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Māori and Crown paddle double-hulled waka on the Waikato

Central North Island councils hated the idea of a Te Tiriti-founded co-governance model when it was mooted for the Waikato River. They saw a power-grab by Māori – even an asset grab. In practice, it wasn’t that at all.

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Fossil collector’s apology rankles

The latest chapter in the removal of a 23-million-year-old whale relic sparks further fury.

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Co-governance means rubbing out your line in the sand

'Faster alone, further together:' A large collective of iwi, councils and government discovers a better way to conserve the plants, animals and waters at the top of the South: Nikki Mandow reports.

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Census call to Minister this weekend

A decision on whether to delay all or part of the census is imminent

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Co-governance – it’s nothing like you think

Bemused by the political furore, nay fury, Newsroom’s Nikki Mandow went hunting for examples of shared governance in action.

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Fossil-collector’s fate up in the air

Police are praised for repossessing a 20-million-plus-years-old West Coast whalebone fossil despite uncertainty about any laws having been broken.

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The last ski run on Ruapehu

PwC administrator asks Govt to keep ski fields operator afloat over summer until a new company can be set up – or face a bill of nearly $150 million to clear the debts and restore the mountain.

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Most council candidates would maintain or expand co-governance with Māori

A Newsroom survey of local election contenders reveals unexpected support to expand co-governance with iwi Māori – and already, some councils are embracing those principles.

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Māori tribe secures landmark apology and compensation over colonial atrocities

Settlement is the culmination of more than 30 years of fighting for reparations

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The iwi in the thick of the property game

WATCH: An Auckland iwi is investing in its people with the purchase of the property of Maclean’s College

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New Three Waters bill fails to provide final privatisation safeguard

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Ratings agency says Govt will bail out Three Waters corporations in a crisis

Local councils can have their cake and drink it too, writes Jonathan Milne, as ratings agency agrees to council and iwi approving strategic direction of Three Waters entities.

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Govt refuses advice to commit ongoing taxpayer funding for Three Waters

A council and iwi working group asks that central government not wash its hands of responsibility for water services – but ministers decline to give an assurance.

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Govt under pressure to guarantee debt of big new water corporations

Ministers confirm they’re accepting council and iwi changes to make water providers more locally accountable and pushing ahead with the contentious reforms, writes Jonathan Milne

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Report puts Three Waters ownership back in community hands

A council-iwi water reform working group recommends a local ownership structure which it says makes future privatisation virtually impossible

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