October 21, 2025 | News
Snow Tane, newly elected Wairoa Ward councillor, is seeking a recount after narrowly missing the Kaipara mayoralty by 21 votes. He says unity, equity, and Māori participation must guide the council’s next phase.
September 25, 2025 | News
Former Māori Ward councillor Pera Paniora is standing for a general seat in Kaipara’s local election after the council controversially abolished its Māori Ward, sparking national debate over Māori representation.
September 25, 2025 | Paakiwaha
Pera Paniora, who previously held Kaipara District Council’s now-disestablished Māori ward seat, is standing for a general seat in the upcoming local elections—determined to continue representing her community after the council controversially abolished its Māori ward despite widespread opposition and a High Court challenge.
September 16, 2024 | News
A trustee for north Kaipara iwi Te Roroa says the relationship with Kaipara District Council has broken down since the election of Mayor Craig Jepson,
September 12, 2024 | News
Te Rūnanga o Ngāti Whātua is optimistic after a day in the High Court at Auckland challenging the way Kaipara District Council scrapped its Te Moananui o Kaipara Māori ward.
September 11, 2024 | News
There will be a gathering of the tribes at the High Court at Auckland this morning where Ngāti Whātua is challenging the way Kaipara District Council disestablished its Te Moananui o Kaipara Maori ward.
September 10, 2024 | News
Te Rūnanga ō Ngāti Whātua is taking Kaipara District Council to court over scrapping its Te Moananui ō Kaipara Māori ward.
August 9, 2024 | News
Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei is calling for Whātua uri to unite against Kaipara District Council's decision to disestablish its Māori ward.
August 8, 2024 | News
Labour Party leader Chris Hipkins expects more disruption in local government as councils review their Māori wards.
August 8, 2024 | News
Kaipara Māori ward councillor Pera Paniora says the council has a fight on its hands over yesterday's decision to scrap her Te Moananui o Kaipara ward.
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