The preference is for one commercial settlement but the government says it's open to recognising cultural groups under that.

Seabed mining could become one of the defining environmental battles of 2025. Around the world, governments are weighing up whether to allow mining of the ocean floor for metal ores and minerals. New ...

Trans-Tasman Resources (TTR) has applied under the new Fast-track Approvals Act to mine in the South Taranaki Bight for 20 years. The mining and processing ship would churn through 50 million tonnes ...

Moriori (MIST & HMT) consider the Crown’s position not only disingenuous—but outrageous. Tino rangatiratanga is not a term ...

Stephen Olsen In the Matariki constellation, Pōhutukawa is a star associated with those who have passed away; a reminder of ...