head of Waikato-Tainui's executive; A Deed of Settlement covering fifteen volcanic cones in Auckland is due to be initialled by tribes and the Crown… Audio

The man with the job of selling the Government's push for increased mining to Maori says he'll walk away from the job if the environment's put at risk. Audio

A tribal-led group looking at the basic rules which New Zealanders should all live by says it will consult with iwi from next month. The Ministry of Education says it's coming under increasing… Audio

The Ministry of Education says it's coming under increasing pressure from iwi and the Government over the Treaty of Waitangi; A tribal-led group looking at the basic rules which New Zealanders should… Audio

One of the country's three wananga has had its funding cut for the second year in a row for failing to get enough students to finish their courses. Audio