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The National Defense authorization bill today for 2021. There there are a number of amendment votes scheduled for this afternoon. Live Senate Coverage here on cspan2. The president pro tempore the senate will come to order. The chaplain, dr. Black, will lead the senate in prayer. The chaplain let us pray. Eternal spirit, grant to this nation, and to all people, a social conscience built on the vision of the ancient prophets who saw sufficiency for every person and a time when anxiety would overc...

In 1841 just a few tiny islands of Pākehā settlement existed in an ocean of Māori land. Today, that picture has reversed and Māori control a fraction of Aotearoa. A big part of the reason? The Native Land Court.

Peter Moeahu says part of Hickford Park was wrongly taken from Puketapu hapū and should be returned by New Plymouth District Council.

First person - As a white-passing Māori, Ella Stewart (Ngāpuhi), has been told she's lying about her ethnicity and constantly asked what percentage Māori she is.

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Over $20 million in rates arrears on Northland Māori land to be written off 19 Apr, 2021 05:00 PM 6 minutes to read Māori landowner Rueben Taipari Porter says changes to the rating of Māori whenua will have minimal impact. Photo / Peter de Graaf Māori landowner Rueben Taipari Porter says changes to the rating of Māori whenua will have minimal impact. Photo / Peter de Graaf Millions of dollars in rates owed on Māori land could be written off in Northland. A bill has been passed ...

JOSEPH JOHNSON/STUFF For years, Māori reserve land owners battled racist and restrictive legislation to be able to gain consent to build on their own land. A North Canterbury kuia has spent 36 years trying to build on her homeland. Senior reporter Jody O’Callaghan investigates the complex web of barriers displacing her whānau and tangata whenua across the nation. A more than 100-year-old, twisted and lichen-covered tree sits snugly against Meri Jacobs’ new home. Brought as a seedling fr...