Leonie Pihama
Māori leaders say keeping quiet about beating not tikanga
Māori leaders are decrying the horrific beating of a four year-old boy in Hastings and they say keeping quiet about what happened is not tikanga Māori.
The-four year-old remains in Starship hospital… Audio
'Hands off our Tamariki' heads to Parliament
The Acting Prime Minister, Winston Peters, says the government ministry, Oranga Tamariki, is not stealing Māori children.
New Zealanders concerned about the way the state removes Māori children from… Video, Audio
Parents claim Oranga Tamariki 'weaning' boy from mum
A Bay of Plenty family claim Oranga Tamariki has cut their weekly visits with their eight-year-old to monthly in order to 'wean' the boy from his mother before he is placed in permanent care.
The… Audio
Oranga Tamariki accused of dropping boy at gang pad
Oranga Tamariki has been accused of dropping a teenage boy off at a gang pad as punishment for being too cheeky. Māori news correspondent Leigh-Marama McLachlan reports. Audio
The story of White Supremacy
In this special episode of Black Sheep, William Ray looks at the history of white supremacy in NZ. Audio
Waikato University staff, students protest plan to scrap Māori faculty
Students and staff at the University of Waikato are calling a proposal to scrap the Faculty of Māori and Indigenous Studies a "white-streaming" of Māori issues. More than 80 people gathered in a… Audio
Maori academic criticises sentence given to wealthy assailant
A Māori academic is backing the Police Association and the Sensible Sentencing Trust in condemning the sentence given to the son of a Rich List family who punched a police officer unconscious. Audio
CYF review must better address Maori says researcher
Maori comprise 60 percent of children in Child Youth and Family care and the findings of last month's review presented by the social justice Minister, Anne Tolley, stressed an increased emphasis on… Audio
Ngā Hua a Tāne Rore - The benefits of kapa haka
Dr Leonie Pihama and Dr Jillian Tipene of Te Kotahi Research Institute at The University of Waikato provide a brief analysis into their scoping report commissioned by Manātu Tāonga (Ministry for… Audio
The Koha Table - Cannons Creek Porirua
Riana Hautapu says Koha is about unconditional giving and receiving. It's based on this concept that she now runs The Koha Table, a weekly service where anyone can visit the front yard of her home at… Audio
Whakatāuki mo 8 o Poutū te Rangi (March) 2015
Nōu te rourou, Nāku te rourou, Ka ora ai te iwi. With my basket and your basket the people with thrive. This week's whakatāuki is explained by Dr Leonie Pihama nō Te Ātiawa, Ngāti Māhanga, Nga Māhanga… Audio