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Mayor wants half council to be Māori
New Plymouth mayor Andrew Judd is calling on the Government to change the law so that half of all councillors are Māori, saying the Treaty of Waitangi should be reflected.
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Te Manu Korihi News for 19 November 2014
A Crown media funder is preparing for legal action from Maori radio stations not financially backed by the government; The Mayor of Tauranga, Stuart Crosby, says people's ignorance could lead to… Audio
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Mayor defends vote against Māori ward
A collective of iwi and hapū have criticised a decision by the Tauranga City Council to vote against the creation of a Māori ward in the 2016 election. Mayor Stuart Crosby says the city isn't ready.
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Te Manu Korihi News for 19 November 2014
A Crown media funder is preparing for legal action from Maori radio stations not financially backed by the government; The Mayor of Tauranga, Stuart Crosby, says people's ignorance could lead to… Audio
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Te Manu Korihi News for 18 November 2014
A Taranaki tertiary provider admits it has failed its Maori performing arts students, who've had their qualifications withdrawn; A collective of 16 iwi and hapu are outraged the Tauranga City Council… Audio
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Kapa haka helping ward off diabetes
A north Waikato marae is using kapa haka as a way for its members to keep fit and prevent them from getting diabetes.
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Call for Taranaki unitary council
A candidate in New Plymouth's by-election wants Taranaki's four councils to merge, saying ratepayers are paying about four times as much for governance than Aucklanders.
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By-election after NP councillor quits
News 29 Sep 2014The New Plymouth District Council will hold a by-election to replace councillor John McLeod, who quit last week when the council voted to introduce a Maori ward.
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Te Waonui for week ending Fri 26 Sept
Audio 26 Sep 2014History's made in New Plymouth - as the council votes for a Maori ward. The Ratana Church celebrates one of its members making it to Parliament and new energy's put into rebuilding Parihaka. Audio
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Flavell praises mayor over ward
Maori Party co-leader Te Ururoa Flavell has praised New Plymouth's mayor for his push to create representation for tangata whenua on the district council.
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Councillors motivated by fear - mayor
New Plymouth's mayor says district councillors who voted against a Māori ward were coming from a place of fear, and Māori have an equal right to be represented.
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Te Manu Korihi News for 25 September 2014
Parihaka Papakainga Trust says new funding to research sustainable energy, means it's one step closer to rebuilding the community; A Motiti Island hapu group fighting for the removal of the Rena say… Audio
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Doubts Maori ward will be established
A tribe fighting for more than a decade to get iwi representation on the New Plymouth District Council doubts that a guaranteed Maori ward will be established.
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Te Manu Korihi News for 24 September 2014
Audio 24 Sep 2014Ngāti Kahungunu Iwi Incorporated is worried about the impact raids carried out at Hawkes Bay Seafoods will have on its whanau; The Northland chief executive of Ngai Takoto says local government is… Audio
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Fiery debate as Maori ward vote passes
Maori will have a guaranteed seat on the New Plymouth District Council after it narrowly voted to introduce a Maori ward at the next local government elections.
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Maori will have guaranteed seat on New Plymouth district council
Maori will have a guaranteed seat on the New Plymouth District Council after it narrowly voted to introduce a Maori ward at the next local government elections. Audio
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Who Polices the Noise Police
The Phoenix Foundation's Samuel Scott explores the world of sound control, and how inner city apartments have affected the live music scene. Audio
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Maori ward moves in New Plymouth
Maori are one step closer to gaining permanent representation on the New Plymouth District Council after a recommendation to introduce a Maori ward at next year's local elections.
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Farthest Flung, Holding Tight
In the year before the outbreak of the First World War, New Zealand was surprisingly modern and curiously recognisable. But we were also a nation of insecurities and fears.Who were we then? What did… Audio
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Young pregnant wahine let down by health system
A new study suggests young Maori wahine are being let down by the health system, because of a lack of adequate information to help them find a midwife.
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Govt rejects claim on te reo agencies
Maori Affairs Minister Pita Sharples is rejecting an accusation by the Mana Party that the Government wants to axe two Maori language agencies.
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Asking for help with mental health
Young people suffer disproportionately from mental health issues. Are there enough services available to help them?
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Ngai Tahu, Otago Uni renew agreement
Ngai Tahu and the University of Otago have re-signed a memorandum of understanding for Maori students.
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No 'big stick' approach to seclusion rates
The Government's top mental health advisor says he will not try to force hospitals to do more to cut the amount of time Maori patients spend locked in seclusion.
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Te Ohu Kaimoana appoints three new directors
Te Ohu Kaimoana - the Maori Fisheries Trust - has appointed three new directors to its subsidiary, Aotearoa Fisheries Limited board.
