Te Ao Maori
Moriori Claims Settlement Bill passes first reading
Moriori are one step closer to the settlement they say will help redress the damage done to their cultural identity over generations.
The Moriori Claims Settlement Bill passed its first reading in… Audio
The PGC Building
Ep 2: Trapped survivors wait while emergency staff and passersby begin an extraordinary rescue. Produced by Katy Gosset and Justin Gregory. Video, Audio
The Hills
Ep 1: A 6.3 aftershock surges out from near Lyttelton, across the Port Hills and into the surrounding suburbs. Produced by Katy Gosset and Justin Gregory. Video, Audio
Manaakitanga: the role of marae during the Christchurch earthquakes of 2011
To mark ten years since the Christchurch earthquakes, Te Ahi Kaa looks back at how marae in the Wellington region hosted evacuees, and how the disaster was the catalyst for a few marae in the region… Audio
Confidence needed for Covid vaccine delivery
Pacific health leaders are discussing how best to increase confidence to combat misinformation spreading about the Covid-19 vaccines. A survey by the Ministry of Health shows Maori and Pasifika are… Audio
Te Waonui for week ending Friday 19 February 2021
E haere ake nei - Māori health providers say it's critical the government trains up its workforce to give vaccinations -- the government is accused of not acting with any urgency to prevent the deaths… Audio
Vaccine roll-out in NZ, but some Pasifika unsure of safety
As the Covid-19 vaccine roll-out begins, there are fears disinformation will put Māori and Pasifika off getting the jab.
A Horizon Research and University of Auckland study has found those… Audio
Whanganui hapū members want to stop bulldozing on Punakewhitu
Descendents of an ancestral maunga in Whanganui will return to the area this morning to ensure no more work takes place on Punakewhitu.
Dozens of hapū members flocked to the whenua yesterday morning… Audio
Covid-19: Expert wants jab priority for Maori and Pasifika
Surveys show Māori and Pasifika are more worried than others about the safety of the vaccine.
National MP and former Northland GP Shane Rēti says the answer is reassuring people, and that can be as… Audio
Māori health providers ready to step up for vaccinations
It's V-Day today - the start of the vaccination campaign against Covid-19.
Those vaccinating the border workers will get the jab today, then the border workforce from Saturday, followed by the… Audio
Covid-19: Confusion over distribution of one million masks for vulnerable whānau
Some of the biggest Māori health providers in Auckland and Taranaki are wondering who got the one million surgical masks health officials promised for vulnerable whānau.
On Monday they got an email… Audio
Covid-19: Northland iwi checkpoints not running
Te Tai Tokerau Border Control says the checkpoints they set up to protect Māori should never have been closed down.
Community-managed checkpoints were set up in Northland three weeks ago in an… Audio
'One on One' - with Whaea Liz Hunkin and Patricia Grace
In 2016 Mana Elizabeth Hunkin and Patricia Grace were honoured at Creative New Zealands Te Waka Toi Awards. From the Te Ahi Kaa Archives, Whaea Liz Hunkin talks teaching the Maori language learning… Audio
NZ Wars: Stories of Tainui
A new documentary with accompanying podcast casts fresh light on a campaign in the New Zealand Wars. NZ Wars: Stories of Tainui is the third part of a series produced for RNZ by Great Southern… Audio
Te Waonui for week ending Friday 12 February 2021
E haere ake nei - A major overhaul of the RMA is set to include committments to the Treaty of Waitangi -- members of Auckland iwi Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei challenge the Crown's overlapping treaty… Audio
Māori wards key to ensuring local iwi represented - Councillor
A Gisborne councillor says Māori wards are key to making sure that local iwi are represented.
A proposed change to the Local Electoral Act would remove any use of public polls to confirm the… Audio
New documentary 'New Zealand Wars: Stories of Tainui' launched about Waikato invasion
A new documentary, New Zealand Wars: Stories of Tainui launched today.
The documentary tells the story of the events leading up to the war, the motivations of the people who fought, and its impact… Audio
New Plymouth council admits it got promotion of Tai Moana Tai Tangata exhibit wrong
The New Plymouth council has admitted it got it wrong, failing to fully promote the powerful Tai Moana Tai Tangata exhibition at its Govett Brewster Art Gallery and Len Lye Centre.
A gallery insider… Audio
Shilo Kino and Astley Nathan go Back to Kura
Journalist and writer Shilo Kino and broadcaster Astley Nathan are two Māori millennials who are taking time off work to complete a year-long full immersion Te Reo Māori course at Te Wānanga o… Audio
Treaty recognition part of RMA overhaul
Decade-long calls for stronger recognition of the Treaty of Waitangi in planning laws are yet to be realised, but are part of the package as the government prepares for a major overhaul of the RMA.
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