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Kumbayah, now take that!
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
Kumbayah, now take that!
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.
AudioMata Season 2 | Episode 15: Pera Paniora on the Kaipara Council and Māori wards
Kaipara District Councillor Pera Paniora speaks about her council’s decision to scrap its Māori ward, and commentators Hinurewa Te Hau and Meka Whaitiri discuss the latest in politics. Video, Audio
'The Crown is sovereign', Luxon says
Prime Minister Christopher Luxon has told Parliament he believes Māori ceded sovereignty to the Crown.
Midday Report Essentials for Tuesday 20 August 2024
On today's episode, the Minister of Finance is pointing the finger at the big four banks, accusing them of a lack of competition and dragging their heels when it comes to innovation in the sector… Audio
Pacific leaders gather at Tūrangawaewae
From the tense meetings between Māori and Kāwanatanga - the crown on Monday - Tuesday is a different story as leaders from around the Pacific gather at Tūrangawaewae. Māori news reporter Tuwhenuaroa… Audio
Morning Report Essentials for Tuesday 20 August
On today's episode, the Government is accused of taking a wrecking ball to every Maori achievement and driving race relations back 50 years, Prime Minister Christopher Luxon joins us, co-author of a… Audio
'Locked out': Pipeline protesters met with cameras, fencing
A protest at the edge of a sacred Rotorua lake is back - now under the eye of $3000 council cameras.
Govt told to ditch 'Māori bashing policies'
The Government has been told it's got to ditch its Māori bashing policies and start listening to iwi. Māori news reporter Tuwhenuaroa Natanahira reports. Audio
Northland and it's Maori wards
The far north is having the Maori Ward discussion, Local Democracy reporter Susan Botting talks us through how that's playing out. Audio
Whakataukī of the Week with Whetū Fala
Tonight, we're hearing from Whetū Fala, the filmmaker behind Taki Rua Theatre: Breaking Barriers. Audio
Watch: PM Luxon says coming months will be intense
Speaking at Tūrangawaewae for Koroneihana the PM acknowledged concerns raised with him and said "unity doesn't mean all of us being or thinking the same".
ACT won't be at Koroneihana - but were they invited?
Political leaders are descending on Tūrangawaewae Marae at the Māori King's invitation this week, with one notable absence. Audio
Māori Millionaire: financial literacy champion and changemaker
Te Kahukura Boynton (Ngati Kahungunu, Ngai Tuhoe, Te Whakatohea) has been reading personal finance bestsellers, since she was eight - now her podcast Māori Millionaire has over 30,000 followers. Audio
Political leaders arrive in Ngāruawāhia for Koroneihana
Political leaders are descending on Turangawaewae Marae in Ngāruawāhia - the heart of the Kīngitanga - for the first time since the Coalition Government was formed, but there's one notable absence… Audio
Hobson's Pledge and alternative facts
What was in the infamous Hobson's Pledge advertisement in the Herald that has sparked outrage and boycotts? Audio
Hobson's Pledge and alternative facts
What was in the infamous Hobson's Pledge advertisement in the Herald that has sparked outrage and boycotts?
AudioBeing Māori at Parliament
New Zealand’s Parliament House is a strikingly colonial edifice. So how does it feel to be Māori in that space?
Audio
Being Māori at Parliament
New Zealand’s Parliament House is a strikingly colonial edifice. So how does it feel to be Māori in that space?
Audio
Roimata Smail 'if the principles are not there it's easy for Te Tiriti to be forgotten'
Roimata Smail has spent twenty years as a human rights and public law barrister and has represented many claimants to the Waitangi Tribunal. She's also written a best selling book called Understanding… Audio