Nanaia Mahuta
Concerns government lacking vision for Māori economy post pandemic
Māori business advisors are worried that the government has no vision for the future of the Māori economy.
Before Covid-19, the Māori economy was worth more than $50 billion.
But many… Audio
Northland locals say they had to live in trees due to lack of housing
Harrowing stories about Northland's housing crisis have been revealed at a Hui in Whanagrei with some people saying they resorted to living in treehouses.
The Minister for Maori Development Nanaia… Audio
Te Ture Whenua reforms started at Parliament
Parliament has begun work on a bill to reform the process of succeeding to Māori land including tikanga-focussed solutions to land ownership disputes. Audio
Te Ture Whenua reforms started at Parliament
Parliament has begun work on a bill to reform the process of succeeding to Māori land including tikanga-focussed solutions to land ownership disputes.
AudioMaori Women's Welfare League says government failing Maori
The president of the Maori Women's Welfare League has sent a clear message to members at the 67th national conference this year - the government has failed to deliver transformative change for Maori… Audio
Trust determined to build on Māori freehold in Bay of Plenty
A Māori land trust is not giving up its fight to build a holiday park on Māori freehold land in the Bay of Plenty, despite strong opposition from some of the landowners it represents. The trustees of… Audio
Is te reo Maori thriving in NZ's proposed bilingual towns?
Two years after bilingual towns were first proposed, Otaki is carving its own path to becoming reo rua, while other towns lag behind. The idea was put forward by the then-Maori affairs Minister Te… Audio
'Honour the language' - Māori for MPs
MPs at Parliament say they're making the time for te reo Māori lessons to honour the language. Audio
'Honour the language' - Māori for MPs
MPs at Parliament say they're making the time for te reo Māori lessons to honour the language.
AudioGovt issues formal response to Waitangi Tribunal claim Wai 262
Nearly 30 years after Maori lodged a bid for legal protection for their intellectual and cultural property rights, the Government has finally issued a formal response. Their claim to the Waitangi… Audio
Māori translations on voting papers ‘institutional racism’ - candidate
A candidate in the local body elections says the rules governing Māori translations of candidate profiles on voting papers is a form of "institutional racism" and must change. Election rules state… 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
Gig tickets, Cuban cigars among MPs' declared gifts
Tickets to sports matches and concerts, as well as clothing, jewellery, Cuban cigars, and signed photos of the royal family are among the gifts bestowed on MPs in the 12 months to January this year… Audio
Massive water infrastructure reform 2019: who will pay?
With fundamental reform of our waste, drinking, and storm water on the cards - who will pay the billions and is it time for an aggregation of suppliers? Kathryn Ryan discusses with Local Government… Audio
Government accused of ignoring Waitangi Tribunal reports
A new report is being seen as stronger evidence that the Government is ignoring Waitangi Tribunal recommendations. In the past forty years, the Crown has only fully-settled the claims raised in 21… Audio
Kaumātua facing looming crisis
A hui focused on the well-being of older Māori has heard that kuia and kaumātua are facing a looming health and housing crisis nationwide. About 200 people gathered at the Kaumātua Service Providers… Audio
Māori media up in the air
A major review of Māori broadcasting has been announced by the government against a backdrop of growing problems. Jobs are set to go at Māori Television in what’s been billed as a “strategic refresh”… Video, Audio
Māori media up in the air
A major review of Māori broadcasting has been announced by the government against a backdrop of growing problems. Jobs are set to go at Māori Television in what’s been billed as a “strategic refresh”…
Video, AudioBudget 2018: Kei hea te putea? Where's the money?
Kei hea te putea? Where's the money? Maori-specific funding took a major hit in this budget, despite voters backing Labour in all seven Maori seats last election. Te Puni Kokiri will lose about $9… Audio
Nanaia Mahuta discusses iwi water rights, pollution reduction
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern says settling Māori claims to freshwater will not necessarily go hand in hand with moves to reduce pollution in New Zealand's lakes and rivers. However work is underway… Audio
