Mani Dunlop

The Whānau Ora Commissioning Agency is going back to court to try to get the Health Ministry to share data about unvaccinated Māori.

The Commissioning Agency has had its request for the information… Audio

The government will repeal the Three Strikes Law.

The Justice Minister Kris Faafoi is tabling a repeal bill in Parliament saying the law has led to absurd outcomes, where judges have had to give… Audio

A new report shows institutionalised government racism has been responsible for the over-representation of Māori in state care. 

The independent report was commissioned from Ihi Research by the Crown… Audio

A working paper on mis-and disinformation says Covid-19 is being used as a Trojan Horse to normalise far right ideologies in Aotearoa.

Another academic says some people who have suffered during covid… Audio

The National Party has released its plan to get students back into school as quickly as possible - and to keep them there.

Among its proposals, it wants children in years 1-to-10 to get an hour each… Audio

New Zealand's greenhouse gas emissions jumped almost five percent in the last quarter, according to Stats NZ.

Behind the rise was a major increase in coal burning for electricity generation.

New… Audio

The prime minister Jacinda Ardern is visiting Auckland today after nearly three months away due to the Covid-19 restrictions. 

RNZ reporter Kate Gregan has been following along and talks to Māni… Audio

Many people in Auckland are making the most of their new-found freedoms today, now the city is at Alert Level 3, step 2.

Shops have re-opened, and some outdoor gathering sizes have increased to 25.

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Yesterday's fatal crash in Horowhenua killed three staff from Devon Intermediate in New Plymouth.

Four people died when a truck and another vehicle collided at Kuku on State Highway 1 just after 3… Audio

The police have brought in extra reinforcements to deal with a large crowd of demonstrators who are trying to get over barricades outside Parliament.

Māni Dunlop gets the latest from RNZ reporter… Audio

In Ōtautahi, Christchurch, Cup Day is going ahead today without a crowd.

As well as a bit of horse racing the event is usually a spectacle of flash frocks, fascinators, and suave suits.

RNZ reporter… Audio

Auckland shops can open their doors to the public after the city moves to Alert Level 3, step 2, at 11.59pm tonight.

But with daily case numbers on the rise, what can retailers do to prevent the… Audio

New Zealand is pushing to make sure the COP26 climate talks in Glasgow aren't just hot air. 

The Climate Change Minister James Shaw is co-leading work to set rules to verify countries are making the… Audio

A researcher has found bad actors including racist and far right groups are behind some of the misinformation directed at Māori communities.

Kate Hannah is a research fellow at Te Punaha Matatini… Audio

Parliament's laying on extra security as thousands of people take part in protests against public health measures to prevent Covid-19 from spreading.

It's causing some disruption in central… Audio

Curling up with a book is many people's idea of "me time", and it seems more people have been doing it during lockdown, especially in Tāmaki Makaurau.

Auckland Library has just loaned its three… Audio

Three people charged in connection with the fatal shooting of Connor Whitehead in Christchurch on Friday night are appearing in court today.

The police have arrested four people in their 30s and 40s… Audio

The Whānau Ora Commissioning Agency is considering further legal action against the Ministry of Health which has again declined to share individual Maori vaccination data with the Agency.

The High… Audio

The Christchurch mosque terrorist says he pleaded guilty to the murder of 51 people last year, because of the inhumane and degrading treatment he experienced while awaiting his trial.

Brenton… Audio

The Ministry of Health has doubled down in not granting access to Whānau Ora Commissioning Agency data on the vaccination status of Māori - despite a high court ruling urging the Ministry to… Audio