Mihingarangi Forbes
Ngāti Maniapoto signs agreement with Crown on Treaty claim
Ngāti Maniapoto has signed an Agreement in Principle with the Crown to settle its Treaty Claim. Māori issues correspondent Mihingarangi Forbes says it's a reasonably large claim and will have an… Audio
Bay of Plenty hostel introduces $50 bond for NZers
The owners of a Bay of Plenty hostel have introduced a $50 bond for all New Zealanders following 16 major incidents on the premises this year. Audio
Manurewa voters have their say on Turei's benefit fraud
Manurewa residents talk to RNZ's Mihingarangi Forbes about Metiria Turei's decision as a single mother to commit benefit fraud. Video, Audio
Maori Party secures funding for Maori Housing Network
The Maori Party has secured $37 million-worth of funding over six years for the Maori Housing Network, it includes emergency housing and upgrades. In the latest instalment of the Brighter Futures… Audio
Future of Ngapuhi mandate up in the air
The Ngāpuhi treaty settlement process has stalled once again, as Sonny Tau rejects a challenge for Tuhoronuku's leadership to stand down in order to help progress the claim. Audio
Business study finds iwi outperforming top listed companies
Our Maori Issues Correspondent Mihingarangi Forbes has been looking at a report by the ANZ bank on the financial position of 31 iwi and hapu. It shows they're recording an average return on assets… Audio
Winston Peters labelled hypocrite for push to scrap Māori seats
Tukoroirangi Morgan, one of the men who won a Maori seat alongside Winston Peters in 1996, and Hone Harawira, say the New Zealand First leader is a hypocrite. Audio
Brighter Future, How are young Maori faring after school?
As part of RNZ's Is this the Brighter Future series, our Maori Issues Correspondent Mihingarangi Forbes, looks at how Maori are faring in education, training and employment. Audio
Te Puea Marae ready to welcome the homeless
Te Puea Marae will open its doors to the homeless again next week, but instead of being funded by kindness and aroha, the Government will be footing the bill. The marae's resource manager takes… Video, Audio
Former wards of state demand inquiry into abuse
More than 100 former wards of the state gathered at Parliament today calling for a full Government inquiry into the abuse they suffered whilst in state care. Mihingarangi Forbes was there. Video, Audio
Victims of abuse in state care descend on Parliament
Today many survivors of state abuse are traveling to parliament to deliver two petitions which have gathered 16,000 signatures calling for an inquiry into the abuse they suffered. Metiria Turei will… Audio
Plans under way to pardon Tuhoe prophet Rua Kenana
Plans are underway to pardon the Tuhoe prophet, Rua Kenana who was found not guilty of sedition in 1916 but sentenced to prison for resisting arrest when troops stormed his Te Urewera settlement. Audio
New measure of Whanau Ora programme gives shows its worth
A new way of measuring whether Maori social programmes are value for money shows one such programme has almost doubled the return for each government dollar it received. The West Auckland youth… Audio
Akld marae that hosted interns rejects claims it's sub-standard
The marae at the centre of Labour's intern controversy is rejecting claims their accommodation is substandard. Audio
Rotorua iwi plans protest march over hospital's decision
A Rotorua iwi is planning a protest march and is demanding an apology after Rotorua Hospital said iwi members were no longer wanted for its cultural ambassador unit. Audio
Govt to wait in the wings over Ngapuhi settlement
One of the groups trying to unite New Zealand's biggest iwi so it can pursue treaty talks says it's disappointing the Government's walking away from the process. Audio
Govt hiring before Maori land bill passes 'arrogant'
The government been called 'totally arrogant' for hiring a director for its proposed Maori Land Service before contentious legislation creating the agency has even passed. Correction: RNZ earlier… Audio
Man who took human remains from harbour being investigated
An amateur historian who's admitted taking human remains from the Kaipara Harbour in a bid to prove his theory white settlers arrived in the country long before Maori is being investigated. Mr… Audio
Elderly Rarotongan artists blame Minister's sister for bad trip
A group of elderly Rarotongan artists, called the Mamas say a trip of a lifetime to commemorate fallen Anzac soldiers ended in disappointment after they allege the coordinating artist misled them… Audio
Te Waonui for week ending Friday 19 May 2017
Mihingarangi Forbes is joined by a panel of Maori commentators, they're talking Maori politics, the Venice bienale and treat you to a new waiata by Howie Morrison. Audio
