Te Aniwa Hurihanganui
Te Waonui for week ending Friday 21 June 2019
Iwi remain reluctant to partner with Oranga Tamariki to reduce inequality in the system, Ngāpuhi sets its sights on building more homes for whānau and celebrations for Matariki kick off as the Māori… Audio
Kohanga reo staff brought to tears following $32m post-budget boost
Kohanga reo staff were brought to tears today as the government delivered a $32 million boost to help lift wages and pay voluntary workers. The post-budget announcement was unveiled in Wellington in… Video, Audio
Inspiring the next generation of Māori doctors
The number of Māori employed by DHBs must double in the next 15 years if it's going to meet the needs of the country's most vulnerable people. That was the impetus for a student-tour of Wellington… Audio
Stay away from Inu Now Facebook page, users warned
People are being warned to stay away from a Facebook page called 'Inu Now', which is urging its followers to live-stream themselves drinking alcohol. Audio
Te Waonui a Te Manu Korihi for Week Ending Friday 26th April
Coming up on Te Waonui - The Treaty Negotiations Minister is accused of rushing ahead to finalise the Whakatohea treaty settlement, against the wishes of hapu - A New Zealand historian says the state… Audio
National wants gun law broadened to include more groups
The National Party is pushing for gun law exemptions to be broadened to more groups as the legislation banning most semi-automatic weapons continues its rapid progress through Parliament. Audio
Tax lobby group spends $15,000 publicly backing CGT
New lobby group Tax Justice Aotearoa is defending spending thousands of dollars on advertising to push its message backing a capital gains tax. Audio
Iwi take fight against Crown to Waitangi Tribunal
The Treaty Negotiations Minister Andrew Little received nearly 50 formal complaints by seven separate iwi before he signed the controversial Pare Hauraki settlement last year. Six of the iwi will… Audio
MPs face thousands of submissions on gun laws
The pressure is on for MPs who still have thousands of submissions to consider before Parliament brings in tough new gun laws by the end of next week. The Finance and Expenditure committee has about… Audio
Te Waonui for week ending Friday 29 March 2019
Hastings councillors vote in favour for greater Māori representation on the council .... Iwi sign a deep-sea fishing quota deal with Sealord - and the Parihaka community demand Destiny Church remove… Audio
Te Waonui for week ending Friday 15 March 2019
Coming up on Te Waonui - Hundreds hikoi to parliament to protest a proposed housing development at Ihumaatao --- Submissions have been heard by MPs to entrench the Māori seats in parliament --- and… Audio
Te Waonui for week ending 8 March 2019
A new papakainga in Wairarapa has created affordable homes for whanau... an investigation into a Maori family suspected of child abuse is closed in light of new evidence... and a korowai draped over… Audio
Maori, Pasifika experience isolation, bias in health policy
A new study has found some Maori and Pasifika leaders often experience isolation, bias, and racism on government health advisory groups. A senior lecturer in Maori Health at Auckland University of… Audio
Te Matatini day two: blood, sweat and tears
When kapa haka performers say it takes blood, sweat and tears to reach the national stage, they mean it. Our reporter Te Aniwa Hurihanganui talks to performers who say they were pushed to their limits… Audio
Biggest kapa haka festival in the world begins
The biggest kapa haka festival in the world has officially begun, with the first Te Matatini groups taking the stage in the capital today. People lined up outside Westpac Stadium from five o'clock… Video, Audio
Powerful welcome for teams arriving for Te Matatini competition
Wellington iwi erupted in haka and song on Wellington's waterfront today as they welcomed thousands to the capital for Te Matatini - the biggest kapa haka competition in the country. The four-day… Video, Audio
World's top kapa haka groups welcomed to Wellington
46 of the best kapa haka groups will be welcomed to Wellington this morning for the national kapa haka competition,Te Matatini. 5,000 people are expected at the festival's opening powhiri at Waitangi… Audio
Te Waonui for week ending Friday 8 February 2019
Thousands converge in Waitangi for the 179th anniversary of the signing of the treaty, one year after the Prime Minister asked Māori to hold the government to account - we have the latest on the… Audio
Wild West festival slammed for 'entrenching racist stereotypes'
Organisers of the Waimamaku Wild West Festival in the Far North have apologised for their ignorance after they promoted the event with images of people dressed as cowboys pretending to shoot Native… Video, Audio
No signs baby's arm broken before hospital - doctor
A doctor has revealed he could see no sign a one-month-old baby's arm was broken before he was admitted to Middlemore Hospital. The mother claims Middlemore Hospital staff fractured the baby's right… Audio
