Meriana Johnsen
Rātana events underway in scaled-back celebrations
A church service is underway at the temple at Rātana Pā - as morehu make the annual pilgrimage just north of Whanganui for their founder, Tahupōtiki Wiremu Rātana's, birthday.
But events look a… Audio
Rātana followers looking for path forward after ructions
Followers of Rātana are searching for a new way forward for the faith, amid internal ructions.
Today marks the 148th birthday of their founder, Tahupōtiki Wiremua Rātana, an annual celebration that… Audio
Ratana church wants its own political party, shunning Labour
The chairman of the Ratana church executive is calling for the return of its own political party, rather than continuing to align with Labour.
The annual celebration of the Church's late founder… Audio
Government engagement with Maori on covid-19 response improved
The National Māori Pandemic Group says it is putting the protection of Māori at the centre of the rollout of the covid-19 vaccination.
Te Ropu Whakakaupapa Uruta has previously criticised the… Audio
Festive Wellington Rata bloom in unison
Wellington has been treated to an unusual sight and it's just in time for Christmas Rata across the capital are blooming in unison this year.
The distinctive red flowering trees are the region's… Audio
Motorists should expect delays as holiday traffic backs up
Motorists are being urged to take care and be patient as they hit the roads today, with delays expected across the country. In the south, a slip has closed State Highway.
Six between Greymouth and… Audio
Worry grows among New Zealanders following new covid strains
A new, more infectious strain of Covid-19 in the UK has New Zealanders there pleading for Government help to return home.
Epidemiologists here are also asking officials to tighten border measures.
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Te Waonui for week ending Friday 11 December 2020
Ngati Awa are helping the community heal a year on from the Whakaari eruption, a Human Rights Commission report finds wahine Maori make up the overwhelming majority of those being put in segregation… Audio
Te Waonui for week endng Friday 20 November 2020
The Crown is being accused of ignoring Māori rights to the foreshore and seabed -- Ngapuhi leader and kaumātua to the Labour Party, Rudolph Taylor, is laid to rest --- and iwi justice panels are… Audio
Iwi say Crown again restricting rights to foreshore and seabed
Iwi opponents to ironsand mining say the Crown is once again trying to restrict its rights over the foreshore and seabed.
Trans-Tasman Resources has been in the Supreme Court this week in a bid to… Audio
Crown accused of ignoring Māori rights to foreshore, seabed
The Crown is being accused of ignoring Māori rights to the foreshore and seabed.
It is the second day of the civil appeal by offshore mining company Trans-Tasman Resources in its bid to get previous… Audio
Tangata whenua not buying into Te Pae Oranga programme
Te Pae Oranga was supposed to keep Māori out of court - but new figures show tangata whenua aren't buying into it.
Latest figures released to RNZ show that Māori going before Te Pae Oranga or iwi… Audio
Manukau iwi justice panel completion rate below 20pct
Iwi justice panels in Counties Manukau are struggling to get whānau to take part, with completion rates below 20 percent.
Te Pae Oranga, or iwi justice panels, take place outside of court, and are… Audio
Te Waonui for week ending Friday 13 November 2020
Māori social service providers have called for money from Corrections to be put into Whānau Ora --- Ngati Kahungunu and its iwi services mobilise to help whanau affected by the floods in Ahuriri ---… Audio
Māori social services pushing for money for Whānau Ora
Māori social service providers are pushing for government ministries like Corrections to start putting money into Whānau Ora to rehabilitate their people.
They say they've proved their approach… Audio
Call for extension of Whānau Ora funding
The head of the South Island Whānau Ora commissioning agency says expanding the model across all government departments is well overdue.
Māori social service providers say they're limited in the… Audio
Te Waonui for week ending Friday 30 October 2020
Coming up on Te Waonui - the Waitangi Tribunal continues to hear from social workers, and former wards of the state about how to overhaul Oranga Tamariki -- new figures show a massive rise in the… Audio
Waitangi Tribunal hearing on Oranga Tamariki wrapping up
The failings of the state care and protection of tamariki Māori are being laid bare in front of the Waitangi Tribunal - but claimants are also bringing a range of ways to overhaul the system.
The… Audio
Māori midwives head says OT targets mothers at their weakest
The head of Mōri midwives says the taking of Māori babies just after birth targets the mother when she is at her weakest.
The second week of the Waitangi Tribunal hearing into the disproportionate… Audio
Election 2020: Maori Party candidate arrested for protest
As political campaigns go, getting arrested is not top of the TO DO list for most candidates - and being loaded into a paddy wagon certainly wasn't what Donna Pokere-Phillips had planned.
But… Audio