Karaitiana Taiuru
Māori tech expert concerned over police's expanding biometric data use
A Māori technology and data ethicist says there is a real risk of discrimination against Māori and Pasifika with the police's expanding use of biometric data. Māori technology, AI and data ethicist Dr… Audio
Whakataukī of the Week with Karaitiana Taiuru
The Māori data, AI and technology ethicist's chosen whakataukī reflects on tino rangatiratanga: 'the ability to create and control our destiny for generations to come'. Audio
Māori being used as guinea pigs for facial recognition technology says ethicist
A Māori technology ethicist says the government is allowing tech companies to use Māori as guinea pigs for facial recognition technology.
A Māori Reference Group at the Ministry of Social Development… Audio
InternetNZ says sorry amid fallout from Maori threat video
InternetNZ has released the findings of a systemic review into racism in the organisation, following an incident last year involving a video threatening violence against Maori. Kathryn speaks to Dr… Audio
Concern police youth photo rule change will lead to more arrests
The police are being commended for tightening the rules on officers photographing young people, but there are concerns it could lead to the perverse outcome of more Māori being arrested.
The changes… Audio
Online threat to Māori - how robust are reporting processes?
There are concerns at how long a video threatening to slaughter Māori was accessible before it was taken down, and whether the YouTube channel it was posted to was on the radar of authorities. Police… Audio
Suspicions police photos of youths used for facial recognition
There are growing suspicions that facial recognition technology is being used on police photographs of innocent young people.
Earlier this week, RNZ revealed police are approaching innocent young… Audio
Call for overhaul of how DNA is obtained long overdue - Tikanga Māori advocates
The Law Commission is calling for an overhaul of how DNA is obtained and used for criminal investigations - something that is long overdue according to Tikanga Māori advocates.
A report by the… Audio
'Matter of time' before police AI leads to Māori or pacific person's wrongful arrest - expert
A Māori specialist in artificial intelligence says it's only a matter of time before a Māori or Pasifika person is wrongfully arrested because of a false match on facial recognition software.
Police… Audio
Maori AI specialist:facial recognition software not accurate
A Maori specialist in artificial intelligence says it's only a matter of time before a Maori or Pasifika person is wrongfully arrested because of a false match on facial recognition software. Police… Audio
Covid-19: Hongi on hold amid coronavirus fears
Don't be put out if you lean in for a hongi at a pohiri in Wellington and the person leans away. Wellington mana whenua are asking people to excercise restraint in light of the second confirmed case… Audio
Aussie bar removes ad criticised for mocking Māori culture
Melbourne bar Freddie Wimpoles has taken down an ad which used Māori imagery to advertise a Waitangi weekend craft beer event after it was called out for being culturally offensive. Audio
Eyebrows raised over top Maori baby names
The top Maori girls name Mia has raised eyebrows over whether it can be classified a Maori name, with one reo expert saying that a number of the names could be from different cultural origins. A Maori… Audio
Huggies removes inappropriate Māori names from website
Huggies, the multinational company known mostly for making nappies, has removed an online list of Māori baby names after several complaints from a Māori cultural adviser, Karaitiana Taiuru, that they… Audio
Karaitiana Taiuru: Te Reo and the mainstream
Indigenous advocate for Te Reo, who has written on how Maori language could be better integrated in Aotearoa, and how the internet can play a crucial role in normalising Te Reo for younger people. Audio
Attracting Maori to IT
Are Maori making the most of technology, and how can more Maori be encouraged into IT careers? Karaitiana Taiuru is an advocate for Maori online, and is actively involved with internet governance. Audio
Karaitiana Taiuru
IT expert and Chair of the New Zealand Maori Internet Society and Te Huarahi Tika Trustee Karaitiana Taiuru discusses the reasons why the government proposed 30 million ICT fund in lieu of 4G spectrum… Audio
Whakatauki for 12 May 2013
Mō tātou, ā, mō kā uri ā muri ake nei.For us and our children after us. Explained by Karaitiana Taiuru no Kai Tahu/Ngati Kahungunu. Audio