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Mentors for Maori businesses
A recent hui at Hoani Waititi marae in Tamaki Makaurau brought together some heavy hitters from the business world and a group of Maori businesspeople. One of the organisers was Amokura Panoho, who's a veteran of Maori economic development. She says there are a lack of Maori business mentors and the hui drew on the… Audio
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Mother of the Nation - the story of Dame Whina Cooper
16 Aug 2025Written and illustrated specially for children, this is the true story of Dame Whina Cooper who drove many successful campaigns for Māori and women's rights. Audio
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'We will not stand by while Māori are quietly scrubbed from the roll'
15 Aug 2025Whānau being moved off the main roll without consent is an attack on "our mana and our rights", Debbie Ngarewa-Packer says.
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Riverbeds part of Māori customary rights, Supreme Court rules
15 Aug 2025It comes as the government forges ahead with a law change.
Mentors for Maori businesses
A recent hui at Hoani Waititi marae in Tamaki Makaurau brought together some heavy hitters from the business world and a group of Maori businesspeople. One of the organisers was Amokura Panoho, who's… Audio
Mother of the Nation - the story of Dame Whina Cooper
Written and illustrated specially for children, this is the true story of Dame Whina Cooper who drove many successful campaigns for Māori and women's rights. Audio
'We will not stand by while Māori are quietly scrubbed from the roll'
Whānau being moved off the main roll without consent is an attack on "our mana and our rights", Debbie Ngarewa-Packer says.
Midday Report Essentials for Friday 15th August 2025
In today's episode, the Supreme Court has found riverbeds can be included in Maori customary marine title - if other legal tests are meet; Neighbours have detailed the moments following the police… Audio
Riverbeds part of Māori customary rights, Supreme Court rules
It comes as the government forges ahead with a law change.
Removing te reo Māori from children's books breaches Treaty, human rights
A leading Māori studies academic says the education minister's decision is "a dangerous move".
Māori educator on govt scrapping Māori words in readers
A Māori educator says he's angry the Education Minister is blaming possible confusion over pronunciation for excluding most Māori words from future books in a series for five-year-olds learning to… Audio
The Panel with Heather Roy and Tim Batt Part 1
Tonight, on The Panel, Wallace Chapman is joined by panellists Heather Roy and Tim Batt. First, the Education Minister ordered an almost total ban on Maori words in a series of books used to teach… Audio
Education minister bans Māori words from future kids books
Education Minister Erica Stanford has been accused of overstepping the mark by excluding most Māori words from future books in a series for five year olds. An Education Ministry document shows… Audio
Is Māori Media in for a shake-up?
Could the idea of a national hub for Māori news become a reality?
Expert warns GP funding changes will worsen outcomes for Māori
GP clinics will soon receive funding based on factors such as age, sex, rurality, socioeconomic deprivation and morbidity, but not ethnicity.
E4 500 Kia Oras
We’re with Marino at Sunday Blessings, a free community meal in Auckland. Witness Māori Wardens' vital support and compassionate presence, as they offer warmth, de-escalation, and love to all in need.
…Government treating 'te reo Māori as less important' - Principals' Federation
Primary principals say debate over a book for junior readers has come at a time when teachers are on high alert over threats to te reo Māori in schools.
Te Arawa Lakes Trust calls for stronger partnership to protect Rotorua lakes
The trust says it has no "exclusive seat at the table" when it comes to Crown-led water management.
Morning Report Essentials for Tuesday 12 August 2025
In today's episode, Labour's had a bump in the latest political poll - up four points in the One News Verian poll - nipping at National's heels; New Zealand is fast becoming one of the last western… Audio
Experts challenge call to axe kids book over six Māori words
The Education Ministry has said it won't reprint 'At the Marae' for kids because it includes a higher number of Māori words. Audio
Report shows Māori have highest rate of death from heart disease
New Zealand's first Māori cardiologist says the country needs to face up to the ethnic divisions in cardiac health. New Zealand's first Māori cardiologist Dr Wil Harrison spoke to Corin Dann. Audio
A new Māori social media platform is nearly here
Its creators say Māori must be among those putting tikanga in place and ushering in the digital side of te ao Māori.
Greens demand electorates' Māori names be brought back
The party has launched a petition after the Rongotai electorate was changed to Wellington Bays. Audio
Midday Report Essentials for Monday 11th August 2025
In today's episode, the first submissions have been heard by a People's Select Committee designed to challenge the government's rushed changes to the Equal Pay Amendment Act; A Northland cardiologist… Audio
