Jamie Tahana

In an extraordinary move the Labour Minister Meka Whaitiri is ditching her party to stand for Te Pati Maori in October's general election. The Ikaroa-Rawhiti MP, will make the announcement at 9:30 on… Audio

Tuesday will see Anzac Day marked in full for the first time in three years, after Covid-19 disruptions.

Big crowds are expected at local and national services, beginning with the traditional Dawn… Audio

The recent sale of tickets for popular 'great tracks in Aotearoa such as the Milford Track were in such demand that the system crashed as 10 thousand people all tried to book at the same time. We have… Audio

Iwi leaders are relieved the three waters shake-up keeps mana whenua representation in the new water entities. 

But while the arrangement -- which the Prime Minister insists isn't co-governance --… Audio

A group of the country's pre-eminent Māori historians warns that a new curriculum offers no easy path for confronting the realities of the country's past. 

At the launch of their latest journal at… Audio

People in a remote East Coast town are growing worried as winter nears, with dozens of whānau living in cyclone-damaged homes. 

Ūawa, or Tolaga Bay, was hit by both Cyclone Hale and Gabrielle.

It's… Audio

The mayor of Gisborne has welcomed the government decision to focus its transport priorities to repair roads in cyclone-hit areas.

In its three-year plan, the government had wanted to reallocate some… Audio

Wairoa is demanding the town not be forgotten, as it starts to grapple with tough questions about its future. 

Three weeks on from Cyclone Gabrielle, the northern Hawke's Bay town remains cut off in… Audio

The cyclone stricken community of Wairoa is yet again battling more rain as recovery efforts continue.

The small community was inundated by water three weeks ago and locals have spent much of the… Audio

In Turanga Nui A Kiwa, Gisborne, beaches are closed due to the extremely dangerous woody debris along the shoreline.

Waikanae and Midway beaches are officially shut under the Civil Defence Emergency… Audio

The destruction is still very visible in Wairoa, a week on from when the river swallowed half the town.

About 250 homes were inundated, and the town has only just reconnected to the outside world.

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In Wairoa, the silt that swirled through homes in rising floodwaters is now swirling through the air, being kicked up by the heavy vehicles in the town.

The town's mayor Craig Little says more… Audio

In Tai Rāwhiti, water supply is still a problem.

Civil Defence has spelt out which Gisborne businesses can open under water restrictions.

Its controller Ben Green says the supply is still critically… Audio

Waitangi Day is a day for reflection, commemoration, debate, protest and celebration.

And in Waitangi itself, it was all back -- the waka, the ceremonies, carnivals and, of course, the politics.

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