Te Aniwa Hurihanganui
Iwi on mission to increase te reo Māori speakers among kaumātua
A Wairarapa iwi is on a mission to lift the number of Māori language speakers among its kaumātua. Rangitāne o Wairarapa found more than seventy percent of its people aged 55 and over could not speak… Audio
Hapū ready to occupy mountain to stop cellphone tower
Plans to build a cellphone tower in the rural Utakura Valley in Northland have come to a halt, following widespread opposition by hapū who have threatened to occupy the land in protest.
The tower is… Audio
Te Waonui for week ending Friday 16 August 2019
A Māori man misses his flight over fears his carved walking stick could be used as a weapon --- Concerns are raised over the impact the botched 2018 census will have for iwi funding -- and Moriori… Audio
Te Waonui for week ending Friday 9 August 2019
A breakthrough is reached for protesters at Ihumātao following a tense stand-off on Monday night with police ---- The treaty Negotiations Minister Andrew Little rules out a law change that would allow… Audio
Tensions rise between police and protesters at Ihumātao
Protesters at Ihumātao say they've lost trust in police, after tensions boiled over last night when police blocked them from moving further down the quarry road. Video, Audio
Te Waonui for week ending Friday 2 August 2019
The stand-off at Ihumātao continues into its second week - Hundreds of prostesters remain at the South Auckland site to oppose a housing development being built on the land - in Wellington, hundreds… Audio
Ihumātao protest leaders waiting for govt invitation
The leader of protest group SOUL, Pania Newton, says she's still waiting for a formal invitation from the government, which has said there will be no construction on the site until an agreement has… Audio
Ihumātao: Protectors, protesters remain as development paused
Protesters at Ihumātao are taking time off work to continue their occupation, despite construction on the disputed site being put on hold.
The fight to protect the 32 hectare land block in South… Audio
Marama Davidson: PM can end Ihumātao dispute
Green Party MPs joined more than 400 protesters on the front line at Ihumatao today, calling for the prime minister to bring an end to the land dispute. Our reporter Te Aniwa Hurihanganui and… Video, Audio
Māori ministers steer clear of Ihumātao conflict
While protesters occupying land at Ihumatao continue their stand-off with police, Maori ministers in the capital are staying clear from the conflict, saying its up to mana whenua to find a solution… Video, Audio
Rise in number of Māori embracing veganism
A growing number of Māori are ditching dairy and meat, and embracing veganism.
The topic was at the centre of a New Zealand Human-Animal Studies conference this month, where researchers highlighted… Audio
Te Waonui for week ending Friday 19 July 2019
An Oranga Tamariki social worker speaks out about why so many babies are being placed in state care - a Far North iwi leader threatens court action against the government over climate change - and a… Audio
Learning about cricket in 24 hours
Cricket, it's fair to say, isn't everyone's cup of tea. That was certainly the case for RNZ Te Manu Korihi reporter Te Aniwa Hurihanganui. Audio
How closed adoption robbed Māori children of their identity
Under the 1955 Adoption Act, thousands of Māori babies were adopted into Pākehā families. Te Aniwa Hurihanganui investigates the impact on Māori who grew up desperate to re-connect. Audio
'Shocked, disgusted, angry': Video features white men with faux moko
An online video showing a group of white men dressed as Māori and pretending to be descendants of a Waikato-Tainui sub-tribe has outraged members of the Māori community.
Video, Audio
Marae learn from Te Puea on tackling homelessness
The findings of a two-year study into how a grassroots-model turned homeless people's lives around will be at the centre of a summit in Mt Albert.
Marae and social agencies want to know what it will… Audio
Te Waonui for week ending Friday 5 July 2019
A watershed report on Māori health highlights racism in the system - a Far North social service is making a difference for Māori in state care - and a Rotorua family reach out to the public for… Audio
Rotorua whanau's plea for return of pounamu taonga from grave
A Rotorua whanau's social media plea for information about a stolen pounamu from their son's grave site has been shared nearly four thousand times. For three years, the dark-green - circle-shaped… Audio
Family pleads for pounamu’s return
A Rotorua whānau has issued a public plea for information about a pounamu which was stolen from their son's grave site. Audio
Police search for girl who says she was abused in state care
Police are hunting for a 13-year-old girl who has gone into hiding from Oranga Tamaraki, alleging she's been abused in state care and wants to be with her whānau. Audio
