Te Ao Maori
Govt rules out law change on confiscated land in private hands
The Treaty Negotiations Minister Andrew Little is ruling out a law change that will put confiscated land now in private hands up for return to Māori in treaty settlements.
It comes as protesters… Audio
Ihumātao: Top Māori police officer Wally Haumaha visits protest
The country's top Maori police officer Deputy Commissioner Wally Haumaha went to Ihumātao on Tuesday in an attempt to reduce tensions between protestors and police.
After a pōwhiri at the site of the… Audio
More men needed to work in domestic violence help
Māori providers involved in a police-led domestic violence intervention programme say they're struggling to find enough men to work with perpetrators.
The Integrated Safety Response Pilot - which… Audio
Understanding the Lunar Phases
In part two of this series, Rereata Makiha explains the different lunar phases of the maramataka used as a guide for the best times to plant, fish and collect kaimoana. In recent years Makiha says… Audio
Te Waonui for week ending Friday 2 August 2019
The stand-off at Ihumātao continues into its second week - Hundreds of prostesters remain at the South Auckland site to oppose a housing development being built on the land - in Wellington, hundreds… Audio
Ihumātao: Pania Newton determined to fight on
Māori King Tuheitia will visit Ihumātao on Saturday but Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern is unlikely to be a visitor to the occupation.
Crown-Māori Relations Minister Kelvin Davis says it is up to Māori… Video, Audio
Māori ministers helping resolve Ihumātao dispute
Acting Prime Minister Kelvin Davis says Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern shouldn't go to Ihumātao on her return from Tokelau, but rather leave the job to Māori ministers, who are doing a good job trying… Audio
Hapu wants shooting club land recognised
The Kaitiaki - or guardians - of a maunga north of Auckland say the controversial Auckland Shooting Club should never have been allowed to operate there because the land is wahi tapu or sacred. Video, Audio
SOUL leader, Māori Minister meet over Ihumātao dispute
The face of the Ihumātao occupation, Pania Newton, has met with Māori Development Minister Nanaia Mahuta over the land dispute in South Auckland. The pair had a hui this afternoon in a bid to find a… Audio
Whanganui should help Māori before refugees - iwi leader
A Whanganui iwi leader says the city should be looking after Māori in the community before it starts to settle refugees.
The city was selected in February as a resettlement destination for refugees… Audio
Bridges defends 'part-time PM' criticism of Ardern
National Party leader Simon Bridges has accused the Prime Minister of failing in her duties by being in Tokelau instead of leading a government response to the Ihumātao land dispute calling her a… Video, Audio
Oranga Tamariki at 'crisis point' - Khylee Quince
A Māori law specialist says Oranga Tamariki is at a crisis point and there needs to be urgent institutional change to allow Māori to be in charge of their own whānau.
Hundreds of protesters rallied… Audio
Ihumātao: Mandate system divides Māori - kaumātua protestor
One of the hundreds of protesters at Ihumātao says there should be more Māori land occupations.
Bob Rolleston is a kaumātua from Matakana Island in the Bay of Plenty.
He joined the protest in South… Audio
PM under fire for leaving NZ during Ihumātao dispute
As the Paramount Chief of Rarotonga visited Ihumātao today, National leader Simon Bridges took a swipe at Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern for going overseas whilst the land dispute remains unresolved. Video, Audio
Protesters' message for politicians: ‘Hands off our Tamariki’
Several hundred protesters descended on Parliament today to deliver a petition calling on the government to stop uplifting Māori children from their whakapapa. Māni Dunlop reports. Video, Audio
"We've had enough" Hikoi coordinators prepare to march before parliament
A nationwide hikoi - or march - calling for change at Oranga Tamariki will take place today - as the group 'Hands off our Tamariki' delivers an open letter to parliament. They're rallying against what… Audio
Will Ihumātao loosen Labour's grip on Māori seats?
Has Jacinda Ardern learned the lessons from Labour's mishandling of the foreshore and seabed, or will Ihumātao loosen her party's grip on the seven Māori seats?
Hundreds of people continue to occupy… Video, Audio
Hone Harawira describes Ihumātao protest
Māori rights activist and former MP, Hone Harawira, was at Ihumātao at the weekend, He speaks with Susie Ferguson. Audio
Ihumātao: Protectors, protesters remain as development paused
Protesters at Ihumātao are taking time off work to continue their occupation, despite construction on the disputed site being put on hold.
The fight to protect the 32 hectare land block in South… Audio
Ihumātao: Protestors staying until land is safe
Hundreds of people continue to occupy the whenua in Māngere to stop a special housing development from being built on ancestral land near Auckland airport.
On Friday, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern… Audio