A free course launching this month will equip Northland youth with digital skills while also strengthening their identity through aspects of te ao Māori.

Ngāpuhi chair Mere Mangu hopes a review of te rūnanga’s governance, constitution, management and financial affairs will restore the people’s confidence in the organisation.

The naming of 11 Māori as new district court judges will inspire rangatahi to consider a career in the law, says the Māori Law Society co-president.

A founder member of Save Our Unique Landscape says there is a feeling of relief at Ihumātao that the standoff over land there may soon be over.

The political year officially kicks off tomorrow with politicians’ annual pilgrimage to Rātana and being an election year the stakes are even higher.

Whānau of Te Uri Taniwha hapū, up in arms over pans which threaten to damage archaeological and Māori cultural sites, are occupying Kerikeri Inlet in Northland to prevent further development.