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News and perspectives for and about tangata whenua in Aotearoa
Te Waonui a TMK for 5 June 2022
This week our Maori news team look at the barriers preventing Maori from building on their own land; small steps as Wai262 marches forward; concerns about just how Matariki will be marked as a… Audio
Māori party calling for official Aotearoa name change
Te Pāti Māori has handed over its petition calling for the country to officially be named Aotearoa. It collected 70 thousand signatures backing the change. But the government says any discussions… Audio
Government should prioritise getting Māori into healthy homes - expert
A public health expert says the government needs to prioritise getting Māori into their own warm, dry, affordable homes.
It comes after criticism that red tape and barriers at the bank are preventing… Audio
Te Pāti Māori backs calls for iwi bank for building on whenua
Te Pāti Māori and the National Māori Authority are backing calls for the establishment of an iwi bank to finance building on Māori land.
It comes after Maori housing advocates complained red tape and… Audio
Productivity Commission unveils recommendations on migration
The Productivity Commission says migrant workers' visas should not be tied to an employer, and Immigration must be based on how well the country can absorb new arrivals.
It is among 24… Audio
Greater prominence given to Māori bird names
There is a new edition of the 'Checklist of the Birds of New Zealand" - but this time with much greater prominence to Maori bird names. Audio
Iwi bank 'would allow our people to have a lot more access to capital'
The Māori Party and the National Māori Authority are backing calls for the establishment of an iwi bank to finance building on Māori land.
Legalities prevent tangata whenua building on own land
Some tangata whenua can't legally access their own land and it's preventing them building houses for whanau who want to live there.
It comes after RNZ this morning reported barriers at the bank are… Audio
Government targets Māori agribusiness with $34m investment
The government is committing $34.5 million over the next four years to help Māori agribusinesses lift the productivity of their whenua.
Red tape stopping whānau from building on their land - Māori advocates
Māori housing advocates say red tape and barriers at the bank are stopping whānau building on their own land.
They say its essential Māori can build papakāinga - housing for a community - as Māori… Audio
Red tape at banks stopping Maori building papakainga
They held on to their land through war and confiscations or fought to get it back, but now they can't build on it. Longform Journalist Ella Stewart has done a deep dive into how red tape and barriers… Audio
Hopes second booster will help raise Māori vaccination rates
The Associate Minister of Health admits Māori Covid-19 vaccination numbers have stalled but believes the new booster dose will be useful.
200th anniversary of the siege of Matakitaki Pa
In 1822 about 3000 Ngapuhi warriors laid siege to Matakitaki Pa in Waikato. Ngapuhi were armed with muskets which many Waikato Maori had never encountered before. Historian Dr Tom Roa recounts the… Audio
Dr Rangi Te Kanawa: working to conserve our taonga kakahu
As a child Rangi Te Kanawa was surrounded by weaving. Te Kanawa's formative experiences immersed in the world of harakeke are undoubtedly what led to her current work as a textile conservator and… Audio, Gallery
Renowned leader, activist Joe Hawke farewelled at Takaparawhau
The leader of the Bastion Point Takaparawhau occupation has been laid to rest on the land he fought to get back for his people today.
Joe Hawke, who was 82, died on Sunday.
Māni Dunlop and our… Video, Audio
Māori health advocate to lead global body
A Māori public health advocate and researcher has become the first indigenous woman appointed to lead the World Federation of Public Health Associations.
Budget 2022 increases investment into Māori education
The Government's putting extra money into Māori education to improve teaching spaces and increase staffing levels.
The funding comes from this year's Budget, and includes nearly $50 million for Māori… Audio
Tributes pour in for Dame Aroha Reriti-Crofts
The former president of the Maori Women's Welfare League and Kapa Haka advocate, Dame Aroha Reriti-Crofts, will be laid to rest today at her urupa near Kaiapoi. Ashleigh McCaull reports. Audio
Looking back on Joe Hawke's life
Prominent kaumatua, activist and leader of the long-running Takaparawhau occupation - Auckland's Bastion Point in the late 1970s, Joe Hawke, has died, aged 82. Born in Tāmaki Makaurau in 1940, Joseph… Audio
'My living superhero' Kaumatua Joe Hawke
Born in Tamaki Makaurau in 1940, Joseph Parata Hohepa Hawke of Ngati Whatua ki Orakei, played a leading role in the occupation of Auckland's Bastion Point in the late 1970s. His niece, Precious Clark… Audio
