Lately for Thursday 5 November 2020
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The Rest is History: Parihaka
10:45 PM.On this day in 1881, the Maori settlement Parihaka in Taranaki, was invaded. About 1600 troops marched onto the village and were greeted by children while several thousand villagers sat quietly… Read more Audio
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Research Honours Aotearoa 2020 winners announced tonight
10:30 PM.The achievements of eight innovators, Kairangahau Maori, researchers and scholars are being celebrated tonight at a ceremony at Government House in Wellington. Karyn will speak with the Chair of the… Read more Audio
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Vote counting continues in the US presidential elections
10:20 PM.The final votes are still being counted in the remaining states that will decide the US presidency. Joe Biden is the favourite to win as he maintains his lead in Arizona, and narrows the margins in… Read more Audio
Photo: RNZ
10:20 Vote counting continues in the US presidential elections
The final votes are still being counted in the remaining states that will decide the US presidency.
Joe Biden is the favourite to win as he maintains his lead in Arizona, and narrows the margins in Georgia and Pennsylvania.
The University of Sydney's senior lecturer in American Politics and Foreign Policy, David Smith, talks through today's developments with Karyn Hay.
Photo: AFP
10:30 Research Honours Aotearoa 2020 winners announced tonight
The achievements of eight innovators, Kairangahau Maori, researchers and scholars are being celebrated tonight at a ceremony at Government House in Wellington.
Karyn will speak with the Chair of the Royal Society Te Aparangi Academy, Charlotte MacDonald, about tonight's winners including the recipients of the Rutherford Medal, the 2020 Te Puawaitanga Award, and the Hamilton Award 2020.
Chair of the Royal Society Te Aparangi Academy, Charlotte MacDonald. Photo: supplied
10:45 The Rest is History: Parihaka
On this day in 1881, the Māori settlement Parihaka in Taranaki, was invaded.
About 1600 troops marched onto the village and were greeted by children while several thousand villagers sat quietly singing on the marae.
Parihaka's leaders were arrested and the village was destroyed.
Dr Rachel Buchanan is a New Zealand historian based in Melbourne who has family links to Parihaka
Dr Rachel Buchanan wrote the book Ko Taranaki te Maunga, published by BWB Books. Photo: RNZ/Justine Murray
