Te Aniwa Hurihanganui
Te Waonui for Week ending Friday 26 June 2020
The Supreme Court is urged to allow Peter Ellis's criminal appeal to continue despite his death on tikanga grounds; leaders of the ihumatao occupation say they won't accept a resolution if it means… Audio
Ex-NZ First MP joins fight against treaty settlement
Former New Zealand First MP Tuariki Delamere has joined a fight to stop the Whakatohea Treaty Settlement - one of the biggest settlements in history - from being finalised.
The group negotiating the… Audio
Revamped Super Rugby returns this weekend
Super Rugby Aotearoa kicks off tomorrow night, and the crowds are expected to be the biggest in years.
The revised, pandemic-friendly competition format will see the five New Zealand sides playing… Audio
Staff member's Black Lives Matter protest reaction wrong - principal
The principal at Christchurch Girls' High School says a staff member was wrong to remove Black Lives Matter posters put up by students.
Year 13 students say they were told "all lives matter" when… Audio
Engineers association disappointed with light rail stalemate
New Zealand First has confirmed Auckland light rail is not on the party's agenda after RNZ revealed the party won't give the project the go-ahead before the election.
RNZ understands the party won't… Audio
John Hamilton statue removed from Hamilton city centre
The Hamilton City Council has just removed the controversial statue of Captain John Hamilton from Civic Square, following a formal request from local iwi Waikato-Tainui.
A local kaumātua, Taitimu… Audio
Claims Oranga Tamariki was prevented from uplifting two babies
A Māori social service provider and a senior Waitematā District Health Board advisor - both who are members of the Maori Party - claim they've stopped Oranga Tamariki taking newborn babies from their… Audio
Boost for NZ-Australia 2023 Women's Football World Cup bid
The joint bid from Australia and New Zealand to host the 2023 Women's Football World Cup has been rated the best out of the three contenders by FIFA overnight.
FIFA will announce who's won the… Audio
$211 million for South Auckland health improvements
The Governent's just announced a $211-million spending boost for the Manukau Health Park in Manurewa, to improve its facilities and take a load off Middlemore hospital.
In February, a Counties… Audio
Māori artist backs calls to review colonial monuments
A Māori artist is backing calls for the country to review its colonial monuments, but doesn't necessarily believe they should be removed from our streets.
In the wake of the Black Lives Matter… Audio
Outrage in the Pacific over lack of urgency for travel bubble
There's been outrage in the Cook Islands in response to New Zealand's lack of urgency in considering a travel bubble with the country.
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has said repeatedly New Zealand… Audio
ARTs responded to several incidents with children
The controversial police Armed Response Teams were used to deal with six incidents involving 12 year-olds during their six-month trial - almost all of whom were Māori.
The teams were officially… Audio
More than 200 people protest Endeavour replicas in Gisborne
More than 200 people have taken part in a peaceful protest in Gisborne today to oppose the permanent installment of two replicas of Captain Cook's ship the Endeavour.
The Gisborne District Council… Audio
Laptop and modem rollout 'a disaster' for poorer schools
Secondary school principals have labelled the rollout of laptops and modems for students "a disaster".
While many students at lower decile schools are yet to receive the much-needed kit, some higher… Audio
Police Commissioner criticised for floating idea of sponge bullets
Just a day after the Police Commissioner Andrew Coster announced Armed Response Teams will be axed, he is now floating the idea of arming the police with sponge bullets instead.
This morning Mr… Audio
Life imprisonment for man who murdered Angela Blackmore
A man who murdered Christchurch woman Angela Blackmoore 25 years ago has been sentenced to life imprisonment.
Angela Blackmore, who was 10 weeks pregnant, was stabbed 39 times in her head and neck in… Audio
Government investment not enough to fix rundown hospitals
Senior doctors are disputing the Government's claim it's on track to fix the country's rundown hospitals.
The Government's first nationwide stocktake out today, found many critical care units are… Audio
Mother speaks out about son's arrest and police apology
Liz Hing speaks out about the wrongful arrest of her son, and subsequent police apology Audio
NZ singer Benee to perform on The Late Show
New Zealand singer Benee, will perform on the Late Show with Jimmy Fallon tonight - remotely.
The 20-year-old has risen to fame internationally during the Covid-19 lockdown with her single… Audio
Elevated unrest at Whakaari White Island
Volcanologists are recording continued unrest at Whakaari White Island.
In the last week, scientists on an observation flight detected a short-lived gas pulse, high temperatures in the crater, and… Audio