New Zealanders living overseas are signing up to vote in record numbers, with a 60 percent surge in offshore enrolments raising the possibility that voters living abroad could play a […] ...

NZ First and ACT are putting the future of the Waitangi Tribunal firmly on the election agenda, but as debate intensifies over the Tribunal’s role, a different question deserves attention: […] ...

Labour is accusing the National Party of failing to deliver on its promise to reduce unemployment and benefit dependency, arguing the Government is now changing welfare rules rather than creating […] ...

The cost-of-living crisis is taking another worrying turn, with New Zealand motorists now able to put petrol on Afterpay as soaring fuel prices force households to rethink how they pay […] ...

Thousands of New Zealanders receiving Jobseeker Support could face random drug testing, reduced benefit payments and tougher sanctions under a sweeping new welfare policy announced by the National ...

From championing Māori education and Indigenous wellbeing to helping shape the future of Indigenous scholarship on the world stage, Professor Meihana Durie has dedicated his career to advancing Māori ...

Te Pāti Māori is taking a new approach to election campaigning, launching an interactive online tool that allows voters to identify the issues that matter most to their whānau and […] ...

From officiating on the netball court to helping shape the governance of one of Aotearoa’s most popular sports, Tina Karaitiana has built a remarkable career spanning sport, leadership, education and ...

West Aucklanders are being rewarded for recycling, with a new initiative at Waitākere Resource Recovery Park offering customers a 15 percent discount on rubbish disposal while diverting up to 73 […] ...

Te Pāti Māori co-leader Rawiri Waititi has emerged with a substantial lead in a new Whakaata Māori-Curia poll of the Waiariki electorate, but a significant number of undecided voters and […] ...

The Government is stepping up its fight against organised crime, establishing a new high-level board to coordinate the response to international criminal networks, drug trafficking, money laundering ...

From the biggest kaupapa affecting Māori communities to the stories shaping the national conversation, Radio Waatea’s national Te Reo Māori reporter Pohaturoa Waenga continues to bring the issues that ...