It seems clear that the Tamihere faction wants to expel Mariameno Kapa-Kingi and Takuta Ferris from Te Pati Maori, and possibly to also waka jump them from Parliament, causing by-elections. At first ...

Amazing story at Radio NZ, where they turn the fact that there are heaps fewer kids growing up in motels into a bad news story!

I have just had the privilege of spending a week on Hamilton Island off the north Queensland Coast. It was easy to get to - Auckland-Sydney-Hamilton Island (where 5 significant flights arrive every ...

Something I have been interested in is trying to get a better understanding of what life was like for Maori in New Zealand before Abel Tasman made contact in 1642. By then Maori had been in New ...