Laura Bootham

The former MP for Te Tai Tokerau, Hone Harawira, is accusing the government of similar tactics to Australia's, which is proposing to shut down remote Aboriginal communities; The South Taranaki is now focussed on having its ancestral mountain.

Doctors and researchers say the Government's inaction in the face of soaring respiratory diseases among Maori and Pasifika children is a national scandal.

Doctors and researchers say the Government's inaction in the face of soaring respiratory diseases among Maori and Pasifika children is a national scandal.

The Māori legal profession is calling for more indigenous judges after data I obtained via my Official Information Act request revealed only 28 work in New Zealand's legal system - despite Māori being overrepresented in the criminal justice system.

The Māori legal profession is questioning why the Government's data on the number of judges who identify as tāngata whenua is out-of-date following the release of Government documents to RNZ.

The Māori Law Society says it is only consulted on an ad hoc basis when it comes to providing suitable tāngata whenua as candidates to be judges.

Following the release of Government data on the dearth of Māori judges, the indigenous legal profession is calling for better training for tāngata whenua to become judges.

Wairoa iwi say yesterday's initialling of their deed of settlement with the Crown is a powerful milestone in addressing the terrible injustices they suffered.

Wairoa iwi have initialled their deed of settlement with the Crown as a powerful milestone in addressing historical justices. At Parliament I interviewed iwi leaders, took photos used on my web story and created an audio package.