Leigh Marama Mc Lachlan

There are calls to expand a family support programme that has stopped nearly 150 children from going into state care.

Mana Whanau runs in Auckland and Porirua, where it provides intensive support for… Audio

Thousands of whānau are bracing themselves for winter with about one in three Māori living in cold, damp and mouldy homes. 

Housing advocates say that will mean thousands of Māori tamariki will end… Audio

The controversial police Armed Response Teams were used to deal with six incidents involving 12 year-olds during their six-month trial - almost all of whom were Māori.

The teams were officially… Audio

The government will spend $900 million on initiatives to support Māori to deal with the fall-out of Covid-19.

The package includes $400 million on Māori education, a $137 million boost to Whānau Ora… Audio

Some Māori communities are upset and frustrated that only 10 people can attend tangihanga under Level 2.

The Prime Minister, Jacinda Ardern, says it has been one of the hardest decisions Cabinet had… Audio

Iwi volunteers at a new checkpoint in South Taranaki say they have stopped hundreds of vehicles who shouldn't be driving under Alert Level 3.

They say they are concerned that people have dropped… Audio

Iwi leaders say they are pleased with the decision to hold off on lifting the level four restrictions until next week.

The Iwi Chairs Pandemic Response group has backed the move and so have a number… Audio

Māori leaders are backing the government plans to extend level four a bit longer.

But there are fears that even three more weeks of heightened restrictions will spell the end for some Māori… Audio

Whanganui iwi are calling for a ban on the online sale of alcohol during lockdown out of fears it will cause a spike in family violence.

More liquor stores will begin to sell and deliver alcohol… Audio

Could marae be used for isolation or quarantine if there's an outbreak of Covid 19 in Aotearoa? 

Marae have all the essential facilities and have been used in states of emergency before. 

Some iwi… Audio

The contentious fight for Māori water rights is ramping up a notch, as Māori groups prepare to test a new case in court. 

The Māori Council is the latest to announce that it is mounting a case for… Audio

Māori women are far more likely to be beaten and killed by their partners than other New Zealanders and they say they are at risk no matter what they do. 

Research shows up to 80 percent of Māori… Audio

The Māori Party says it's got a massive job ahead of it to make a comeback into Parliament, and it won't get in on party votes alone.

The party failed to win any seats in the 2017 election and left… Audio

Iwi leaders have reached boiling point over what they say is a lack of engagement by the government and they are not going to put up with it.

The Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern will front up to them… Audio

Politicians are beginning to arrive in Waitangi in the run up to the celebration of the national day on Thursday.

It's a time when leaders from all strands of Maori life gather in one area, and… Audio

Politicians will arrive at Ratana Pā near Whanganui tomorrow to celebrate the birthday of T W Ratana, the faith leader and prophet.

The annual pilgrimage signals the start of the political year, one… Audio

New figures from the Children's Commissioner show deep, persistent and increasing inequity in the way Maori newborns are taken from their whanau by the state.

The statistics show Maori babies are… Audio