Meriana Johnsen
Worker doubtful about employment prospects after Whakatāne Mill closure
A worker at one Whakatāne's biggest employers is warning at least half of the 200 people being made redundant will struggle to find work.
The Whakatāne Mill confirmed this week it will close at the… Audio
Union delegate doubts Whakatāne mill workers will get new jobs
A First Union delegate at the Whakatāne mill estimates over half the staff will struggle to find new jobs.
Despite talks and interventions from government ministers over past weeks, the closure of… Audio
Māori Party co-leader doesn't want to tell Māori to get Covid-19 vaccination
The Māori Party says it's reluctant to tell Māori to get the Covid-19 injection, saying it's ultimately up to them.
The vaccine framework announced yesterday includes prioritising Māori and… Audio
Māori Party reluctant to tell people to get vaccine
The Māori Party is reluctant to tell Māori to get the covid-19 injection, saying it's ultimately up to them.
The vaccine framework announced yesterday includes prioritising Māori and Pasifika… Audio
BSA to stop hearing complaints about te reo Māori on air
About time - that is the resounding response to the Broadcasting Standards Authority decision that it will not take any more complaints from people upset about the use of te reo Māori on air and… Audio
Government called to include queer people in developing conversion therapy ban
The government is being accused of failing Māori and Pasifika queer people by not involving them directly in the development of new law.
Justice Minister Kris Faafoi has committed to passing… Audio
Covid-19: Pacific people more likely to need hospital
Pacific people are far more likely to need hospital treatment for Covid-19 than any other ethnic group in New Zealand.
Of those people who ultimately need intensive care, almost half are Māori.
… Audio
Te Waonui for week ending Friday 26 February 2021
E haere ake nei - legislation passes so public can no longer veto a council's decision to introduce Māori wards, the Corrections Ministers comes under fire for what some a claiming as deflecting and… Audio
Lady Tureiti Moxon wants commitment Māori Health Authority will have teeth
Prominent health campaigner Lady Tureiti Moxon wants a commitment, in writing, that a new Māori Health Authority will have teeth.
Earlier this month the Crown agreed in principal to set up an… Audio
Prison reform group in argument with Corrections Minister
A prison reform group has hit back at the Corrections Minister Kelvin Davis over his claims their pamphlet on prisoner rights incites violence.
They say he is simply trying to distract attention from… Audio
Te Waonui for week ending Friday 19 February 2021
E haere ake nei - Māori health providers say it's critical the government trains up its workforce to give vaccinations -- the government is accused of not acting with any urgency to prevent the deaths… Audio
Māori health providers ready to step up for vaccinations
It's V-Day today - the start of the vaccination campaign against Covid-19.
Those vaccinating the border workers will get the jab today, then the border workforce from Saturday, followed by the… Audio
Covid-19: Confusion over distribution of one million masks for vulnerable whānau
Some of the biggest Māori health providers in Auckland and Taranaki are wondering who got the one million surgical masks health officials promised for vulnerable whānau.
On Monday they got an email… Audio
Te Waonui for week ending Friday 12 February 2021
E haere ake nei - A major overhaul of the RMA is set to include committments to the Treaty of Waitangi -- members of Auckland iwi Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei challenge the Crown's overlapping treaty… Audio
Te Waonui for week ending Friday 5 February 2021
E haere ake nei - the first Matariki public holiday is announced --- the Waitangi Tribunal's hears how Māori women have been marginalised for too long -- and speaking rights for female political… Audio
Waitangi Day events go ahead despite Covid-19 scare
Waitangi Day is set to go ahead as planned this year, despite other large-scale events in the north being moved online or postponed.
It comes as iwi leaders decided to move the National Iwi Chairs… Audio
Kaumatua told to stay home to protect against Covid-19
Kaumātua in the Far North are being advised by iwi leaders to stay at home, following the latest community case of Covid-19.
Te Tai Tokerau iwi leaders met yesterday to discuss how best to protect… Audio
Covid-19: Northland iwi set to reinstate checkpoints
Iwi in the North are set to reinstate checkpoints by Thursday morning which they say is to stop the Covid-19 from moving around the region - or out into the rest of the country.
Te Tai Tokerau… Audio
Campaign to give plants Māori names over Latin gaining ground
European scientists originally labelled Aotearoa's plants with Latin names but now some biologists want to use Māori.
Support for the restoration of indigenous names to native plants and animals is… Audio
Rātana 2021 celebration subdued with mōrehu-only event
This year's celebration of the Rātana faith founder has been subdued with fewer followers making the annual pilgrimage.
Monday marks the 148th birthday of Tahu Pōtiki Wiremu Rātana, but festivites… Video, Audio