One belief was virtually universal within the Waitangi forum tents: existing as Māori is inherently political.

She smells like a decaying corpse and lurks in the backrooms of Auckland Zoo, wallowing tragically in a bucket. In recent ...

Auckland isn’t the only place where public transport fees are increasing; Canterbury’s Metro has announced its fees will ...

Taonga is a broad and encompassing word. In the Māori version of Te Tiriti o Waitangi the Crown granted te iwi Māori tino rangatiratanga over our whenua, kainga and taonga. Taonga, in this sense, ...

A stunning essay from Max Rashbrooke examining his ancestors' role in the shaping of Aotearoa, and what that means for his ...

Earlier in the week, conservation minister Tama Potaka confirmed the Crown had shown its “commitment to settling” with ...

The Spinoff presents a simplified transcript of the speeches at the treaty signings in Waitangi, Hokianga and Kaitāia.

A stunning essay from Max Rashbrooke examining his ancestors' role in the shaping of Aotearoa, and what that means for his ...

Each of the government's various economic growth policy announcements asks something, in some way, of Queenstown. But does it ...

A Sedaris story can take you from a cottage in “singularly beautiful” Maine, to a grotty McDonald’s, to the trash filled ...

From research to 'route of administration' to recovery, when it comes to illicit substances, a little planning goes a long ...

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