Rotorua District Council director of Maori issues, Mauriora Kingi (left) with Rotorua District Library staff Robyn Skipwith, Manda Waiariki, Lois Haddon, Amanda Hemara and mayor Steve Chadwick.

More National Party MPs and ministers say they have taken taxpayer-funded te reo Māori lessons, after Prime Minister Christopher Luxon’s admission on Monday. Luxon this month criticised public ...

Labour leader Chris Hipkins believes it is “absolute hypocrisy” for Prime Minister Christopher Luxon to let taxpayers fund his te reo Māori lessons while cutting bonuses for some public servants who ...

The Taxpayers’ Union is calling on Prime Minister Christopher Luxon to pay back the cost of his Te Reo tuition fees following revelations that he has been getting his lessons paid for by the taxpayer.

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Rachael Ka'ai-Mahuta works for Te Ipukarea Research Institute at the Auckland University of Technology (AUT). She receives funding from Ngā Pae o te Māramatanga. Auckland University of Technology ...