Sunday, 20 October 2013
Kua takoto te manuka
The challenge has been laid down
Police Superintendent Wally Haumaha tells Rosemary Rangitauira that an iwi-police strategy, Turning of the Tide, the joint scheme, launched in December last year, aims to cut the Māori prosecution rate by 2018.
Superintendent Wally Haumaha. General Manager of Māori, Pacific and Ethnic Services, NZ Police.
Wero challenge is a three month long nationwide, quit smoking competition launched in early September. Dr Marewa Glover is a director at the Centre for Tobacco Control Research and has dedicated almost 20 years to tobacco cessation and research. Dr Glover talks with Justine Murray about how the challenge works.
Leticia Keepa; Keitha Wood and Stevie Love
Taking part in the Wero challenge is a group of women from Lower Hutt who call themselves, Ow Babes. Justine Murray finds out how it’s all going with members Leiticia Keepa and Stevie Love, and talks to Keitha Wood who describes herself as a former chain smoker but since quitting a year ago has become an aukati kai paipa coach.
Waiata featured: ‘Soul Right’ performed by Awanui Reeder from the compilation Kiwi Hit Disc 163 (2013).