Waitangi Day Podcast Options

11:20 AM.Stan Walker from an 2015 episode of RNZ's Musical Chairs. Audio

10:45 AM.Shane Jones Audio

10:35 AM.Hikoi Audio

10:25 AM.Chelsea Winstanley Audio

10:10 AM.Maori wardens are a huge part of the commemorations here at the Waitangi treaty grounds... And we've got a very special quest with us now... Mary Anne Vogt who has been a Maori Warden since 1984 and… Read more Audio

10:04 AM.Over the last few days up on the Waitangi treaty grounds, there have been some firery korero on the paepae. Labour MP and former Defence Minster Peeni Henare joins us live now. His grandfather is the… Read more Audio

9:25 AM.The forum tent is always a hive of activity with a cocophony of voices talking to many different issues. A lot of what we see and hear on the marae at Waitangi is a reflection of indepth inquiry and… Read more Audio

9:20 AM.In breaking news, Buckingham Palace has announced that King Charles the Third has been diagnosed with a form of cancer. The 75-year-old was crowned King in May of last year, so he's only been the… Read more Audio

9:06 AM.You're listening to RNZ National from the treaty grounds at Waitangi and looking out at the open spaces here you could be tempted to play some sport - like hockey - which is the focus of our next… Read more Audio

8:50 AM.We're going to head to the deep south now - and it was 24 years ago when a Hui-a-Tau at Kaikoura laid out a 25 year vision for the future of Ngai Tahu. As the iwi itself states "Ngai Tahu 2025 is… Read more Audio

8:35 AM.One of the United Kingdom's oldest and most iconic department stores is hosting a special Waitangi Day supper club later today. Fortnum and Mason's in central London was established in 1707 and… Read more Audio

8:25 AM.We're now crossing to our reporter Pokere Paewai, who has been here all weekend and is now on the bridge watching the waka out in the bay. Audio

8:15 AM.As the coalition government's treaty policies are tested and interrogated the Labour Party faces a different challenge - they have been told by Ngaapuhi not to lick their post election wounds for too… Read more Audio

7:45 AM.Annette Sykes Audio

7:35 AM."The kohanga reo generation is here, and we have a huge movement and a huge wave of us coming through." That korero is from our next guest, 21 year old Hana Rawhiti Maipi Clarke, while she was on the… Read more Audio

7:30 AM.For some Maori in Te Tai Tokerau home can consist of tents, old milking sheds or a simple cabin. To respond to the need for better homes, a housing expo is being launched today at Waitangi. Several… Read more Audio

7:20 AM.For Maori, preparations for the korero at Waitangi this year began in Turangawaewae with the national hui called by Kingi Tuheitia. From there, Ratana Pa carried the kaupapa of kotahitanga with the… Read more Audio

7:10 AM.Ka tika a muri, ka tika a mua - healing the past, building a future - this has long been a guiding kaupapa for claimants and the Crown in the treaty settlement process. In 2023 the Crown signed deeds… Read more Audio

6:35 AM.Joining us now fresh from the Dawn Services Prime Minister Christopher Luxon. Audio

6:30 AM.Another first this Waitangi Day, was Tama Potaka who spoke at the government powhiri, in his capacity as a Crown Minister. He reflected on his tupuna U-tiku Potaka and recalled his own ongoing… Read more Audio

5:00 AM.Live coverage of Waitangi Day Dawn Service. Audio

11:55 AM.Five year old Hiwa talks about the Treaty of Waitangi. Audio

11:45 AM.The 28 Maori Battalion's Battle Honours Memorial flag with the Battalions 42 Campaign and Battle Honours are being presented to be recognised for the first time in 76 years. They're being presented by… Read more Audio

11:35 AM.Te Rau Aroha was a much loved canteen truck, riddled with bullet holes, that crossed the battlefields of North Africa and Italy in World War Two alongside the 28th Maori Battalion. It's also the name… Read more Audio

11:22 AM.It is 183 years since the signing of the Treaty of Waitangi but across the Tasman indigenous Australians have been waiting a lot longer for a treaty or some sort of constitutional recognition… Read more Audio