Laura Bootham
Maori in Auckland demand halt to wharf extensions
A waka tour company has joined Auckland's largest hapu in demanding the plan by the Ports of Auckland to build two wharf extensions be stopped. Audio
Te Waonui a te Manu Korihi for 20 March 2015
The Maori legal profession is questioning why the Government's data on the number of judges who identify as tangata whenua is out-of-date;A Hauraki iwi, Ngati Tamatera, fears its tribal waterways… Audio
Govt's messy data on Maori judges
The Maori legal profession is questioning why the Government's data on the number of judges who identify as tangata whenua is out-of-date. Audio
Precious taonga on display for the first time
To coincide with the 175th anniversary of the signing of the Treaty of Waitangi, taonga steeped in the history of the agreement have been put on public display at Te Papa for the first time. Audio
Strategy to tap into cultural edge
An economic strategy launched today is being described as radical and revolutionary in its approach to tackling the issues of poverty and deprivation that effect many of Northland's Maori. Audio
Calls for more Maori judges
The Māori legal profession says more indigenous judges are needed after Government figures released to Te Manu Kōrihi reveal there are only 28 working in New Zealand's legal system. Audio
Maori theatre practitioners desperate for their own office
Leading Maori theatre practitioners say they are desperate for an administrative office in Wellington, but efforts to secure adequate funding have been rejected. Audio
Calls for asthma device needs to be readily available
Health experts are hailing an innovative New Zealand device as having the potential to transform the lives of tangata whenua and other sufferers. Audio
Waka Ama proves a winner for Waikato tribe's treaty dream
A Ngāti Korokii Kahukura iwi member says the growth of Waka Ama has helped reach the tribe's Treaty settlement goal of getting more people to use Lake Karaapiro. Audio
Pundit - Te Pataka A Te Manu Korihi
Digging up the hangi pit with Radio New Zealand's Maori News team, Rosemary Rangitauira and Laura Bootham. How has the government has been handling treaty claims, and why this affects how Maori… Audio
Lawyers say generations of Maori have been affected by their loved ones military service
Lawyers representing Maori military veterans have outlined their grievances today to the Waitangi Tribunal. Audio
Local Govt supports demands for Maori landowners to cough up
Local Government New Zealand is backing demands made by Northland Regional Councillor and former MP Dover Samuels that Māori landowners pay their rates. Audio
Maori performing artists leaving the capital
Leading New Zealand performing artists say Maori in this industry are leaving Wellington because of dwindling funding and support from Creative New Zealand. Audio
Moving ceremony & celebration greets ancestral remains
The largest ever repatriation of ancestral Maori and Moriori remains have been welcomed back with a moving ceremony at Te Papa Tongarewa. Audio
Maori fishing group impovements needed on meagre returns
Te Ohu Kaimoana, which oversees the Maori fishing quota, says the industry needs revitalising so it can take advantage of the country's fish stocks and improve on its meagre returns. The directors… Audio
Health professionals call for radical changes
Newly-released statistics show Māori smoking rates have dropped by nearly 10 percent. Audio
Maori director praises Te Papa for taking artistic risks
It's the first time a quartet of Maori plays has been performed at the national museum, Te Papa Tongarewa. The director, who's a well-known actor and theatre director, Jim Moriaty, says it's brave of… Audio
Maori communities create own suicide prevention initiatives
Maori communities are creating their own ground-breaking intiatives to help tackle suicide amongst tangata whenua. Audio
Te Manu Korihi News for 25 November 2014
The country's largest forensic mental health unit has been given the go ahead to build a new kaupapa Maori driven unit; A judge has ordered the Independent Maori Statutory Board to set aside one of… Audio
Landmark book on Maori history launched
A new book, 'Tangata Whenua: An Illustrated History', has been described by historians, Maori and authors as a landmark publication about Maori history. It covers the early origins of Maori through to… Audio