Matanuku Mahuika
Peter Ellis Supreme Court appeal may set tikanga precedent
The Supreme Court has been told the Peter Ellis criminal appeal should be heard despite his death, in order to provide finality to the case and restore his mana.
If the appeal is granted, it could… Video, Audio
Māori say Budget funding a step in the right direction
The government announced 900-million-dollars in yesterdays budget to support whānau, hapū and iwi to deal with the fall-out of Covid 19.
The package includes $400 million dollars for Māori education… Audio
Coronavirus: Will Budget help restart Māori economy?
The Māori economy was worth more than $50 billion before Covid-19.
But many Māori businesses have been hit hard by the pandemic - with more than $17,000 Māori estimated to have lost their jobs in… Audio
Calls for separate package for Maori businesses
There are fears Māori will become the shock absorbers as the economy continues in its sharp downturn.
Māori own a significant proportion of assets in the primary sectors - with iwi organisations and… Audio
Māori lawyer teaching te Reo in Invercargill
A Māori law graduate from Hamilton has started teaching te Reo Māori lessons at a law firm in Invercargill in a push to see the language more commonly used by lawyers. Georgia Woodward says te Reo has… Audio
Treaty Debate 1 (2011)
Chaired by historian Dr Claudia Orange, the first debate features Tom Bennion from the Maori Law Review exploring the issue of the ownership and use of the foreshore and seabed with fellow lawyer… Audio
Waitangi Tribunal facing mountain of claims
It's just over a year since a government deadline passed for Maori wanting to lodge historic Treaty of Waitangi claims. Now the scale of what it will take to settle alleged past injustices is… Audio
Foreshore and Seabed Act review
The leader of the ACT Party says a review of the Foreshore and Seabed Act is a waste of time and instead should be scraped. Audio
East Coast Iwi Foreshore Accord
The East Coast iwi Ngati Porou's rights to the seabed and foreshore have been recognised by the Government. Audio