A 24-tear-old man is due in court today in Palmerston North charged with murder following a death in the city yesterday. Police were called just after 8am to a Te Awe Awe Street house in ...

After more than five years of planning, Waihī Beach Lifeguard Services has reached a major milestone – breaking ground on the ...

The holiday season marked a significant milestone for Tokoroa and the wider South Waikato, with a blessing, karakia and the ...

Today's court listings are published as part of News Corporation's commitment to public interest journalism and are compiled from information made publicly available by the courts in each State and ...

The PSA’s survey of nearly 1300 health workers lays out in stark detail how the Government’s promise that its cuts would not impact frontline health services is blatantly false.

Medicine has a dark history of acquiring bodies for students to learn on. The University of Auckland's Māori-led ceremony ...

We’re talking about the latest report from the Independent Children’s Monitor on National Care Standards. It shows that many tamariki and rangatahi in care are still not getting the basic support they ...

The first harvest of Ruby Red kiwifruit at Ōmataroa Orchard was marked today with a karakia led by tohunga Rex Anderson of Te Hāhi Ringatū faith, a moment of deep significance for Ngāti Awa as they ...

“When we harvest we do a karakia (blessing) to thank Papatūānuku and the mamaku plant and in this process we retain the Mauri (life energy) that we then process into our Mamaku products.

The programme, held on Whareroa Marae, attracted more than 100 registrations and was designed to share knowledge, customs and culture through pōwhiri, waiata, whakapapa, karakia, kai and history.

Ka mihi ano ahau ki nga sadhus, nga manene me te hunga karakia mo te whai waahi ki tenei huihuinga nui. Ka inoi ahau ki te Ariki Krishna ki te manaaki i a matou ki te kaha me te kaha ki te haere tonu ...

Want to gift someone pounamu - or buy a piece for yourself? Here's what master carvers and other kaitiaki would like you to ...