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Voting papers delivered this week list the names of the five Māori ward candidates – Kiritahi Firmin, Julie Herewini, Geoff Hipango, Hayden Potaka and ... View article...

Audrey Young, Senior Political Correspondent at the New Zealand Herald based at Parliament, specialises in writing about politics and power. ‌. View article...

Mariameno Kapa-Kingi says Te Pāti Māori's leadership has removed her from the role of party whip despite her enjoying the work. View article...

Te Pāti Māori MP Tākuta Ferris is refusing to remove his late night anti-Labour rant, as pressure builds for the Te Tai Tonga MP. View article...

Te Pāti Māori says some reporters covering the Tāmaki Makaurau by-election were “pouncing out of bushes”. But they're refusing to say who it was ... View article...

Times are tough right now, with a cost of living crisis, and constant attacks by the Government on Māori , the environment, on women and workers. View article...

Debbie Ngarewa-Packer made an allegation, but is refusing to back it with proof. So did a reporter and a camera hide in a bush and pounce out at ... View article...

From communications, ministry, and influencing systems in local government, Christian Baledrokadroka's graduation is a mark of service, faith, ... View article...

Maybe we need to make it harder to switch between power retailers, rather than easier. View article...

The search for the missing Marokopa kids is finally over, with the Police confirming all three have been found. View article...

The Prime Minister's surprised Labour lost in the Tamaki Makaurau by-election. Te Pati Maori's Oriini Kaipara won the seat over Peeni Henare by ... View article...

Tūtahi Tonu wharenui receives praise, as Master of Indigenous Studies graduate Antonia Tangatakino-McIntyre explores its significance in ... View article...

Dr Anae Neru Leavasa says the government's aim to speed up consents will not ease grocery prices, leaving Pacific families under pressure. View article...

That is the word from Waikato-Tainui kaikōrero Tukoroirangi Morgan, who called for a more direct relationship between Māori and nations around the ... View article...

Te Pāti Māori has apologised for a racially charged social media post made by its MP Tākuta Ferris He used a photo from Labour's Tamaki Makaurau ... View article...

Shane Christie passed away last week and more than 700 people turned up at his funeral. View article...

just under 3700 votes had been cast in Tāmaki Makaurau, the Electoral Commission reported, despite 43,796 eligible voters on the Māori  ... View article...

The coastal settlement is one of the largest remnants of Māori land in the Auckland region, where less than 0.1 percent remains in Māori or customary ... View article...

The horrifying problem with middle age is that it dooms you to a lifetime of moderation. View article...

Roy Morgan's New Zealand Poll for August 2025 shows a surge in support for the Labour-Greens- Maori Party Parliamentary Opposition now on 50% - up ... View article...