Kelvin Davis

Younger teenagers could still end up in the government's newly announced youth justice units, despite the Children's Minister saying he would prefer that doesn't happen.

Two new units located in… Audio

Yet more Oranga Tamariki staff have been stood down over an alleged fight club at one of its youth justice residence. It follows a video being posted to social media showing two teenage boys attacking… Video, Audio

The Deputy Leader of the Labour Party, Kelvin Davis, denies his fellow Maori MPs are shackled in the party. Ikaroa-Rawhiti MP Meka Whaitiri yesterday announced she was leaving Labour to join Te Pati… Audio

Parliament has a new independent MP this morning Former senior Labour politician Meka Whaitiri will remain in Parliament after announcing her intention to stand for Te Pati Maori in this year's… Audio

The Minister for Children admits his agency failed 5 year old Malachi Subecz who was murdered by his carer - but is not yet taking any action, instead awaiting an internal investgation. Yesterday the… Audio

In this week's edition of Midweek Mediawatch, Hayden Donnell talks to Karyn Hay about journalists coming under fire from the subjects of their stories and an unsurprising scandal over a TVNZ reality… Audio

A scathing report by Treasury into Oranga Tamariki's finances has described "loose fiscal controls" within the agency and a "weak organisational strategy and direction". Treasury's review into the… Audio

The Government's putting extra money into Māori education to improve teaching spaces and increase staffing levels.

The funding comes from this year's Budget, and includes nearly $50 million for Māori… Audio

The ACT Party and the Māori Party are at odds over who is stoking division when it comes to co-governance.  

ACT last week called for a public referendum on co-governance - broadly considered as… Audio

Police and Northland iwi are planning checkpoints in Northland from December 15, when the borders around Auckland re-open.

And unvaccinated travellers who try to head there over summer will have "a… Video, Audio

The government's timeline to rollout a traffic light system is being attacked from all corners of Parliament.

Te Pāti Māori and the Green Party want the brakes put on, while Act and National are… Audio

Oranga Tamariki has been described as not fit for purpose and needing transformative change - with the Minister insisting he'll 'force the change'.

The Ministerial appointed Advisory Panel report… Audio

Teachers say learning te reo and tikanga Māori is making them better teachers. 

A hundred-million-dollar programme, launched this month, aims to  teach the language to forty-thousand early childhood… Audio

A report into Māori Medium education has shown although they have exceptional outcomes for students - they are still under resourced across the board. The first of its kind Education Review Office… Audio

One of the key findings in the Waitangi Tribunal’s investigation into Oranga Tamariki has found the Crown “guilty of direct and sustained breaches of Māori Treaty rights”.

It condemns the state's… Video, Audio

The Waitangi Tribunal wants an independent Māori body to be set up, to eliminate the need for tamariki Māori to be in state care. The urgent inquiry by the Tribunal found there was a consistent… Audio