Celebrations have begun at Waitangi Day, starting with a dawn service which included a rowdy reception for the deputy prime minister. Follow coverage on our live blog below. Sign up for Ngā Pitopito Kōrero,...

Prime Minister Christopher Luxon speaks at Waitangi on Thursday. Photo: RNZ / Mark Papalii Prime Minister Christopher Luxon has faced sustained heckling and had to fend off questions about a revived Treaty Principles Bill...

He saved the family from the water in Kai Iwi Lakes in Northland. Photo: RNZ / Peter de Graaf The man who rescued a family from the water in Kai Iwi Lakes in Northland...

People across the North Island are reporting possible sightings of a meteor. Social media users, including one in Kaitaia, have shared videos of or reported seeing a bright flash light up the sky in...

Kai Iwi Lakes. Photo: RNZ / Peter de Graaf A family of four have been saved from drowning by a fast-thinking local man being described by police as a “hero”. The rescue happened earlier...

Photo: Layla Bailey-McDowell / RNZ Te Arikinui Kuini Nga wai hono i te po, the Māori Queen, has pledged to give the proceeds of the annual Turangawaewae Regatta to Māori communities impacted by severe...

First published on Rita Tawhai and her partner Geoffrey Ware, who died in May 2025 after being stabbed by Jack Korewha. Photo: Open Justice / NZME WARNING: This article discusses violence and may be...

Labour leader Chris Hipkins says the government is anti-Treaty and therefore anti-Māori, but the Prime Minister argues iwi leaders have worked to find “common ground”. Prime Minister Christopher Luxon rejects Hipkins’ claims, calling the...

The hīkoi makes its way through Kerikeri on Wednesday morning. Photo: Supplied / Kishea Pihema-Wilson Teenagers taking part in a hīkoi from Cape Rēinga to the Treaty Grounds this week say they’re standing up...

The Prime Minister is due to speak to reporters after meeting with the Iwi Chairs Forum, which gave its backing to a court case against a piece of government legislation. Minister for Māori Crown...