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Lions fans keen to take a more permanent reminder of the tour back home with them are being welcomed to meet three ‘taniwha’ - tā moko artists Henare Brooking, Hohua Mohi and Kingi Pitiroi have set up shop in Wellington this week to share the art of tā moko and kirituhi to our overseas manuhiri. Keep an eye out for Tamati Rimene-Sproat's report which will be posted here on our page later tonight.

The controversial Pt England Development Enabling bill passed its third reading in Parliament last night despite opposition from Labour and New Zealand First. The bill will allow Ngati Pāoa to buy back 11 hectares of land at Pt England Reserve to build 300 houses and a marae. Ripeka Timutimu with her report on Te Karere - 3.55pm, TVNZ 1.

The Māori Party signs an agreement to work together with political group, One Pacific. Irena Smith - Te Karere with more on this kaupapa today on Te Karere, 3.55pm, TVNZ 1.

World champs the Black Ferns 7s touch down on home soil. Te Karere | 3.55pm | TVNZ 1

Hurricanes v Lions ends in a draw.

“Te Ākitai-Waiohua te iwi, ko Maungakiekie te maunga, ko Kiwi-tāmaki te tupuna.” – David Takaanini, Māngai o Ngāti Akitai-Waiohua

The competition for the Māori seats is well and truly on.

“I do think there needs to be a greater level of rigour around the consideration, firstly, of who gets to visit. In this instance she is convicted of contraband into a prison and there was a ban in place. I’m actually quite keen to look at whether life time bans for people who take contraband into prison is an option.” - Louise Upston MP, Corrections Minister

The initial police investigation was closed after 10 months because of a lack of evidence to prosecute.