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News and perspectives for and about tangata whenua in Aotearoa
Te Manu Korihi News for 17 August 2015
A Māori trust says Top Energy's bid to use land that is part of their Waitangi Tribunal claim is hugely offensive; The Labour MP Kelvin Davis says many Māori feel disenfranchised and believe the… Audio
Fiona Pardington: A beautiful hesitation
Thirty years worth of negatives, contacts and ditigal images were looked through as photographer Fiona Pardington worked on an exhibition and book about her life's work. Fiona is of Maori and Scottish… Audio, Gallery
Harko Brown - Ngā Taonga Tākaro
Harko Brown is organising the New Zealand team for the World Indigenous Games to be held in Brazil at the end of October. It's no ordinary sports competition - team members will be performing kapa… Video, Audio
Sequencing Taonga Genomes
Dr Peter Dearden and his proposal to sequence 100 so-called Taonga Genomes - the genetic blueprints of New Zealand's most treasured native species. Audio
Winston Cowie: conquistador puzzles
New Zealand author who works as the Section Manager of Marine Policy, Planning and Regulations at the Environment Agency in Abu Dhabi. His new book, Conquistador Puzzle Trail, assesses possible… Audio
Te Waonui for week ending Friday 14 August
The Manu Korihi news team brings you highlights of the weeks' Māori news, including: the commercialisation of whitebait is 'making waves' amongst tāngata whenua; and Māori nurses 'suffer' due to a… Audio
Sculpture of second Maori King gifted to Hamilton
A bronze carving of the second Māori King will be gifted to the people of Hamilton this Monday at the Waikato Museum.
Te Manu Korihi News for 14 August 2015
The former chairperson of Ngāpuhi, Sonny Tau, is still eyeing up a leadership position in the iwi after stepping aside in July over the kererū incident; Ngāti Te Whiti presented the HMNZS Endeavour… Audio
Te Ahuru Mōwai - The impact of Suicide. (Part two)
Raising awareness, removing the stigma, and creating resilience is what more Māori in the mental and health sector are working towards in the area of Suicide prevention. Another side of the coin, is… Audio, Gallery
Te Manu Korihi News for 14 August 2015
An Otago University academic says the image of Maori as a warrior race is misplaced and a colonial construct; The Labour MP Kelvin Davis says Māori need more of a voice in Local Government than just… Audio
Māori 'need more of a voice in local govt'
Labour MP Kelvin Davis says Māori need more of a voice in local government than just token consultation.
Worries over the warrior image
An Otago University academic says the image of Māori as a warrior race is misplaced and a colonial construct.
Bilingual hīkoi in Ōtaki to rally against TPP
A local kōhanga reo in Ōtaki has organised a hīkoi to protest against New Zealand joining the controversial Trans-Pacific Partnership.
Te Manu Korihi News for 14 August 2015
An Otago University academic says the image of Maori as a warrior race is misplaced and a colonial construct; The Labour MP Kelvin Davis says Māori need more of a voice in Local Government than just… Audio
Te Manu Korihi News for 13 August 2015
Not everyone's celebrating the start of the whitebait season this weekend, with growing anger among some Māori over what they say is the commercialisation of the delicacy; Te Papa Atawhai - The… Audio
Fears over commercialisation of whitebait
Not everyone's celebrating the start of the whitebait season this weekend; there's growing anger among some Māori over what they say is the commercialisation of the delicacy. Audio
Hawkes Bay Treaty bill close to becoming law
Iwi and hapū in the Hawke's Bay rohe are set to have more say in council-making decisions.
School board 'devastated' over possible closure
The announcement that a 110-year-old Māori boarding school could face closure was met with tears from the board yesterday.
Northland iwi challenge geothermal expansion
Efforts by Top Energy to expand its geothermal power generation in Northland are being challenged by local iwi.
Te Manu Korihi News for 13 August 2015
Yesterday's announcement that the boarding school Turakina Māori Girls' College could face closure was met with tears from the board; Efforts by Top Energy to expand its geothermal power generation in… Audio