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Our language will survive because of us - Piripi Haami
Haami Piripi's warning: Do not to leave te reo Māori up to government.
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Oranga Tamariki: Bill repealing section of act passes first reading in Parliament
The pledge to repeal the section was part of Act’s coalition agreement with National.
Whangārei memorial to those who served, latest venue for military veterans inquiry
Rangiora was a fitting location for the hearing of the Wai 2500 Military Veterans Inquiry.
New survey suggests the Treaty brings NZ together
Today’s official narratives acknowledge the Treaty was broken during European colonisation
Christopher Luxon, David Seymour respond to latest ruling on Waitangi Tribunal summons
The Government is weighing up whether to appeal a ruling that a minister can be summoned.
Luxon loses bet, dons Highlanders jersey for ZB interview
The Prime Minister lost a bet with Hosking's producer.
Disestablishing Māori Health Authority is still on Waitangi Tribunal agenda
Claimants have met the criteria for a ‘Priority Inquiry’ scheduled for October 2024
Court of Appeal overturns High Court's decision on Waitangi Tribunal summons
Iwi group succeeds in its challenge to ruling that tribunal cannot summon minister.
The Ō-Rākau Remembrance Bill passes first reading in Parliament
Ō-Rākau was the site of the last major battle in the Crown’s 1863-64 invasion of Waikato.
Urgent appeal in Waitangi Tribunal summons case heard by senior court
Children's Minister gave a letter to the tribunal but claimants say she needs to appear.
Audrey Young: Peters has the most to complain about after grim poll result
OPINION: The poll will only prove to Peters' team that statesmanship doesn't win votes.
David Seymour fronts up to the tough questions
Act Party leader gives his views on school lunches, the Waitangi Tribunal and apologies.
Waitangi Tribunal turns, 50 but there’s no cause to celebrate - John Tamihere
The Waitangi Tribunal turns 50 - happy birthday to you.
Claimants want Children’s Minister to front up kanohi ki te kanohi (face to face)
High Court decision to set aside summons issued by Tribunal will be appealed.
High Court sets aside Waitangi Tribunal’s summons of Children’s Minister
Justice Andru Isac grants the judicial review and says minister doesn't have to appear.
Audrey Young: What if Government loses Waitangi Tribunal fight?
OPINION: Both parties have talked themselves into a pistols-at-dawn showdown.
Dover Samuels: The Waitangi Tribunal tried that trick on me
Summons to Children’s Minister is breach of its constitutional position, he says.
High Court reserves decision on Waitangi Tribunal summons
The Crown has called the situation unorthodox and unprecedented.
Audrey Young: Minister for Children v Waitangi Tribunal - the players and the issues
OPINION: Crown Law has pulled out its big guns to challenge the Tribunal summons.
'By their own standards, they are buying a fight with someone of much greater mana'
Act leader David Seymour warns Waitangi Tribunal it has picked a scrap with the wrong MP.
‘Stab in the back’: Abuse survivor decries plan to axe Oranga Tamariki Treaty commitments
The Govt is being accused of turning its back on Māori survivors of abuse in state care.
Jones says Waitangi Tribunal is ‘overstepping its brief’
NZ First MP questions tribunal authority to summons a minister.
Audrey Young: Government on collision course with Waitangi Tribunal
OPINION: An already tense relationship just got a whole lot worse.
Crown lawyers expected to move on any Waitangi Tribunal summons of minister
Though the tribunal can summons a Cabinet minister, it hasn’t done so before.
'Called me a Māori-loving' c***': Finlayson on Treaty referendum division
Chris Finlayson addresses Pākehā angst against Māori and the Treaty.
What extent will the courts read in Treaty obligations, an expert asks
The Government's move may be shutting the stable door after the horse has bolted.
Hapū will talk about land and cultural loss caused by colonisation
Kāpiti hapū looking forward to the Waitangi Tribunal hearing.
Government forced to confront multiple Waitangi Tribunal claims across all kaupapa
The tribunal agrees te reo policies must be tested.
Opinion: Do the Treaty principles really give Māori too much power – or not enough?
OPINION: We have heard a lot about the Treaty 'principles' since last year’s election.
‘Eight muskets and one barrel of powder’: Britain’s first attempt to colonise NZ revealed
Rare document shows sale of four islands in Hauraki Gulf years before Treaty of Waitangi.