Te Ao Maori
Ngāpuhi walk out of meeting with PM Luxon
Te Rūnanga ā Iwi o Ngāpuhi and the Ngāti Manuhiri Settlement Trust have walked out of an Iwi Chairs Forum meeting with the Prime Minister, Christopher Luxon. Te Rūnanga ā Iwi o Ngāpuhi chair Mane… Audio
Spoken Feature: Nau Mai Town
The story behind our Maori place names, that's the vibe of the podcast Nau Mai Town producer Justine Murray is back with a fresh season and she's taking us to Wanaka, in Otago South Island. Audio
Midday Report Essentials for Thursday 1 August 2024
On today's episode, an investigation into a Transpower pylon that toppled over in Northland, cutting power to most of the region, has found contractor error was to blame, Health NZ will stop using its… Audio
Health NZ to stop using equity tool
Health NZ will stop using its equity adjustor tool, despite findings that it was "legally and ethically justifiable" but didn't follow "best practice". Former clinical lead of the now disestablished… Audio
Kāinga Ora proposes to halve team set up to meet Māori housing needs
Kāinga Ora has proposed halving the team it set up to meet Māori housing needs and fulfil Treaty of Waitangi obligations. Public Service Association's Kaihautu Māori Janice Panoho spoke to Tuwhenuaroa… Audio
Family support programme Tākai casualty of funding cuts
A family and whanau support programme that's run for 20 years is a casualty of funding cuts by Oranga Tamariki. Audio
Nau Mai Town - Episode 11 Wānaka
Wānaka is a resort town, an ideal movie location and was the backdrop to this years Matariki Celebrations. The name of this town is inspired by the teachings of the whare wānanga. Audio
Midday Report Essentials for Wednesday 31 July 2024
On today's episode, the Black Ferns have done it again, defending their gold medal title with a 19-12 win over Canada earlier this morning at the Paris Olympics, Aotearoa's largest iwi are planning a… Audio
Ngāpuhi plan hīkoi to protest impact of state care on tamariki
Aotearoa's largest iwi, Ngapuhi, are planning a hikoi in Kaikohe this weekend in protest of the disproportionate impact state care has on their tamariki. Ngapuhi Social Services chief executive Dr… Audio
Māori wards bill passes third reading
The new law will require councils that brought in Māori wards without polling residents to hold one, or scrap the ones they had set up. Te Pāti Māori MP Mariameno Kapa-Kinigi spoke to Corin Dann. Audio
Atamira dance company launches Ka Mua Ka Muri
This week Julian Wilcox talks to the executive director of the Atamira dance company, Marama Lloyd. Audio
Concerns lack of consultation with mana whenua for boot camps
The inquiry estimated up to 200,000 people were abused in care between 1950 and 2019 and revealed that during that time, Maori survivors reported higher levels of physical abuse compared with other… Audio
Midday Report Essentials for Friday 26 July 2024
On today's episode, Presbyterian Support Otago says it is open to a police investigation, after the Royal Commission of Inquiry report into abuse in care revealed the organisation destroyed the… Audio
Waitangi Tribunal finds Crown has breached treaty principles
The Waitangi Tribunal has found the Crown breached Treaty principles when it failed to uphold needs of Kura Kaupapa Māori through the Tomorrow's Schools review process. Lead Claimant and te reo Māori… Audio
Govt proposes changes to Marine and Coastal Area Act
The government is proposing legislation to nullify a Court of Appeal decision and amend the Marine and Coastal Area Act to so Māori will again need to prove they've had continuous exclusive use and… Audio
Morning Report Essentials for Thursday 25 July
On today's episode, survivors of abuse in care are demanding action to match the apologies that followed the release of the final, damning report of the royal commission, we hear from Minister Erica… Audio
Maori survivors of abuse in state care hope for action
Maori survivors of abuse in state care, hope the Royal Commission of Inquiry's report doesn't just end up gathering dust. Maori news reporter, Tuwhenuaroa Natanahira, filed this story. Audio
Nau Mai Town - Season Three
Nau Mai Town is back with another haerenga around Aotearoa to find out more about Māori place names. Audio
Whakataukī of the Week with Elle Archer
Elle Archer (Ngāti Tamaterā, Ngāti Raukawa, Ngāti Porou, Ngāpuhi, Ngāi Tūhoe) joins Nights to share a whakataukī. Audio
No word on Russell name change three years after application
It's coming up to three years since a Russell marae applied to have the name of the Bay of Islands town changed back to the original Kororareka. Since then there's been only official silence. So… Audio