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Emotions run high ahead of Tuia 250 in Gisborne
Preparations in Gisborne are ramping up ahead of the Tuia 250 commemorations, as the East Coast region confronts its fraught colonial history.
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Music with a Japanese flavour
Audio 29 Sep 2019Japanese music to help celebrate the Rugby World Cup and we preview the country's newest Arts Festival Te Tairāwhiti Video
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Iwi refuse to hold pōwhiri for Endeavour replica
Four major iwi in the Tūranganui ā Kiwa region are refusing to hold a pōwhiri for a fleet of vessels, including a replica of Captain Cook's ship the Endeavour and the Navy, set to arrive in the city…
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Waka Trust Practise Ocean Sustainability
The kaupapa of the Tairawhiti Waka Voyaging Trust is to educate as many students and visitors about the history of polynesian navigation. Chairman of the trust is Waka builder and navigator Te… Audio
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How should we remember contested history between Māori and Pakeha, and what should museums do about it?
In this fourth panel discussion Tairawhiti Museum director Eloise Wallace talks with cultural heritage expert Karl Johnstone. Alex Perrottet is in the chair. Audio
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Bookmarks: Mere Boynton - once a warrior
Audio 11 Sep 2019Our Bookmarks' guest today is Mere Tokorahi Boynton, a singer and actor, most famous for her role as Mavis in the movie Once Were Warriors. She is also one of the performers in the upcoming world… Audio
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Seafront rocks protecting homes may be removed, residents told
Gisborne residents whose seafront properties were damaged by spring tides at the weekend are being warned rocks temporarily put in place to keep the sea at bay may have to be removed.
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Gisborne mayoral race: Who are the candidates?
Two city councillors and an Aucklander are vying to become Gisborne's next mayor.
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Waka Hourua described as a 'floating classroom'.
The double hulled waka or voyaging canoe Tairawhiti is described by its builder as a 'floating classroom'. Te Aturangi Nepia Clamp is determined to teach students and visitors about the history of… Audio
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It's the “Aha!” moments which reveal how much Māori and Pakeha relations have changed
In this third panel discussion, Dr Jill Chrisp and Karen Johansen discuss with Alex Perrottet how their life together is affected by their families being on the opposite sides of Gisborne history. Audio
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Confirmed measles cases in Auckland increase
The number of measles cases in the Auckland has gone up to 821 today, from 812 cases yesterday. And while no one has died yet, the fatalities aren't being ruled out.
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Person with measles on Auckland-Sydney return flight
The person did not know they had measles at the time they took the Air New Zealand flight, which was between 23 and 25 August.
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Trauma surgeon calls for campaign to reduce injuries to kids in car crashes
A leading trauma surgeon is calling for a campaign to reduce the number of injuries to children caused by not wearing seat belts or sitting in booster seats
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Jacinda Ardern announces free lunch in schools trial
The government is rolling out a daily free lunch trial starting with 30 primary and intermediate schools from the beginning of next year.
The new initiative will be piloted at 30 primary and… Video, Audio
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Taonga returning: Negotiations with museums over Cook items succeed
A collection of taonga left on board Captain Cook's ship the Endeavour after its first voyage to Aotearoa will be returned to the Tairāwhiti region after 250 years.
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Taonga returns to te Tairāwhiti after 250 years
After a 10-year long battle, a collection of taonga left on board Captain Cook's ship the Endeavour will be returned, on loan, to the Tairāwhiti region after 250 years.
The taonga, which include… Video, Audio
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"New Zealand is a multicultural nation built on a bicultural base"
Alex Perrottet talks with Dr Wayne Ngata and Mai Chen about race, colonisation, and identity from the different perspectives of tangata whenua and tauiwi. Recorded in Gisborne's Smash Palace. Audio
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DHB worries census data will reduce funding to deprived area
A district health board in one of the country's poorest areas is determined to retain the funding it needs in the face of serious problems with the latest census.
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Reporters sought to boost regional coverage
Eight reporters are being sought as part of a $1 million pilot project to boost coverage of local democracy issues.
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A poor outcome: Māori, poverty and the struggle for survival
Poverty continues to impact Māori far more than non-Māori and the knock-on effects are brutal. Aaron Smale heads to Tairawhiti and finds a community taking matters into its own hands.
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Body found in vacant Ruatoria property
Police have launched an investigation after a body was found in a vacant Ruatoria property over the weekend.
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Whitiki Whiti Whiti E! book details the return of the Pioneer Battalion to Te Tai Rawhiti.
Hui Aroha was the name of the large scale event held in Gisborne on April 8th 1919 to welcome back men who had served in the Pioneer Battalion during the First World War. The East cost almost doubled… Audio
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'More of this pūtea actually into the economy'
National thinks the slow pace of Provincial Growth Fund payouts shows the minister is all PR, and while the minister disagrees he has not given a total spending figure.
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$4.5m upgrade of Gisborne port road begins
Construction work is due to start tomorrow on the upgrade of Gisborne's port road.
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Bicultural narratives at two museums
Recently it was announced that the hotly-debated statue of Captain James Cook atop Titirangi Hill in Gisborne is to be moved to the local Tairawhiti Museum. The move coincides with the equally… Audio
