She tried to leave journalism, but Māori storytelling drew her back in.

She tried to leave journalism, but Māori storytelling drew her back in.

National’s 2026 party list has just two Māori candidates in its top 20 and none in the top 10, as Christopher Luxon defends the party’s progress on Māori representation.

National’s 2026 party list has just two Māori candidates in its top 20 and none in the top 10, as Christopher Luxon defends the party’s progress on Māori representation.

The Public Service Commission and the organisation are refusing to comment on whether it was the reason she missed out on the job.

Previously redacted Cabinet papers reveal the full scope of the Government’s Treaty clause rewrite, including plans to weaken Treaty obligations across legislation.

It involves a remote forest road and Hauraki District Council.

Sweeping changes to Treaty clauses across 23 laws could lower te Tiriti to its weakest legal standard, reshaping how it influences decisions in health, environment and beyond.

Sweeping changes to Treaty clauses across 23 laws could lower te Tiriti to its weakest legal standard, reshaping how it influences decisions in health, environment and beyond.

OPINION: From the Knowledge Wave to the AI Tsunami.

The PM's wife was asked about last month's poll result which showed National Party support had fallen to 28%.

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Plus, Kiwi fintech boss hosts F1 star Lando Norris.

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Māori advocates warn the Government’s RMA overhaul risks breaching Te Tiriti, stripping Treaty protections and causing long-term damage to environmental and Māori participation rig