Laura Bootham
Women speak out about high prices for sanitary goods
The Salvation Army has joined with a supermarket and a Labour MP to raise awareness and call for donations of sanitary products for vulnerable women unable to afford them. Video, Audio
Worksafe says attack on WINZ staff was foreseeable
A fatal attack on Ashburton Work and Income staff was foreseeable and more should have been done to prevent it, Worksafe has said. Audio
Philip Trusttum civic artwork to be removed
A leading art critic is appalled a work by a prominent New Zealand artist is being permanently taken down from an office building currently under refurbishment. Audio
NZ feeling the heat with record-breaking temperatures
This year's record-breaking temperatures are causing a surge in the numbers of pests, a decline in agricultural productivity and ongoing drought. Laura Bootham reports. Audio
Māori place names get overhaul on train announcements
Wellington Council has commissioned new recordings for its train announcements, with more accurate pronunciation of Māori place names. Audio
New statistics show plummeting home ownership among Maori
New statistics reveal Maori home-ownership has plummeted in the past 25 years, with the rate in some parts of the North Island dropping by as much as 40 percent. Audio
Matariki celebrations underway in the capital
Celebrations are getting underway marking Matariki, the Maori New Year. Laura Bootham from Te Manu Korihi has more. Audio
Maori health providers working hard
While health statistics for tangata whenua often make for grim reading, Maori health providers are working hard to improve them. Audio
Maori suicide rate more than two times higher than Pakeha
The suicide rate for Maori is two-and-a-half times more than for non-Maori and typical of indigenous people around the world. Audio
Remains from 60 Maori and Moriori returned to New Zealand
The remains of 60 Maori and Moriori were welcomed home from the United States this afternoon in a moving ceremony at Te Papa in Wellington. Audio
Maori arts set to flourish at the new 'Fame' for Aotearoa
Two polytechnics have joined together to launch an ambitious creative arts hub on Wellington's Cuba Street with a strong focus on Maori performing arts. Audio
Wairoa gets $100 million and Crown acknowledgement
Wairoa iwi say yesterday's initialling of their deed of settlement with the Crown is a powerful milestone in addressing the terrible injustices they suffered. Audio
Hospice NZ: need to improve Maori medical staff numbers
The organisation representing 35 hospices is critical of the small percentage of tangata whenua working in the country's hospices. Audio
Calls for better treatment & more Maori staff
Maori Health Providers say more Maori medical staff are needed if their woeful cancer rates are to improve. Audio
Researchers say Māori getting a raw deal
Researchers say Maori cancer patients are made to feel uncomfortable when they use mainstream healthcare because Maori tikanga, or culture, is ignored. Audio
Maori TV in the spotlight at select committee
Maori Television's chief executive faced rigorous questioning from a Maori Affairs Select Committee about its operations when asking for more funding. Audio
Doctors say much to be gained from traditional Māori medicine
Some doctors are urging their peers to learn about rongoā Māori, a traditional healing system that's embedded in Māori cultural traditions and beliefs and becoming more popular. Audio
GPs & Maori healers should unite - researcher
Maori want mainstream doctors to collaborate more with traditional rongoa Maori healers to give patients the best possible healthcare. Laura Bootham reports. Audio
Refugees and their families suffer
Refugees who've been living in New Zealand for years are now struggling to send money to their families back home, after banks cut ties with some money transfer operators. Audio
Refugees' stories lead to empathy
Syrian refugees in Wellington have spoken about the hell they've left behind in their homeland and their hopes for their new lives here. Audio