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Te Manu Korihi News for 23 July 2015
A Ngati Awa cultural advisor in Whakatane says there could be individual cases where iwi can include a small kereru quota clause in their Treaty settlements; The Māori Affairs Select Committee says… Audio
Te Manu Korihi News for 23 July 2015
A Ngati Awa cultural advisor in Whakatane says there could be individual cases where iwi can include a small kereru quota clause in their Treaty settlements; The Ministry of Health says it is engaging… Audio
Te Manu Korihi News for 22 July 2015
Officials from the Auditor-General's office faced tough questions about its critical report into Whanau Ora at a Social Services Select Committee meeting today; The historian Paul Moon says the kereru… Audio
Auditor General officials defend report slating Whanau Ora
Officials from the Auditor-General's office have faced tough questions from MPs about the office's critical report on Whanau Ora. Audio
Police say they won't find out how many times Maori unlicensed drivers let off
The police in south Auckland say they don't know - and don't plan on finding out - how many times officers used a controversial policy which let unlicensed Maori drivers off paying a fine. Audio
Te Manu Korihi News for 22 July 2015
A former prisoner who has run tikanga programmes for offenders says there's a lack of Māori staff at Mt Eden Prison; One of the claimants challenging New Zealand's involvement in the Trans Pacific… Audio
Dunne defends $3m Treaty display project spend
Internal Affairs Minister Peter Dunne has defended the $3 million spent discussing where the original Treaty of Waitangi documents should be displayed.
Te Manu Korihi News for 22 July 2015
A former prisoner who has run tikanga programmes for offenders says there's a lack of Māori staff at Mt Eden Prison; One of the claimants challenging New Zealand's involvement in the Trans Pacific… Audio
Two Maori commentators with their take on the Kereru story
The hui at which Kereru was served up for dinner has divided opinion amongst Maori. Audio
Kererū dish prompts tikanga debate
A Ngāti Hine leader in Northland says achieving leadership status does not justify eating the protected native bird. Audio
Schools' racial segregation on rise - study
The Principals' Federation says different schools are becoming much more racially segregated, which is not good for New Zealand.
Te Manu Korihi News for 21 July 2015
A Ngati Hine leader in Northland said he's vehemently against kereru being served at events such as Iwi Leaders Forum; The Social Development Minister is backing an investigation into two Work and… Audio
Iwi leader opposes kereru being served at iwi leaders' hui
A Ngati Hine leader in Northland says he's vehemently against kereru being served at events such as Iwi Leaders Forum events. Audio
Government rules out a law change on the Kereru
Maori MPs say eating Kereru on special occasions, should be allowed so long as it doesn't threaten the number of birds. Audio
Elders should be allowed kereru - Turia
Kaumatua should be allowed to eat small amounts of kereru at special occasions, says former Maori Party co-leader Dame Tariana Turia. Audio
Moving the Treaty of Waitangi
A project to move the original Treaty of Waitangi document is still in the planning stage, four years after it was announced and having already cost more than three million dollars. In 2011 the… Audio
Te Manu Korihi News for 21 July 2015
An education researcher says so-called 'white flight' is causing resourcing issues for lower decile schools; The Labour MP for Ikaroa-Rawhiti, Meka Whaitiri, is accusing the Maori Party of not doing… Audio
Labour MP calls for investigation into eating of kereru at hui
Claims three senior cabinet ministers were served Kereru for dinner during a hui is ruffling feathers in parliament. Audio
Maungarongo Marae speaks out after claims
Che Wilson is the spokesman for the Maungarongo Marae at which the cabinet ministers ate. Audio
Former Maori Party co-leader denies eating kereru
The cabinet ministers claimed to have been offered Kereru at a hui in Ohakune in 2013 are running for cover. Audio