Leigh Marama Mc Lachlan
Man charged with murder over Whanganui stabbings
A 36-year-old man has been charged with murder and five counts of wounding with intent to cause grievous bodily harm after a stabbing spree in Whanganui. Audio
Whanganui stabbing: Witnesses describe horrific scene
One person is dead and five people were injured when a man went on a stabbing rampage in Whanganui yesterday. Emergency services rushed to the carpark of the New World supermarket on Wicksteed Street… Audio
Ratepayers Association labelled 'ignorant' after calling for a referendum on settlement
The Whanganui Ratepayer's Association is being labelled as ignorant scaremongers for saying iwi should not gain ownership of some of the city's parks and reserves. It's demanding a council referendum… Audio
Tobacco more available in poor communities
A Maori health organisation says it's unacceptable that tobacco is four times more available in poor communities compared to rich ones. Hapai Te Hauora says increasing the tax on tobacco is good but… Audio
Insight - The Best of 2018
Insight - Summer listening. A few of your favourite Insight programmes from 2018 including; the babies damaged by alcohol, the rise of loneliness, banning mobile phones in classrooms and should Te Reo… Audio
“If I’m a Muslim talking about forced marriage, they can’t call me racist.”
On the 125th anniversary of women's suffrage, Leigh-Marama McLachlan explores what feminism means with Mani Dunlop, Donna Miles-Mojab, Tuiloma Lina-Jodi Samu and Farida Sultana. Audio
Treaty of Waitangi taught inaccurately in schools - expert
Educators are calling for the Treaty of Waitangi to be taught accurately and in-depth in schools. But a lack of teaching material and underlying resistance is getting in the way. RNZ Māori news… Audio
Action urged over pop song's karakia misappropriation
The use of a Māori karakia in a Korean pop song has ramped up calls for the government to step up and protect Māori intellectual property. Some say that cultural appropriation of Māoritanga is getting… Audio
Maori Correspondent : Leigh-Marama McLachlan
RNZ's Maori News Correspondent, Leigh-Marama McLachlan gives us her take on the the news. Audio
Prisoners to use virtual reality to fix cars, learn to read
High tech digital pioneer Ian Taylor is bringing virtual reality to Otago prison to help inmates learn to read while they fix cars. It's estimated two thirds of prisoners need literacy and numeracy… Audio
Iwi leaders slam Taxpayers' Union for koha comments
The Taxpayers' Union is being slammed for saying the government shouldn't give koha because it's not-transparent and could be used to buy Māori support. But that's being shut down by politicians and… Audio
Dearth of Māori rehab programmes in prisons questioned
Fewer than a third of the country's prisons provide intensive Māori focused rehabilitation. That's despite Māori making up more than half of the country's prison population. But former prisoners told… Audio
Prison officer refuses to remove shoes at marae tangi
A Serco prison officer is being labelled rude and anti-Maori for refusing to take his shoes off when he escorted an inmate on to an Auckland marae for the tangi of Herbs musician Tama Renata. The… Audio
Ratana followers pay tribute to 'humble' prophet
Thousands of followers of the Ratana faith have gathered at Ratana Pa to remember their founder as a prophet, a healer and a Māori miracle man. Video, Audio
Jacinda Ardern gifts bible to Ratana church amid celebrations
Iwi leaders, politicians and thousands of Ratana church followers have arrived at the pa near Whanganui to celebrate 100 years of the faith. RNZ Maori News Correspondent Leigh-Marama McLachlan… Video, Audio
Calls for clean slates for former prisoners
People who have been in prison are lobbying to have their criminal records wiped if they keep out of trouble for seven years. They say employers turn them down because of their convictions, and it's… Audio
Waitangi Tribunal judges burnt out, chief judge warns
Waitangi Tribunal Judges are burnt out and overworked as the tribunal hits a decade without a funding boost. The chair Chief Judge Wilson Isaac says there's not enough funding for contemporary claims… Audio
On the outside: the problem with life after prison
Nearly a third of former prisoners go back to jail within their first year after release. Leigh-Marama McLachlan explores why so many Māori prisoners end up back inside. Video, Audio
Challenging Crown over Treaty breaches too costly
A retired probation officer was left out of pocket when he exposed the Department of Corrections for not trying hard enough to reduce Māori reoffending. Now other Waitangi Tribunal claimants are… Audio
Tuberculosis rate eight times higher for Māori than Pākehā
Māori people are eight times more likely to get tuberculosis than Pākehā, international expert Philip Hill says. Up to half of older Māori people may carry the dormant TB infection which could become… Audio