Eru Rerekura

A community advocate working with gangs and methamphetamine users says patrols of bars by Maori Wardens could be the best social outcome of the Rugby World Cup so far; The group carrying out a… Audio

The Wellington City Council says a law allowing Maori Wardens to patrol bars sounds old-fashioned, but wardens will be useful in the city during and after the World Cup; The people of Ngati Tuwharetoa… Audio

Maori Wardens say it's sad the Prime Minister and others have labelled as racist the law that allows them to deal with drunk people; The Maori Party has challenged the Government in Parliament over… Audio

The Kohanga Reo movement says the Crown has objected to its plea for an urgent Waitangi Tribunal hearing; The Families' Commission says the best way to help vulnerable Maori families is to work with… Audio

The Kohanga Reo movement says the Crown has objected to its plea for an urgent Waitangi Tribunal hearing, but shouldn't try to stop it; The Mana Party holds its first annual general meeting tomorrow… Audio

The New Zealand Maori Council is drafting a claim for around 30 hapu who claim they own the water in their area; The co-chair of the panel set up to do a constitutional review says one of it's hardest… Audio

About 30 hapu throughout the country are to claim the water in their area; The Minister responsible for Whanau Ora says the policy will make a difference, but it will take some time to fix more than… Audio

A Maori Reserve Trust in Northland is claiming it owns the water which flows from springs near Whangarei; The Families' Commission has released a report on Maori success over the past 30-years, which… Audio

A group of hapu in Northland is claiming they own the water that comes from springs which partly supply Whangarei; The Government says tangata whenua will be able to start having their say on… Audio

An eastern Bay of Plenty iwi is concerned the Government is employing an agent to consult Maori on oil and gas projects; The Minister responsible for Whanau Ora, Tariana Turia, says the government… Audio

An eastern Bay of Plenty iwi is unhappy the Government is employing an agent to consult Maori on oil and gas projects; The Minister responsible for Whanau Ora, Tariana Turia, says the government needs… Audio

A kaumatua who helped set up iwi social services around the country says a former Ngapuhi social welfare boss should have been jailed for defrauding a tribe; A Northland principal says her school will… Audio

A kaumatua who helped set up iwi social services around the country says a former Ngapuhi social welfare boss should have been jailed for defrauding a tribe; The principal of a Northland school says… Audio

Rural Maori children in the Gisborne region will be visited at school by Health Officials in an effort to reduce the incidence of rheumatic fever; A designers' group says the Canterbury earthquake has… Audio

Tairawhiti District health board officials are going into schools in the Gisborne region in an effort to reduce cases of rheumatic fever; A designers' group says the Canterbury earthquake has created… Audio

The Mana Party leader, Hone Harawira, has now been sworn in as an MP; The Maori Party is renewing its bid to bring in new oath laws, with one of its MPs introducing a members' bill for politicians and… Audio

Two weeks after being kicked out of parliament's debating chamber, the Mana Party Leader, Hone Harawira has been sworn in as an MP; The Maori Party MP, Rahui Katene, has introduced a members' bill for… Audio

The Tuhourangi chairperson wants to know why Te Arawa didn't know about a potential tourism deal ahead of Ngai Tahu; A Whangarei paediatrician says young Maori mothers need extra encouragement to… Audio

The Tuhourangi chairperson wants to know why Te Arawa didn't know about a potential tourism deal ahead of Ngai Tahu; A Maori landowner thinks ginseng could been grown and sold as successfully as… Audio

A Rotorua iwi trustee is calling for stricter rules when firms dispose of waste into water that runs into a famous penny-diving swimming hole at Whakarewarewa Village; Ngai Tahu has confirmed it's in… Audio