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Ngāi Tahu preparing to renegotiate parts of Treaty settlement amid major conservation law reforms
Minister Potaka's reforms are the most significant in nearly four decades.
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‘Harms and evils’ acknowledged as treaty settlement bill passes first reading
The nine-year negotiation includes $30m in financial and commercial redress.
Right of first refusal: Iwi in frame as $250m Epsom campus sale progresses
Sale involves the Education Ministry, Public Works Act and treaty right of first refusal.
Opposition warns reforms open up conservation estate to sale as Government pushes on
Tama Potaka says the reforms will modernise conservation law and boost growth.
Audrey Young: Grand coalition – how a National-Labour power share could work
OPINION: In a Cabinet selected from both major parties, who would make the cut?
Apology for ‘immense harm’ as Whanganui iwi sign landmark deal
The $45.5m settlement follows nearly a decade of formal talks.
Teachers blast draft curriculums, shortage of Waitangi Treaty influence
Principals say rushed timelines and constant change are driving staff burnout.
Drunk, intimidating, coarse: 3000 complaints about NZ judges in 10 years
Judging the judges: some complaints against judges are upheld, most are dismissed.
Police aware of online posts targeting Whanganui Treaty signing
Online posts urge people to bring shotguns and block the road to Kaiwhaiki Marae.
Mariameno Kapa-Kīngi: Weakening Treaty clauses risks more years of division
OPINION: We as a people are now at a crossroads.
Letters: Voters getting mixed messages as Luxon leads in troubled times
OPINION: Luxon’s best not enough in tough times, says reader.
'We should celebrate': 81% back Whanganui land settlement
The Treaty settlement package totals about $55m and returns at least 4860ha.
What the Government’s Treaty rewrite could actually change
Critics fear repeals of Treaty clauses could trigger fresh court battles.
Government quietly moves to cut Treaty principles from some laws
NZ Herald chief political reporter Jamie Ensor joins The Front Page to discuss the recently revealed plans.
National’s former Attorney-General prospect to contest Tāmaki for Act
Act's new candidate could play a pivotal role in selling its proposed Treaty reform.
Exclusive: Government quietly agrees to repeal number of Treaty references in laws
Ministers made the decision but until now hadn't told the public.
Far North council backs hapū seats after 'co-governance on steroids' storm
Huge support for council's embrace of Māori as Act councillor goes it alone.
Trust calls for minister’s removal from Treaty role over Waikaremoana decision
Trust says it effectively reinvents grievances and sets a path for unnecessary conflict.
'Positive decision': National’s former Attorney-General prospect switches allegiance to Act
Act's new candidate could play a pivotal role in selling its proposed Treaty reform.
General on Army's bicultural policy - it will survive politics
Evidence from Army leader says bicultural approach immune to government shifts.
Former Manukau City mayor Sir Barry Curtis has died, aged 87
Councillor Alf Filipaina said Sir Barry's 'Manukau Way' united diverse communities.
From boarded-up to renovation: Hopes for new medical service in Maraenui
A boarded-up clinic could soon be back in use as plans advance for housing nearby.
High-stakes battle over billion-dollar gold mine at NZ beauty spot
The plans have divided Central Otago, with arguments on both sides.
'He can rest now': Treaty-signing chief’s bust back with whānau
The taonga is now back in Aotearoa after decades circulating in Europe.
Opinion: Why a rushed Māori seats referendum risks damaging our democracy
OPINION: This may seem like a simple democratic choice. It is not.
NZ had proposed US critical minerals deal for months despite Luxon claiming talks 'very preliminary'
Officials had negotiated amendments before a Cabinet meeting.
Ngāti Rangi's plan to hold Crown agencies to settlement commitments
Eleven government agencies have joined the new framework to advance relationships.
Letters: This year's Six Nations is showing us how rugby should be played
OPINION: Several readers supported Bruce Cotterill's opinion that there is a TVNZ bias.
Letters: Let's support a more self-sufficient Aotearoa
OPINION: Hindsight is a great tool with regards to our Covid response, a reader says.
Jonathan Ayling: Ideology has no place in Medical Council regulations
OPINION: Government by the people is a farce if the people are not free to think.