Te Aniwa Hurihanganui
Coronavirus: MPs blame Bridges for lack of Māori representation on ERC
Government MPs on the Epidemic Response Committee are blaming Simon Bridges for the lack of Māori voices at the committee meetings.
The committee whose job it is to challenge the government's… Audio
Coronavirus: Masterton enters Alert Level 3
New Zealand is now at Alert Level 3, which which reduces restrictions on businesses and schooling and will see hundreds of thousands more people out and about.
However we're still being asked to stay… Audio
Coronavirus: Isolated communities want permission to fish
Whanau who live by the sea and rely on it to put food on the table are urging the government for some leniency on fishing bans during the lockdown.
Isolated communities on Aotea Great Barrier Island… Audio
Te Waonui a Te Manu Korihi for week ending Friday 3 April 2020
Iwi still waiting for government money to be freed up for targeted Covid-19 funding for Maori commuities, more police deployed to the far north to enforce lockdown rules, and online tutorials with… Audio
Maori communities brace for Covid-19 numbers to rise
There's been a steady rise in the number of confirmed cases of Covid-19 among Maori, with the latest figure now at 56.
Māori communities across the country are bracing themselves, waiting for that… Audio
Coronavirus: Health workers want to do tests themselves
Front-line health workers say they are pleased people displaying symptoms of Covid 19 - regardless of their travel history - can now be tested for the virus.
Many are still calling for the Ministry… Audio
Coronavirus: Employees refusing to work jobs deemed essential
Some employees are refusing to work because they don't believe their jobs are essential.
Among them is a 68-year-old storage worker, who says she's prepared to go without pay for a month in order to… Audio
Covid-19: Iwi plan to illegally close tribal borders
More iwi are planning to close their tribal borders in the fight against Covid-19, despite warnings from police doing so is illegal.
Eastern Bay of Plenty iwi Te Whānau ā Apanui announced at the… Audio
Destiny Paikea up for Junior Shearer at Golden Shears
The country's best shearers are gearing up for a busy day of finals today at The Golden Shears in Masterton. Teenage hopeful Destiny Paikea, of Ngati Whatua descent, has qualified for the Junior… Audio
Covid-19: East Coast whānau support struggling logging workers
Whānau in the East Coast have been digging into their own pockets to provide food and financial support to those affected by major logging disruption in the region.
About 300 forestry workers have… Audio
Te Waonui for week ending Friday 28 February 2020
A new study finds first-time Māori offenders are twice as likely to go to court than Pakeha --- Ihumātao is granted the highest level of heritage recognition --- and a Māori patient with terminal… Audio
NZ Golf to bestow real korowai to winner at NZ Open 2020
Following a major blunder last year in which NZ Golf bestowed the winner of the New Zealand Open with a fake korowai, it appears the organisation has learnt its lesson.
A pōwhiri with participation… Video, Audio
Oranga Tamariki investigations team already reviewing 17 cases
A new team dedicated to investigating child uplift complaints at Oranga Tamariki is already reviewing 17 cases.
The Ministry set up the team last year, after a damning report into the attempted… Audio
Te Waonui for Week Ending Friday 21 Feb 2020
Coming up on Te Waonui -- Maori leaders decry the horrific beating of a four year-old boy in Hastings, with a local kaumatua calling for Oranga Tamariki to accept some responsibility, Rangitane o… Audio
Te Waonui for week ending Friday 14 February 2020
Bob Jones withdraws his defamation case against film maker Renae Maihi --- Moriori reach a historic treaty settlement with the Crown -- and the coronavirus outbreak forces hundreds of forestry workers… Audio
Moriori emerge from mists of time to reclaim their mana
More than a hundred years since Moriori were slaughtered, enslaved and falsely classified as extinct, a true account of their story is about to be entrenched in the law.
Moriori descendants and… Audio
Iwi radio pleas for attention amid RNZ Concert controversy
The demise of RNZ Concert has provoked strong opposition from classical music lovers and even the Prime Minister, but some say the attention it has garnered highlights major disparities in the arts… Audio
Politicians not the only visitors to Waitangi
Waitangi came alive this week with thousands joining to commemorate the signing of Te Tiriti o Waitangi.
Politicians and iwi leaders dominated news coverage but Te Aniwa Hurihanganui spoke to some of… Audio
Funding boost for waka hourua
The waka hourua community is ecstatic following a $1.7 million funding boost to strengthen matauranga or knowledge in traditional celestial navigation.
The announcement was made by the Prime Minister… Audio
How rangitahi see Aotearoa in 20 years
The year 2040 will mark 200 years since the signing of the Treaty of Waitangi. It might seem like a long way off, but many rangatahi are already looking ahead, campaigning for climate change… Audio
