Waitangi Day 2024 Podcast Options

8:05 AM.Extended version of the Waitangi Day Korerorero with Paul Diamond and Kim Hill, and guests Keri Opai (te reo Maori teacher), Kura Denness (director of Te Atiawa Holdings and other organisations), and… Read more Audio

11:55 AM.Sean McKenna visits the Pacifica 09 Festival which celebrates Pacific Island communities in New Zealand. Audio

11:50 AM.Geoff Andrew speaks about how kiwis in the Big Apple will spend Waitangi Day. Audio

11:30 AM.Poet and singer Hinemoana Baker speaks about her views on Waitangi Day and reads some of her latest poetry. Audio

11:20 AM.Al Pitcher is a stand-up comic who lives in Sweden and speaks about Waitangi Day and his UK tour. Audio

11:15 AM.Simon Acarapi is a Bolivian living in Hamilton who discusses the Latin American community there and plans for Waitangi Day. Audio

11:10 AM.A panel of three different visitors at Waitangi 2009 speak about their feelings on the day. Audio

10:35 AM.Christchurch Maori and folk fusion group Emeralds and Greenstone pop into the studio for a special Waitangi Day music session. Audio

10:20 AM.Doctor Aroha Harris of Auckland University discusses the meaning of Waitangi Day as a national day. Audio

10:10 AM.Brent Edwards discusses Waitangi Day from a political perspective. Audio

9:20 AM.Professor Morse of the University of Ottawa speaks about Canada and the government's relationship with indigenous people. Audio

9:10 AM.Eru Rerekura discusses events at Waitangi 2009 from a Maori perspective. Audio

8:50 AM.Anna Groot of KEA and Tama Kirikiri, Chairperson of Ngati Ranana speak about their celebrations in Shoreditch, East London. Audio

8:40 AM.Lt Col Patrick Butterworth of the NZDF based in Sinai, Egypt speaks about their plans for Waitangi Day. Audio

8:15 AM.Retired Professor of Linguistics at the University of Canterbury discusses the origins of the New Zealand accent. Audio

8:10 AM.Lois Williams gives her introductory report from the Treaty Grounds. Audio