27 October 2012
National has gained support in the latest political poll and so has its Maori Party coalition partner.
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25 Oct 2012: Port of Tauranga is on course for another record profit and says it will vigorously challenge a Maori appeal against dredging its shipping channel.... more
25 Oct 2012: The government has got its climate change amendment bill through its second reading but opposition parties say the ETS is so weak it won't work.... more
23 Oct 2012: The news that the government won't take the next step in the asset sales process before a court hearing is being called a victory for the Maori Council.... more
23 Oct 2012: DNA evidence from buried Maori ancestors in Marlborough has revealed insights into the great Polynesian migration across the Pacific, scientists say.... more
21 Oct 2012: Ngai Tahu leader Mark Solomon says iwi doesn't support Maori Council court challenge over asset sales despite his own feelings about it.... more
19 Oct 2012: The Maori Council filed papers in the High Court on Friday challenging the partial sale of state assets, arguing the government is acting illegally.... more
17 Oct 2012: The Supreme Court has dismissed an application by two Maori trusts to appeal against the sale of the Crafar Farms to China's Shanghai Pengxin.... more
15 Oct 2012: Mighty River Power will be partially privatised next year and there won't be any more negotiations with Maori, says Prime Minister John Key.... more