Te Aorewa Rolleston
Auckland marae team up to run Christmas parcel drive-throughs
Three Auckland marae are teaming up to run Christmas drive-throughs, giving away parcels to whanau in desperate need of holiday cheer.
Together with Auckland City Mission, Maori providers are filling… Audio
Shot Cuzz bus driving up Maori vaccination rates
Another mobile bus has been launched - in the hope it can drive up vaccination rates in Tamaki Makaurau and boost low Maori innoculation rates. The Shot Cuzz bus pulled up to the Clendon Pak n Save in… Audio
Non-Māori must learn te reo for it to survive - Te Taura Whiri i te Reo Māori
Mā tātou katoa te reo Māori e whakaora.
If te reo Māori is to survive, non-Māori must speak and learn the language too.
That's the message from the head of the Māori Language Commission as the… Audio
High hopes new cancer telephone service will help patients
A wahine Māori with incurable breast cancer believes a new telephone service can help others in her position.
The digital service, called ABCpro, is being trialed out of the Waikato DHB. It allows… Audio
Consultation closing on Māori electoral roll switching
Consultation closes tomorrow on how often Māori voters should be allowed to switch between the general and Māori electoral rolls.
Many Māori are highly critical of the current rules which allow… Audio
Concerns about Rotorua youth justice residence
Unprofessional staff behaviour, harmful physical restraints and a failure to implement appropriate Covid-19 personal hygiene measures.
These are just some of the concerns highlighted by the Office… Audio
Third Tairawhiti art festival set to start
The third annual Tairawhiti arts festival featuring Aotearoa's top artists and performers is set to spark the east coast alight.
The festival has been growing in numbers and performers since it began… Audio
Protesters urge council to pull marina resource consent
Protesters took their chants to Auckland Council today, calling for the resource consent for a marina on Waiheke Island to be revoked.
But the Council has made it clear that it cannot do anything.
… Audio
Putiki Protesters arrive in Auckland central
A protest is being held this morning outside Auckland Council calling for the revoking of a resource consent for a marina on Waiheke Island.
Protesters have been at Putiki bay for more than three… Audio
Court case, exotic trees on Ōwairaka-Mount Albert
A decision to allow the removal of exotic trees on Ōwairaka-Mount Albert is today being appealed at the High Court in Auckland.
The Tūpuna Maunga Authority wants to fell 345 non-native trees and… Audio
Protesters remain at Kennedy Pt marina despite arrests
Protesters remain at the site of the the controversial Kennedy Point marina on Waiheke Island tonight - despite the arrest of three people today.
Pūtiki's been protesting against the development for… Audio
Protesters arrested at Putiki Bay
The police have arrested and removed three protesters from the Kennedy Point development on Waiheke Island. The Protect Pūtiki group have been protesting against the development for 129 days and has… Audio
Protesters occupy Waiheke Island marina development
Protesters at a controversial Waiheke Island marina development have set up tents on floating construction platforms, in a bid to completely stop the work as violence continues to break out at the… Audio
Report finds healthcare barriers for Māori and pacific kids
New research has highlighted the serious barriers faced by Māori and Pasifika children when trying to access primary healthcare.
The report was based on an analysis of the University of Auckland's… Audio
Waiheke protestors plead not guilty to trespassing
Two people have pleaded not guilty to trespassing after being arrested protesting on Waiheke Island. The pair appeared in the Auckland District Court on Monday after occupying the proposed site of the… Audio
Te Waonui for week ending Friday 25 June 2021
Coming up on Te Waonui - the ACC scheme is found to be biased against Māori -- some iwi are left out of Hauraki Gulf restoration kōrero -- and secondary school construction courses will be delivered… Audio
Te Waonui for Friday 18 June 2021
Coming up on Te Waonui - A Māori fisheries leader says a rethink on current practices to uphold Māori views on sustainability, Arrests and large police presence at the site of the controversial… Audio
Kennedy Pt Marina protest: Three occupiers arrested
Three people opposing the controversial Kennedy Point Marina development were arrested today.
Protesters - who say a marina endangers a nearby little blue penguin habitat - have been occupying the… Audio
Ngāti Hako iwi fighting proposal to expand Tirohia landfill
A Waikato iwi is calling for the Hauraki District council to decline an application by Waste Management NZ to expand the Tirohia landfill site which sits on their maunga, Rae o te papa.
Ngāti Hako… Audio
Crowds march against Significant Natural Area plan in Far North
More than 40 years after her mother's march to Parliament, the daughter of Dame Whina Cooper is leading calls to abandon the reclassification of huge amounts of land in Te Tai Tokerau.
About 1500… Audio