The current Act is "broken", making it difficult to get things done with too many things requiring a resource consent, the ...

Māori Development Minister Tama Potaka said he was not aware the Government’s Resource Management Act (RMA) replacement ...

Māori Development Minister Tama Potaka said he was not aware the Government’s Resource Management Act replacement legislation would not include a Treaty principles clause, saying the first he had ...

The coalition government is reaching across the aisle to identify any common ground with its political opponents on its ...

Far North iwi Ngāti Hine will be celebrating its cultural identity, history and the road ahead at a massive festival this ...

A Taranaki iwi says the Government has declared open war on Te Tiriti and Māori by not carrying existing Treaty obligations into its new laws on resource management. The government yesterday unveiled ...

Under section 4 of the Conservation Act 1987 the Department is required to give effect to the principles of the Treaty of Waitangi. In practice this ... resources of the islands and specifies what ...

WAITANGI Day is a special public holiday in New Zealand that commemorates the country’s founding while respecting the rights of native Maoris and their heritage. In a sense, it aims to celebrate the ...

SUBIC BAY FREEPORT—An American-era island-fortress here which has since been developed into a popular tourism destination is being eyed by the Department of National Defense (DND) as a military ...