Maori Development Minister Te Ururoa Flavell expects to introduce legislation in the second half of next year to make it easier for Maori land owners to make decisions on land use to help drive ...

Public walking tracks across Maori land will be created only if Maori landowners agree and following a process of negotiation if a report released is adopted, says Maori Affairs Minister Parekura ...

“The Federation of Maori Authorities will only help little underperforming Maori land blocks if there is money in it for them." This is the criticism from Willie Te Aho of the Iwi Leaders Group after ...

An application for injunction on Lake Horowhenua consents has been dismissed due to the Maori Land Court not holding jurisdiction over the Resource Management Act. A resource consent hearing on the ...

"With respect, I do not consider it is plausible on the basis of information currently before the Court that this waka originates from the Hanseatic states of Germany," Judge Doogan ruled. "The expert ...

After its u-turn on mining in conservation land the government is now working with iwi leaders about the possibilities of mining on Maori-owned land.Prime Minister John Key and Energy and Resources ...

[JURIST] The New Zealand government and several Maori groups signed a deed of settlement Wednesday worth nearly NZ $196 million to resolve certain indigenous claims concerning land taken by British ...

AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND >> A standoff between indigenous groups in New Zealand and a construction company that intends to build homes on land considered sacred has drawn thousands of people to support ...

New Zealand’s capital, Wellington, is built on land stolen from its indigenous Maori owners in the mid-19th century, a government-funded report said. The report found that about 247,000 acres were ...

AUCKLAND, New Zealand — A standoff between Indigenous groups in New Zealand and a construction company that intends to build homes on land considered sacred has drawn thousands of people to support ...