For many across Aotearoa, Rātana celebrations and Waitangi Day are widely seen as the true beginning of the political year – a time when political leaders emerge from summer recess and are called to ...

Over two decades after negotiations began, the High Seas Treaty is designed to protect biodiversity in international waters ...

For most of modern history, the open ocean has been treated as a place apart. Beyond the 200-nautical-mile limits of national ...

The world’s first legally binding agreement to protect marine life in international waters takes effect Saturday.

Rāhui are grounded in tikanga Māori and reflect a deep understanding of balance between people and the natural world. They ...