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Māori, Pacific children much more likely to die: 'It fills my heart with sadness'
Efforts to reduce the number of children and young people dying appear to have stagnated.
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90 percent of High Court, Court of Appeal judges Pākehā
20 Sep 2021The High Court and Court of Appeal benches are dominated by white men, new figures obtained by RNZ show.
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Revealed: Who is being discharged without conviction
17 Sep 2021A discharge without conviction can spare a person guilty of a crime years of struggle and stigma, but it's Pākehā who are being granted more each year.
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Pākehā granted name suppression three times as often as Māori
17 Sep 2021An Auckland couple who breached lockdown to go to Wānaka have thrown name suppression into the spotlight. RNZ can now reveal startling statistics about…
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Māori short films take centre stage at NZIFF
25 Sep 2021Māori-led and directed short films are being placed under the spotlight for the New Zealand International Film Festival Ngā Whanaunga Māori Pasifika short film selection.
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Police and iwi initiative in Northland aims to help and educate
Far North area commander Inspector Riki Whiu says police started working with far north Iwi in Te Hiku on the concept of Nga Pou Kōrero, a combined Iwi and Police-led education and help campaign.
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Plea for help from social housing agency in rural Hawke's Bay
24 Sep 2021A Māori-led housing project in Hawke's Bay says the government's state housing agency is not helping out enough in their battle to guarantee shelter.
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Government denies it has failed Māori on Covid
The government is standing by its Covid response for Māori, despite large disparities in both the number of cases and the vaccine rollout.
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'Back of the queue': Māori and Pasifika should have been prioritised for vaccines – experts
24 Sep 2021Māori health experts say the age-based approach baked inequities into the Covid-19 vaccine rollout and giving Māori and Pasifika vaccination priority could have dampened the Delta outbreak.
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'Traction on Māori making decisions for ourselves' - MHA member
23 Sep 2021The government has announced the people who will lead the Māori Health Authority that it hopes will address the staggering inequities Māori face in the health system.
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'The new Māori Health Authority will be a gamechanger for our people'
23 Sep 2021The team leading the establishment of the new Health New Zealand and Māori Health Authority have been announced.
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'Shot Cuz' vaccination bus joins drive to stamp out Covid-19
There were smiles all round in Manurewa this week as a new addition to the vaccination program was unveiled - a mobile vaccination bus cheerfully named Shot Cuz.
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Wind Song and Rain: A mokopuna's love letter to her grandfather
22 Sep 2021Two wāhine Māori are behind a new short documentary Wind Song and Rain released this year, which explores one granddaughter's connection to her famous grandfather through poetry and te ao Māori.
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Further $38 million funding for Māori health providers' Covid-19 response
22 Sep 2021Associate Minister of Health Peeni Henare says it's critical Māori health providers get more resources for their Covid-19 response given how at-risk Māori are. Audio
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Taranaki regional councillors reject Māori call for two seats at table
21 Sep 2021Taranaki Regional councillors have rejected calls from Māori for two seats at next year's local body elections.
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Waikato Covid-19 cases: National Māori Pandemic Group has 'grave concerns'
20 Sep 2021The National Māori Pandemic Group says Auckland should remain in alert level 4 and Waikato should also go into lockdown after three new cases were identified in the region.
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Māori King and other leaders endorse Pfizer vaccine
Māori King Tuheitia and other senior figures have banded together to encourage Māori to get their Covid vaccines.
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New Zealanders must keep te reo Māori momentum going - Stacey Morrison
19 Sep 2021It might be the last day of Te Wiki o Te Reo Māori, but the challenge now is to keep the mahi going, a prominent author and broadcaster says.
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Iwi asked to help raise Taranaki's low vaccination rates
19 Sep 2021The government has met with Taranaki iwi about the region lagging behind in its vaccination roll-out.
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Call for Prince William to apologise over beatings for speaking te reo
19 Sep 2021Māori who were beaten for speaking te reo at school deserve an official apology from the Crown, a former Labour government minister says.
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Social media figures embrace te reo Māori
18 Sep 2021Kaupapa Māori content on social media has helped those celebrating te wiki o te reo Māori this year to embrace the language no matter where they are.
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Mauri mahi, mauri ora: Where to start your te reo Māori journey
18 Sep 2021RNZ staff share their tips and words of encouragement for those starting their te reo Māori journey, plus their favourite whakataukī and tips for parents who want to use more te reo around the home. Video
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Message to Aotearoa: 'Here is your reo - it's everybody's language'
17 Sep 2021Mā tātou katoa te reo Māori e whakaora. If te reo Māori is to survive, non-Māori must learn and speak the language too. Audio
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HRC to stop hearing individual complaints on use of te reo Māori
17 Sep 2021The Human Rights Commission will no longer consider individual complaints over the use of te reo Māori or the term Pākehā. Audio
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Māori significantly more likely to die after surgery than non-Māori - report
17 Sep 2021Māori are significantly more likely to die within 30 days of surgery than non-Māori, a disparity a surgeon has described as damning.
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Numbers top 50,000 for petition on name change to Aotearoa
17 Sep 2021Support continues to grow for a petition that wants to change the name of New Zealand to Aotearoa.
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Māori-led mobile vaccine clinic in Wellington helps to curb vaccine hesitancy
17 Sep 2021A Māori-led mobile vaccine clinic that focuses on going to emergency and transitional housing is being used in Te Whanganui-a-Tara to help curb vaccine hesitation in the community.
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Cameras set to catch Pukerangiora Pā raiders
17 Sep 2021Surveillance cameras have been set up to catch fossickers hunting for war relics at a historic Taranaki pā.
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