Maori Development Minister Te Ururoa Flavell will plough on with an overhaul of Maori land law despite criticism from Opposition parties and Mana leader Hone Harawira. However, he has secured further ...

Maori ownership of land can be a complicated process. Got Maori Land? Got income? Can you get a house? If you've had any experience with the process, your answer is probably no. But with new changes ...

The Maori economy is often described as the sleeping giant of the New Zealand economy. To many people this sounds impressive as it has the allure of potential power and prosperity – but the question I ...

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

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 ...

The Minister of Mâori Affairs, Hon Dr Pita Sharples, today announced the appointments of Sarah Reeves and Judge Heemi Taumaunu as Judges of the Mâori Land Court. Sarah Reeves (Te Atiawa) and Judge ...

A group of Maori people are calling for valuable land in Sydney's west to be handed over to them, claiming they were gifted the area by Aboriginal people more than 200 years ago. The Rangihou people ...

The first of more than 20 nationwide meetings has been a promising start to talks around a new Maori Land Service. Maori Development Minister Te Ururoa Flavell hopes the service - which will take over ...

Maori groups in New Zealand are taking to the streets to protest family separations carried out by the child welfare agency and a planned development on their ancestral lands. The protests have ...

The role of the Maori Land Courts in maintaining whakapapa and relationships was emphasised today by the Minister of Maori Affairs, at the swearing-in of the new Chief Judge of the Maori Land Court.

[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 ...