Haami Piripi

The Crown has acknowledged, but stopped short of apologising for, the role its played in the decline of the Maori Language. Haami Piripi is a former chief executive of the Maori Language Commission. Audio

Iwi leaders believe they're on course to buy a sizeable share of state houses when the Government starts selling them. Audio

An Iwi leader says he has no doubt Tuwharetoa will come back from its financial losses. Audio

Representatives of four Far North iwi will be in Parliament this morning for the first reading of the bill that ratifies their long-awaited Treaty settlement. Audio

Newly released figures show almost half of Maori in the Northland region of Te Tai Tokerau are not working and are not looking for a job. Audio

The chair of Te Rarawa Runanga is disappointed the Far North District Council granted permission for Top Gear to film on Ninety Mile Beach, and says the decision could prompt future claims for the… Audio

Iwi leaders are meeting in Waitangi and it's fair to say they arrive with a lot more clout than in the recent past. Treaty settlements have left some iwi as major economic players and that has created… Audio

Far North iwi chief says the Kaitaia community has been left devastated in the wake of a child sex abuse scandal. Audio

The heads of iwi around the country have unanimously endorsed a resolution for tribal unity over water rights. Audio

An iwi leader says the process used to settle Maori treaty claims to commercial fisheries could be used as a model to resolve claims to water. Audio

Efforts are under way to ensure a highly regarded Maori doctor remains in the far north after he threw in his job with a Kaitaia-based Maori health authority. Audio

The Maori Party says it will meet iwi leaders in the next few days to discuss government asset sales and will quit its deal with the Government if iwi tell it to. Audio

Listening to that, Haami Piripi of Te Rarawa in Northland. Audio

The Act party says the two iwi seeking customary title to beaches are just the start of an avalanche that will end up with most of the coastline under iwi control. Audio

A spokeperson for one of the iwi wanting to test the Government's new seabed and foreshore legislation says it's likely to be a long hard slog before any agreements are reached. Audio

Chairman of Te Runanga o te Rarawa, Haami Piripi, representing the interests of 23 Far North Marae and Maori issues commentator, Rawiri Taonui join the programme. Audio

The first chapter of a landmark Waitangi Tribunal report will be released today, almost twenty years after the claim was first made. Audio

Those in Northland, who know Shane Jones, say they don't care what he bought on his ministerial credit card given he's paid it back. Audio

Ninety mile beach may be given a new name under a tentative agreement between the crown and five Far North Iwi to settle historic treaty claims. Audio

The Prime Minister John Key says the onus is on the Maori Party MP Hone Harawira to prove his latest apology is meaningful. Audio