Jamie Tahana

A justice advocate says the police minister appears to be endorsing racial profiling.

The minister, Chris Hipkins has suggested the law could be changed to allow officers to keep taking photographs… Audio

The police minister won't rule out changing the law to allow officers to keep taking photographs of adults and children.

The force was called out last month for illegally taking photos and… Audio

Aotearoa is this week marking 50 years since a petition that kick-started the revival of Te Reo Māori. 

In 1972, a group of students rallied signatures from around the country calling for a language… Audio

Illegal, widespread, and systemic - is how police conduct is being described after a scathing investigation into the routine and illegal photographing and filming of young people and adults by… Audio

A report just issued by the privacy watchdog and the Independent Police Conduct Authority has found police are routinely and illegally photographing and videoing children and adults. That's just one… Audio

After two years of being online the annual celebration of Kiingi Tūheiteia Potatau Te Wherowhero te tuawhitu's coronation is back at Turangawaewae marae with thousands excited to return to commemorate… Audio

Crown officials have conceded that failures by multiple agencies allowed thousands of children in its care to be abused over decades.

Monday was the first day of a two-week hearing before the Royal… Audio

A two week hearing into what the state knew about the extent of child abuse in its care has begun in Auckland.

14 government agencies will front the Abuse in Care Royal Commission, starting with the… Audio

A kaupapa Māori mental health and addiction service is facing unprecedented demand as the pandemic and its side-effects continue to bite.

It has a new programme and extra funding, but warns that is… Audio

Health experts are warning that a big effort is needed to turn around plummeting childhood vaccination rates.

Internationally, first dose vaccinations for measles are at their lowest in more than a… Audio

The Waitangi Tribunal, set up to address injustices against tangata whenua, has been accused of being unfair to Māori in the way it operates.

The Tribunal has heard that a lack of access for… Audio

Māori health workers are calling the launch of a dedicated authority one of the biggest steps towards equity.

The agency, newly named Te Aka Whai Ora, has been heralded by the government as a… Audio

Tomorrow the country celebrates the rise of Matariki, but for a good many iwi and hapu, the new year was a couple of weeks ago. Along the west coast and in parts of the far north and the south their… Audio

Health experts are worried that a long covid crisis looms for Maori, which could cause many to be unable to work or get the help they need. The experts worry that deep-seated inequities will only… Audio