Waitangi Day 2024 for Friday 6 February 2015
Jesse Mulligan presents a special Waitangi Day show.
Favourite NZ songs - Not to Take Sides
Not to Take Sides by Sneaky Feelings is chosen by Brent Hansen.
My Reggae Song
Broadcaster Tainui Stephens introduces some local reggae acts which feature in the new TV series 'My Reggae Song'.
Māori at Gallipoli
Te Papa curator Puawai Cairns has been researching the stories of Māori men at Gallipoli. She discusses their reasons for volunteering, what happened to them and reuniting families with the stories of their tīpuna tāne.
Favourite NZ songs - Bathe in The River
Bathe in The River by Hollie Smith is chosen by Labour MP Jacinda Adern.
State of the Nation Panel
Photo: RNZ / Diego Opatowski
People at Waitangi, 2015.
“Maori, when we are at our grumpiest, we will go for a walk; when we are feeling homicidal we will throw an egg or a tee-shirt, we are not Sinn Féin, we are not ETA, we are not ISIS... we are open to dialogue and I think that that has contributed to the meilleur that we are in, and I’m optimistic for my children and my grandchildren.”
- Dr Ella Henry
A special Waitangi Day panel discussion featuring senior lecturer in Maori Studies from AUT Dr Ella Henry; politician, banker and thinker Dr Don Brash; James Dunne - a constitutional lawyer and partner in the firm Chen Palmer, and Associate Professor of Pacific Studies at Auckland University Dr Damon Selesa.
Host Jesse Mulligan is keen to get a snapshot of where we are as a nation - where we are getting things right, and where our potential challenges lie.