Gareth Thomas

The Maori Council is considering asking for a hearing into the funding of the Waitangi Tribunal. Audio

The future of Te Reo Rangatira is one of the main issues for some Maori political candidates on their campaign trails. Audio

The Waitangi Tribunal says it's struggling to operate due to a lack of money and staff. Audio

Digging up the hangi pit with Radio New Zealand's Maori News team are Gareth Thomas and Eru Rerekura. Building a modern Maori village, is this a clever way to ensure a Pakeha-owned business employs… Audio

Iwi leaders want to convince the Government not to go ahead with a bill forcing iwi fisheries to adopt new rules around foreign charter vessels; A small Taranaki tribe headed for settlement has issued… Audio

Iwi leaders want to convince the Government not to go ahead with a bill forcing iwi fisheries to adopt new rules around foreign charter vessels; Ngati Kahungunu in Hawkes' Bay says an agreement with… Audio

An iwi says it's starting to pay the price for eight tribes' failure to finish dividing a major forest among themselves. Audio

A High Court judge has ordered that trustees of the Crown Forestry Rental Trust adjust their attitudes and fix what he calls the organisation's 'toxic' environment; The chief executive of Te Wananga o… Audio

A High Court judge has ordered that trustees of the Crown Forestry Rental Trust adjust their attitudes and fix what he calls the organisation's 'toxic' environment; The chief executive of Te Wananga o… Audio

The head of the country's first Maori radio station says the Crown has told it to become an iwi broadcaster - or risk losing funding. Audio

It has no marae, virtually no land, and no money but things are about to improve for the Auckland iwi, Te Kawerau a Maki. The Crown is poised to apologise and compensate the iwi. Audio

Descendants of traditional leaders from more than a dozen iwi and hapu are taking a case against the Crown. Audio

The Government's top mental health adviser is resisting using his powers to force hospitals to do more to cut the amount of time Maori patients spend locked up. Audio

A Waikato runanga says hospitals are locking up Maori mental health patients out of fear - because some staff view them as coming from an aggressive warrior race. Audio

The Ministry of Education is to lead an urgent audit of Te Kohanga Reo National Trust Board - the body that oversees publicly-funded Maori pre-schools; The Maori Council does not believe the Goverment… Audio

The Government's announced an urgent audit of Te Kohanga Reo National Trust Board - the body that oversees publicly-funded Maori pre-schools; The Maori Council does not believe the Goverment has… Audio

An argument between Ngati Rangiwewehi of Rotorua and the Dunedin South MP, Clare Curran, has ended up before the Speaker of the House; Te Kohanga Reo National Trust Board says it's appointed an… Audio

Te Kohanga Reo National Trust Board says it's appointed an external investigator to look into claims of financial mismanagement; An argument between Ngati Rangiwewehi of Rotorua and the Dunedin South… Audio

The head of the Waikato District Health Board's Maori health service says it is bizarre that in a country known for its food exports, many families cannot afford to provide regular meals for their… Audio

The head of the Waikato District Health Board's Maori health service says it is bizarre that in a country known for its food exports, many families cannot afford to provide regular meals for their… Audio