Wai māori is considered a taonga resource. A “trinity” of modern-day documents are key to the case. Te Runanga o Ngai Tahu Act 1996 defined the tribe’s territory, and established the governance regime ...

Whatever the reason, Luxon got to hear an excellent speech from Ngāi Tahu chairman Justin Tipa. The iwi leader was mainly talking about the Treaty but his message applies to economic policymaking, as ...

The Nelson Tenths descendants plan to head directly to the Supreme Court in an effort to end decades of legal wrangling with the Crown.

Dan Brunskill says much can be taken from Ngāi Tahu chairman Justin Tipa's Waitangi Day speech about not getting bogged down in unnecessary ideological battles ...