Mani Dunlop
Annual Garden Bird Survey draws to close for 2022
Backyard-bird enthusiasts have once again risen to the occasion for the annual Garden Bird Survey.
The project is like a census for birds of sorts, and sees tens of thousands of people each year out… Audio
Sydney residents facing 'life-threatening' floods
Sydney residents are facing a "life-threatening flood emergency" with thousands of people forced to leave their homes and over a hundred rescues. Dozens of evacuation orders were triggered yesterday… Audio
Covid-19 numbers increasing as new variant takes hold
A new Omicron subvariant that's more transmissible and better at evading immunity is expected to trigger a winter wave sooner than expected.
Covid-19 cases of the BA.5 variant are roughly doubling… Audio
Businesses' wishlists at Australian trade talks
The Prime Minister is on her way back to the southern hemisphere for the third leg of Aotearoa's reconnection strategy.
Jacinda Ardern will arrive in Australia today for a series of trade, tourism… Audio
Long-lived food truck The White Lady owners claim trouble with council could force closure
The owners of a much-loved Auckland food truck fear council regulations may force the business to shut after nearly 75 years.
Late-night burger joint, The White Lady, came under scrutiny in April… Audio
All Blacks score another Eden Park victory
The Irish luck seems to be siding with the All Blacks who managed to score yet another weekend victory at Eden Park.
In their first game of the year at the venue, they defeated Ireland 42-19… Audio
Top Stories for Monday 4 July 2022
Straight off the back of her trip to Europe the Prime Minister heads to Melbourne on her way home for a series of trade, tourism and business events, Several people have been shot in a shopping mall… Audio
Matariki across Te Moana-Nui-a-Kiwa
The rise of Pleiades is an important cluster across Te Moana-Nui-a-Kiwa, the Pacific Ocean. In Maohi Nui, colonised as French Polynesia, the cluster is known as Matari'i. In her role with the Tahiti… Audio
Dr Rangi Matamua
Dr Rangi Matamua is the chair of the Matariki Advisory Board and a leading authority on Maori astornomy. He's been spending nights at Te Papa to monitor the exact time when the sun comes up and when… Audio
How RNZ is covering Matatriki in multi-media special
Tomorrow is the first time Matariki will be celebrated as a public holiday in Aotearoa. Producer Leonard Powell hit the streets of Tamaki Makaurau to find out what people are doing to celebrate. He… Audio
Matariki celebrations ramping up
Matariki - the new year - is a time of reflection, acknowledging the past and looking to the future - while also being intrinsically connected to the environment.
It is entrenched in Māori oral… Audio
Te Waonui a TMK for Sun June 12
This week the Maori news team look at a widow who is left distraught after the body of her husband was taken from their home to be buried north, Maori could be able to change electoral rolls at any… Audio
Wellington woman wants husband's body back
A Wellington woman is vowing to fight after her husband's body was forcibly taken from their home by his whānau, to be buried at his Northland marae.
Tommy Murray, who was 54, had a heart problem… Audio
Renowned leader, activist Joe Hawke farewelled at Takaparawhau
The leader of the Bastion Point Takaparawhau occupation has been laid to rest on the land he fought to get back for his people today.
Joe Hawke, who was 82, died on Sunday.
Māni Dunlop and our… Video, Audio
Joe Hawke's burial
The tangi for Joe Hawke comes to a close today with his burial at Takaparawhau, the very place where he led the iwi occupation to save the headland from becoming a housing development. Māni Dunlop… Audio
Looking back on Joe Hawke's life
Prominent kaumatua, activist and leader of the long-running Takaparawhau occupation - Auckland's Bastion Point in the late 1970s, Joe Hawke, has died, aged 82. Born in Tāmaki Makaurau in 1940, Joseph… Audio
Are we Abel to be called Aotearoa now?
"Are we Abel to be called Aotearoa now?"
Is the catch cry for renowned Aotearoa artist Hori's mission touring the country to confront the resistance but also promoting the country's name change from… Audio
Kerbside food waste collection for most households by 2030
Food waste collection services could soon be coming to your neighbourhood. The government plans to roll out kerbside collection of food scraps for most urban households by 2030, as part of its… Audio
Fire fighters union staffing woes reach crisis point
The professional fire fighters union are pushing for industrial action as it says staffing in Auckland has reached crisis point.
The union said over the weekend there were 23 gaps in firefighter… Audio
Budget: $100m to mental health and addiction services
The government has made more pre-budget promises - this time committing $100m to specialist mental health and addiction services.
The money will cover community based crisis services, enhance… Audio
