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Iwi boss accuses NZ First, ACT of 'scaremongering'
Shane Jones and David Seymour are against a proposal for Te Kawerau ā Maki to be part of a committee overseeing the Waitākere Ranges. Audio
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Whakataukī of the Week with Joe McLeod
28 Apr 2025Chef Joe McLeod (Ngāi Tūhoe) joins Emile Donovan to share a whakataukī-a Māori proverb-that's meaningful to him. Audio
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The Tibbles: celebrating a hero
26 Apr 2025The Tibble family are in Faenza, Italy commemorating their ancestor Te Rauwhiro Tibble this Anzac Day. Audio
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Nikau Grace on musical collaboration in honor of 28th Māori Battalion
25 Apr 2025A new bilingual waiata has been released to mark the first Anzac Day without any living members of the 28th Maori Battalion, after Sir Robert 'Bom' Gillies died… Audio
Iwi/ Crown relations on the line after scathing audit
Iwi and hapu are legally entitled to their Treaty Settlements, but a new report from the auditor general has found widespread breaches by the Crown. Audio
Iwi boss accuses NZ First, ACT of 'scaremongering'
Shane Jones and David Seymour are against a proposal for Te Kawerau ā Maki to be part of a committee overseeing the Waitākere Ranges. Audio
Whakataukī of the Week with Joe McLeod
Chef Joe McLeod (Ngāi Tūhoe) joins Emile Donovan to share a whakataukī-a Māori proverb-that's meaningful to him. Audio
The Tibbles: celebrating a hero
The Tibble family are in Faenza, Italy commemorating their ancestor Te Rauwhiro Tibble this Anzac Day. Audio
Nikau Grace on musical collaboration in honor of 28th Māori Battalion
A new bilingual waiata has been released to mark the first Anzac Day without any living members of the 28th Maori Battalion, after Sir Robert 'Bom' Gillies died last year. The waiata, titled 'He Aha… Audio
Morning Report Essentials for Thursday 24 April 2025
In today's episode, the Green party responds to New Zealand First's proposed new legislation to define the term "woman" in law as "an adult human biological female", Te Pati Maori MPs have again… Audio
India and te ao Maori storytelling merge
The Hawke's Bay Indian Cultural Centre is celebrating their 10th birthday with a brand-new show, 'Wairua Paani'. Audio
Privileges hearing: MPs object to lack of fairness, disregard for tikanga
Te Pāti Māori MPs have again declined to turn up to a hearing over their haka protest, but this time they have lodged a written submission in their absence.
Morning Report Essentials for Wednesday 23 April 2025
In today's episode, New Zealand First has proposed new legislation to define the term "woman" in law as "an adult human biological female", the Catholic Diocese of Auckland Vicar for Māori says Pope… Audio
Midday Report Essentials for Tuesday 15 April 2025
In today's episode, trans researchers are disappointed by a new directive for Health New Zealand to stop using the term "pregnant people", the body overseeing kura kaupapa is welcoming new classrooms… Audio
Govt announces funding for new kura kaupapa classrooms
The body overseeing kura kaupapa is welcoming new classrooms at four of its kura, but says it's nowhere near the level of investment required across the sector. Te Rūnanga Nui o ngā Kura Kaupapa Māori… Audio
How Maori and Muslim worlds connect
Ahi Wananga is a new six-part documentary series that explores connections between Aotearoa's Māori and Muslim communities. Audio
Whakatane teen does 4-day hikoi for Maori Wards
At 15, Jack Karetai Barrett is too young to vote - but not too young to educate others, he's on a hikoi to spread the good word on Maori wards. Audio
Midday Report Essentials for Friday 11 April 2025
In today's episode, despite the Treaty Principles Bill being overwhelmingly rejected in yesterday's vote, ACT Party leader David Seymour remains defiant, the government is expanding the official term… Audio
Bookmarks with Donna Kerridge
Today Jesse is joined by Donna Kerridge a rongoā Māori advocate & teacher. Audio
Midday Report Essentials for Tuesday 8 April 2025
In today's episode, parts of Levin have suffered extensive damage from a tornado, the Finance Minister has warned global inflation could rise by as much as 0.5 percent in response to Donald Trump's… Audio
Taranaki Maori unhappy with Treaty Principles Bill
Taranaki LDR reporter Craig Ashworth hasn't been 100% over the past couple of years, and he's got big-ups for health workers. Audio
Councils to vote on Māori wards at local council elections
The issue of whether Māori wards should stay, is looming large, with local body elections just six months away. Māori News Journalist Pokere Paewai spoke with some of the affected councillors. Audio
Nurse Dean Cowles on Mosque attacks
Maori nurse Dean Cowles worked a 23-hour shift at Christchurch Hospital on the day of the 2019 mosque attacks in which 51 people died. He describes it as 'organised chaos with blood everywhere.' Now… Audio
Nurse Dean Cowles
Dean Cowles is Southern Cross Healthcare's National Nursing Adviser Maori Affairs who's work looks at Te Tiriti o Waitangi in Healthcare, inequities in Maori health and cultural awareness and safety… Audio
