5+ hour, 32+ min ago   (391+ words) Green Party MP Mike Davidson says Ōtautahi needs visible MPs who will stand up for the city and the wider South Island as voters prepare to head to the polls. Less than a year after entering Parliament, Davidson is back…...

17+ hour, 34+ min ago   (455+ words) A North Canterbury mayor looks forward to partnering with Ngāi Tahu on local government reform, but is not so keen on the iwi’s proposed structure. Te Rūnanga o Ngāi Tahu last week unveiled its own Head Start proposal for local…...

1+ day, 18+ hour ago   (17+ words) Left-wing parties united on changing government, but not on how to get there Te Ao Māori News...

1+ day, 20+ hour ago   (729+ words) Personal Essay: When the heavy knocks from officials came at the door back in the 70s, my dad said he didn’t answer. Well, he couldn’t. During the Dawn Raids, safety meant hiding out with his friends or climbing up into the…...

1+ day, 20+ hour ago   (398+ words) The Greens, Te Pāti Māori and Labour are all gearing up to campaign on the shared goal of changing the Government, but none is willing to be drawn on whether that could involve working together ahead of the election. While…...

2+ day, 17+ hour ago   (810+ words) I whakaputahia tēnei ātikara e RNZ. Labour’s Willie Jackson - who is running the party’s campaign for the Māori seats - has cast some doubt on the party’s ability to win them all. His statements contradict leader Chris Hipkins repeatedly expressing confidence…...

2+ day, 20+ hour ago   (1029+ words) Critics of ACT’s proposed public service overhaul say removing what the party calls “race-based” employment requirements could have implications well beyond Māori, affecting ethnic and minority communities, women and people with disabilities. ACT says the changes would restore a public…...

3+ day, 19+ hour ago   (412+ words) New Zealand First deputy leader Shane Jones is warning the Waitangi Tribunal that sweeping change is coming should his party return to government following this year’s election, telling the body that “if you continue to thwart the democratic mandate of…...

4+ day, 17+ hour ago   (615+ words) Te Pāti Māori is urging supporters to split their vote at the election, backing its candidates with their electorate vote while giving their party vote to Labour, the Greens or another left-wing party. The strategy is aimed at helping Te…...

4+ day, 20+ hour ago   (937+ words) Sawmill workers poisoned by chemicals used in the timber industry are welcoming a new Human Rights Commission report that details the long-term and intergenerational harm caused by pentachlorophenol (PCP) exposure. Te Kāhui Tika Tangata Human Rights Commission released The Legacy…...