Maori history

Let's cross over to Wellington now to check out the day's events there. Since the early hours of this morning until now, remembrance services for soldiers continue in Wellington. The...

As we saw before the break, the Government is once again on a road trip, this time to consult on its plans to overhaul the Maori Language Strategy. But Labour are refusing to give any guarantees of...

The Health Research Council of NZ (HRC) has announced a fund called Nga Kanohi Kitea for community driven Maori health research worth over $1 million. The council says the fund will go to groups that...

People of the Wairarapa have opened their arms the Ministry of Social Development's Maori initiatives in the area. This is what Minister of Social Development Paula Bennett and Families...

The former chairperson of the National Council of Maori Nurses supports the new initiative allowing the Council to register Maori nurses for Maori directives. An open invitation. This is Linda...

Ministry for Culture and Heritage are leading a project to produce a comprehensive account of the recent history of Treaty settlements. The project will keep a record of historical narratives,...

Hundreds are expected to gather at Rangiriri tomorrow for the 150th commemoration of one of the bloodiest battles of the Waikato invasion. Descendants of both Maori and Pakeha forces that fought at...

The Maori Party has dismissed a claim currently before the Waitangi Tribunal made by David Rankin which challenges the legitimacy of the Maori King, calling the claim 'ill-informed and...

$8 million has been given to the Maori Language Commission to commission research into the vitality of the Maori language. The goal of the project, Te Puna Whakarauora, is to find out how the Maori...

For the first time in league history, a woman has been elected to an NRL franchise, and she's Maori. It is Donna Grant, daughter of Sir Howard Morrison, and she was elected by Owen Glenn, who...