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Leading Maori legal academic Moana Jackson dies

31 Mar 2022

Kua hinga he totara nui o te waonui a Tane. Tangi hotuhotu ana nga manu. Me to iwi Maori. The tributes have been flowing endlessly for one of Aotearoa's most leading legal minds and indigenous… Audio

Life without a queen - what NZ could look like

18 Mar 2021

After the Markle Debacle and Andrew's murky associations, you couldn't blame Aotearoa for saying goodbye to the Crown. But what would a queen-free country look like constitutionally? Audio

Life without a queen - what NZ could look like

18 Mar 2021

After the Markle Debacle and Andrew's murky associations, you couldn't blame Aotearoa for saying goodbye to the Crown. But what would a queen-free country look like constitutionally?

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Māori leaders alarmed by Armed Response Teams deployment

12 Nov 2019

Māori leaders are alarmed that armed police squads set up to tackle serious crime will also deal with low-level offending.

They say it was overkill that armed officers in Hamilton stopped a car and… Audio

State abuse inquiry: Lawyer calls colonisation 'inherently abusive'

31 Oct 2019

A prominent Māori lawyer has told the Royal Commission into Abuse in Care that colonisation is the root cause of ongoing abuse of Māori in state care.

The Royal Commission is meeting in Auckland over… Audio

Fears Maori will be targeted in armed police patrols

24 Oct 2019

There are fears a six month trial of police patrol vehicles carrying armed officers will see Maori being targeted more than any other group. Police Commissioner Mike Bush announced last week armed… Audio

Leading academics urge govt to drop mega prison plan

27 Feb 2018

The government will soon have to decide whether to go ahead with a $1 billion expansion of Waikeria Prison in the South Waikato. The new facility would hold an additional three thousand inmates but… Audio

Moana Jackson - a new constitution for Aotearoa

23 Oct 2016

On Waitangi Day this year Matiki Mai Aotearoa - the independent working group on constitutional transformation - launched its report: He Whakaaro Here Whakaumu Mo Aotearoa. It is the culmination of… Audio

Police reject claims they harbour institutional racism

31 May 2013

The Police Commissioner is claiming there was no institutional racism behind the Urewera raids. Audio

Treaty Debate 1 (2013): Finding a Place for the Treaty

27 Jan 2013

Lawyers Matthew Palmer and Moana Jackson discuss the topic: What place does the treaty have in New Zealand's constitutional arrangements? Recorded at Te Papa 24 January 2013. Audio

Defendants' lawyer speaks about dropped charges

6 Sep 2011

Because of a Supreme Court judgement, which is suppressed, there's no longer sufficient evidence to proceed against those solely accused of firearms offences. Audio

Wai 262 claim

4 Jul 2011

Discussing the implications of the Waitangi Tribunal report into the Wai 262 claim are Moana Jackson, Maori lawyer who drafted the original Wai 262 claim, Rob McGowan, ethno-botanist specialising in… Audio

Constitutional review

9 Dec 2010

A constitutional review to look at the length of parliamentary terms and the Treaty of Waitangi. Audio

Maori conducting own review of Constitutional matters

8 Dec 2010

While the Government embarks on a wide ranging review of the constitution as part of the support arrangement between National and the Maori Party, Iwi around the country are carrying out their own… Audio

Ideas for 8 March 2009: Indigenous Constitutions

14 Dec 2009

This week, we look at the Idea of a post colonial indigenous world view with a focus on Bolivian and NZ constitutional change. Audio

Ideas for 20 September 2009: Moana Jackson

20 Sep 2009

Lawyer Moana Jackson is well known as an advocate of constitutional change and the rights of indigenous people both here and abroad. Chris Laidlaw talks to Moana about the people, writers and… Audio