Te Ao Maori
Te Waonui for Friday 30 April 2021
Coming up on Te Waonui -- the Waitangi Tribunal says an independent Māori body should be set up to eliminate the need for tamariki Māori to be placed in state care -- hundreds of teachers are not… Audio
'Status quo cannot continue' - Children's Minister responds to Waitangi Tribunal finding on Oranga Tamariki
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
Waitangi inquiry is the fifth review into removal practices
The Waitangi inquiry is the fifth review into the removal practices of the troubled children's Ministry. The Office of the Children's Commission did its own review, and recommended full devolution of… Audio
Minister wants time to consider Waitangi Tribunal findings
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
Sarah Johnston: unearthing the voices of NZ's WWII soldiers
Sound historian Sarah Johnston discusses her research project into the wartime recordings from the New Zealand Mobile Broadcasting Unit that travelled with the New Zealand Division during World War… Audio
Waitangi Tribunal review into Oranga Tamariki due for release
A landmark report into how Oranga Tamariki takes Māori children away from their families will be out today.
The recommendations of the Waitangi Tribunal will be released at midday, following its… Audio
Ahipara kaitiaki want surfers driving on beaches to consider risks
Changing tides, sinking sands and rocky outcrops have been labelled a life-threatening hazard for surfers who drive along the Northland coast to Ahipara's world-famous breaks.
Tangata whenua say the… Audio
Outspoken Maori health advocate Rawiri McKree Jansen
Dr Rawiri McKree Jansen is an outspoken advocate for Maori health. The Auckland GP is clinical director and leader for service design and development with the National Hauora Coalition - a clinical… Audio
Collins' comments on Māori Health Authority 'hypocritical' - health leaders
Hypocritical and a distraction - that's how some Māori health leaders have described National leader Judith Collins' comments that a Māori Health Authority is separatist.
Her party want to scrap it… Audio
Teachers are getting sufficient govt support to learn te reo
The Associate Minister of Education is confident teachers are being sufficiently supported to met te reo and tikanga Māori requirements. Teachers must formal declare they are developing and practising… Audio
Māori health leader says National's comments are a distraction
A prominent Māori health leader says the National Party's comments that a Maori Health Authority is septratist is a distraction. Audio
Māori, Pacific experts excluded from science advisory - report
A new report by leading Māori researchers says Māori and Pacific experts are being excluded from science advisory and other key decision-making roles.
This has been particularly evident during the… Audio
Hundreds of teachers not meeting te reo Māori requirements
Hundreds of teachers are not meeting a mandatory requirement to improve their knowledge of te reo and tikanga Māori.
The Teaching Council says it is taking a cautious approach to the rule, which… Audio
Iwi need funding to better support those in emergency housing
Iwi and Māori social service providers say they need funding to support those living in conditions described as "inhumane" at emergency housing motels. Moteliers are struggling with the complex social… Audio
A Legacy of Service - 28th Māori Battalion of Ngai Tamarāwaho
To commemorate Anzac day, Te Moanaroa Ngatoko shares his research into the men from the hapū of Ngai Tamarāwaho who fought in the war overseas. Audio
Te Waonui for week ending Friday 23 April 2021
Coming up on Te Waonui - A former member of the immunisation advisory group quits after feeling unheard, the first Māori judge with a moko kauae is appointed to the district court, whanau are still… Audio
Celebrating Dame Gillian Whitehead on the occasion of her 80th birthday
One of our most distinctive composers, Dame Gillian's work weaves classical music and te o Māori together across many forms, often incorporating taonga pūoro (Māori traditional instruments) Video, Audio
Southern iwi provider wants hauora approach under new Authority
A Southern iwi provider wants the new Māori health authority to fund services that go beyond GP visits.
The government will be canvassing views of Māori medical experts, iwi and providers across the… Audio
Māori doctors excited for new health authority
Māori doctors believe a new health authority for tangata whenua will have the power it needs... but warn the devil's in the detail.
The government will create a new Māori Health Authority as part of… Audio
Moko kauae worn with pride by Māori Judge Ophir Cassidy
Ophir Cassidy is the first Maori judge with a moko kauae to be appointed to the district court. In a special sitting of the Manukau District Court at Te Kura Maori o Nga Tapuwae - Judge Cassidy's old… Audio
