The ACT Party fought to have a Treaty of Waitangi clause stripped out of amended education legislation - but was overruled.

The Regulatory Standards Bill has drawn surprisingly strong opposition. Is it down to the bill's significance, or David ...

Treaty Negotiations Minister Paul Goldsmith has confirmed the Government would prefer a single commercial settlement with the iwi, but is open to smaller groupings. It's after debate over a clause in ...

Documents released to Greenpeace Aotearoa under the Official Information Act reveal that both the Ministry for the Environment (MfE) and Treasury have joined the growing list of bodies issuing strong ...

The case cites what the group describes as the Crown's "repeated failure to uphold the tikanga-based and Tiriti-guaranteed ...

Analysis: If the Government decides to seize Methanex's gas or levy a tax on Google or retrospectively change rules on ...

SociaLink Tūhono Pāpori, the peak body for the community and social sector in the Western Bay of Plenty, has submitted strong opposition to the proposed Regulatory Standards Bill, urging Parliament to ...

The Mana Whakahono a Rohe document is recognised under the Resource Management Act and spells out how the council will ...

Standing for the Crown, New Plymouth MP David MacLeod bore the stinging criticism with obvious discomfort – like Pōmare he is ...

In 1867, Parliament passed the Māori Representation Act, creating four Māori electorates and granting Māori men the right to ...

Lobby group Hobson’s Pledge and Education Minister Erica Stanford have clashed over a claim the minister is sneaking a “radical” Treaty of Waitangi clause into legislation. The allegation ...

The Waitangi Tribunal has officially accepted Ngāti Ruanui’s claim challenging the fast‑tracking of seabed mining approvals ...