Peeni Henare

The House began a new sitting block sharing a little love over the Paris Olympics results, but the sudden outbreak of amity didn't last. Audio

50 years on, veterans exposed to nuclear tests in French Polynesia are still waiting for an apology from the government and an assurance that subsequent generations of whanau will have their medical… Video, Audio

$10 million has been allocated from this year's Budget for the clearing of rivers in Tairawhiti and Hawke's Bay. The government is hoping the money will help remove up to 70,000 tonnes of woody debris… Audio

The range of occupational diseases readily covered by ACC is up for review. 

The list, names 41 gradual process injuries - ranging from slow-growing cancers caused by repeated chemical exposure, to… Audio

Work is underway to create a system that gives better legal protection for traditional Māori medicine.

But those who practise rongoā Māori are worried doing so will cause more harm than good. 

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The first of four new air force planes, which together cost $2.3 billion, has touched down in New Zealand.

The Boeing P8-A Poseidon arrived to a welcome ceremony at Ohakea air force base in Manawatū… Audio

The government is revisiting how and if rongoā Māori - or traditional Māori medicine - is being incorporated and protected in legislation which aims to regulate natural medicine.

The Therapeutic… Audio

The Defence Minister says New Zealand could help pay for more equipment for Ukraine, which could include weapons.

Peeni Henare has concluded a top-secret mission to Ukraine, where he held talks with… Audio

MPs who are former members of the NZDF had plenty to say when the first reading of the Inspector-General Defence Bill got underway.  Audio

A Dunedin woman has described living in a freezing shed with a gravel floor after being evicted from emergency housing.

She is one the dozens who've come forward to the Human Rights Commission, after… Audio

Ukrainian troops have launched a counter-offensive to retake southern territory illegally and forcefully captured by Russia during its invasion.

This morning, the New Zealand Defence Force sent… Audio

The Defence Minister is home after a trip to Solomon Islands amid heightened tensions around the Pacific.

The government's trying to bolster relationships throughout the region after Solomon Islands… Audio

Health experts are worried that a long covid crisis looms for Maori, which could cause many to be unable to work or get the help they need. The experts worry that deep-seated inequities will only… Audio

Māori health and social workers say the funding announced in yesterday's budget will do little to help ease their burden, or close equity gaps. 

The government is calling its spend on Māori health a… Audio

A Hercules aircraft carrying New Zealand Defence Force personnel has departed Auckland for Europe to help distribute donated military aid to Ukraine.

The deployment - New Zealand's biggest to the… Audio

The Defence Minister says a Hercules loaded with aid supplies is ready to fly to Tonga today now the main island's runway has been cleared of ash.

Relief efforts have begun following the country's… Audio

It's now been five days since Tonga's major volcanic eruption and tsunami - and as more information comes to light, aid is beginning to reach the island nation.

The World Health Organisation says… Audio

Māori now make up half of all cases in the Delta outbreak, despite making up just 16 percent of the population.

And for two days in a row, there have been no new cases among Pākehā - something Māori… Audio