Whaia te Mana Motuhake

In Pursuit of Mana Motuhake - The Waitangi Tribunal upheld the New Zealand Māori Council’s claim that the Crown’s review of the Māori Community Development Act 1962, and its administration of the Māori Warden’s Project, has breached the principles of the Treaty of Waitangi.

Released on 8 December 2014 - Whaia te Mana Motuhake / In Pursuit of Mana Motuhake: Report on the Māori Community Development Act Claim

RNZ Te Ao Māori Headlines

'Challenging few years for some' - Māori weigh in on new government

As the dust of the new coalition government settles Māori experts are looking ahead to what the next parliamentary term will bring.

Iwi and council join forces as government signals cuts to co-governance

South Taranaki's iwi and council have drawn up a new partnership agreement just as the new coalition government plans to take an axe to co-governance.

What does the new government mean for Māori?

A referendum on the Treaty of Waitangi could still be in play in the new coalition government agreement.

Young Māori experience higher levels of 'structural disadvantage' - study

The long-running Growing Up in New Zealand study says urgent action is needed to implement policy changes.

New government plans to review Treaty of Waitangi principles

The principles of the Treaty of Waitangi will come under review by the new government.

Māori being used as 'guinea pigs' for facial recognition tech - ethicist

Māori technology ethicist Dr Karaitiana Taiuru says there is "mountains" of international research pointing to these systems being racist and Māori beneficiaries were being used as guinea pigs.

Poll: 70% of New Zealanders want equal say in Te Tiriti o Waitangi decisions

A survey commissioned by the New Zealand Human Right Commission has found that 70 percent of New Zealanders want decisions around Te Tiriti o Waitangi to be done on an equal footing.

Carbon farming on Māori land: Assets or liabilities?

Mihingarangi Forbes and Annabelle Lee-Mather investigate growing concerns around the Māori Carbon Collective and its elusive managing director.