Te Ao Maori
Te Waonui for week ending Friday 24 July 2020
A woman says she's caught a racist landlord redhanded, after being rejected from a property for being Maori, there are renewed calls for Maori to be able to change electoral rolls more frequently, and… Audio
Māori want more chances to switch electoral rolls
Māori trying to switch electoral rolls ahead of the election are frustrated they won't be able to do so until 2024.
It's led to renewed calls from the Electoral Commission to allow Māori to switch… Audio
Ihumātao protectors gather to mark a year since eviction notice
A leader of the Ihumātao land occupation says while there's no resolution yet, protestors are still winning as there are no police and houses on the land.
Whānau and supporters gathered for a karakia… Video, Audio
Woman says she was denied rental when using Māori name
A woman says she caught a racist landlord red-handed, after she was rejected for a property because she is Māori.
Te Iwi Kemp has applied for 10 Christchurch rentals in the past fortnight, but was… Audio
New Plymouth Māori ward welcomed by former mayor
A vote to establish a Māori ward in New Plymouth is being applauded by former mayor Andrew Judd.
Yesterday councillors voted to establish a Māori ward, and in doing so, side-stepped community… Audio
Government considering plans to give Māori tendering rights to $42b spend
The government is considering plans to give Māori tendering rights to its $42 billion spend on roads, housing and other goods and services.
The plan is widely supported by Māori leaders who say it… Audio
New Plymouth council votes to install Māori ward
New Plymouth councillors have voted to establish a Māori ward, and in so doing side-stepped community consultation on the issue, for the time being.
It comes six years after another attempt to form a… Audio
The tiny iwi that sold a dream and is reaping the rewards
Sharon Brettkelly heads to the Bay of Plenty where a tiny iwi has managed to galvanise a community behind a high-risk aquaculture project - and is reaping the rewards. Audio
Peter Meihana's Mighty Wairau River
Peter Meihana grew up swimming in the swift currents of Marlborough's Wairau River. The lecturer in Maori history at Massey University says the large braided river is a central identity marker for… Audio
RNZ’s ‘toddler steps’ towards diversity
The Black Lives Matter movement has prompted many institutions - including media - to re-examine their own records on race and diversity. Four years ago RNZ made a long-term commitment to… Audio
Getting real about the 'colonial loot' in museums
Museums need to be more honest about how they came to acquire their collections, says an art historian who specialises in provenance and ethics. Audio
Te Waonui for 17 July 2020
National's new leader Judith Collins isn't ruling out the possibility of running National candidates in Māori seats, the Police's own figures have debunked claims made by the former police… Audio
Hundreds march against massive landfill
Hundreds of opponents to a massive landfill earmarked for Auckland's Dome Valley marched through the centre of the city today to present a petition to mayor Phil Goff. Te Aniwa Hurihanganui and video… Video, Audio
Matariki whetū Hiwa-i-te-Rangi
Hiwa-i-te-Rangi
Hiwa nui, Hiwa roa, Hiwa pūkenga, Hiwa wānanga! Hiwaiterangi tēnei e korou o te manawa koronga, tēnei te āwhero o te manako nui. Horahia nuitia mai ngā hua tuawhiti mātinitini o te… Audio
Matariki comes to an end for 2020
We have come to the end of the period of celebrating Matariki or for others, Puanga.
There have been events all around the country - including an increase in online festivities with much of the… Audio
New pregnancy tools announced for Māori
A new suite of pregnancy assessment tools will help support pēpi Māori, māmā and whānau access the healthcare services they need.
The tools are supposed to make it easier for healthcare providers to… Audio
Matariki - Tupuārangi
And we are still in the Tangaroa lunar phase - marking the period of celebrating Matariki and we continue with our whetu explanation.
Tupuārangi
Ngaruru te waokū, matomato te waokū, māpuapua te… Audio
Te Puia roars back to life
One of the biggest Māori tourism operators in Rotorua, Te Puia, has come back to life since re-opening two weeks ago, but its still having to watch every cent until the borders re-open.
Te Puia was… Audio
Matariki - Waitī, Waitā, Waipuna-ā-Rangi, Tupuānuku
As we are in the celebrations of Matariki - the new year - today's we start with Waitī and Waitā our whetu connected to the waters.
Waitī ki runga. Waitī ki raro, e rere nei ō wai hei manapou mō te… Audio
Covid-19 testing to increase among Maori, Pasifika and elderly
Māori with respiratory illnesses are among those doctors are being told to test as part of the new Covid-19 testing advice.
Since the criteria was tightened last month, the level of overall testing… Audio