Mani Dunlop

The hole in the Maori dental workforce is starting to be filled. The Ministry of Health is reporting an increase in the number of applications for Hauora Maori Scholarships to study at the country's… Audio

A Hamilton-based health provider bidding to establish a charter school is rejecting a claim that kura hourua set Maori up to fail. The national association of kura kaupapa Maori says total immersion… Audio

A coalition is aiming to develop a Maori driven Manuka honey industry within 12-months. The Maori Council is considering asking for a hearing into the funding of the Waitangi Tribunal. A former kura… Audio

More now on that report we just heard in Te Manu Korihi news, performing arts students at Manukau Institute of Technology take to the stage of an inner city Auckland theatre for the first time… Audio

An education expert from Chile says charter schools will not set Maori up to succeed. A coalition wants to build a Manuka honey industry driven by Maori with the aim of increasing employment for rural… Audio

An education expert from Chile says charter schools disadvantage Maori and do not provide them with a good education. A coalition is developing a Maori driven Manuka honey industry so it can increase… Audio

The Race Relations Commissioner, Dame Susan Devoy, is encouraging people to speak out about being racially targetted, after a woman was humiliated by a Hamilton Countdown store. Audio

New research shows that some Maori families are getting in to debt so they can look after dying whanau members. The study, which looks at the financial cost for families who provide care to someone… Audio

Ticket inspectors on Auckland trains will begin testing lapel cameras on their jackets to help keep them safe following recent assaults. Audio

A law professor says there is a strong case to look at redefining the scope of self-defence, a move that's being pushed by the latest inquiry into family violence. Audio

Two Taranaki iwi are celebrating after the rejection of a seabed mining project in their area. Audio

The police are hunting for burglars who have stolen 16 firearms and 5 thousand shotgun shells in Auckland. Audio

Aucklanders were picking up the pieces today after gust of winds up to 170 kilometres an hour caused chaos overnight. Audio

The Auckland woman Blessie Gotingco has been farewelled by hundreds of people at her funeral. Audio

Thousands of homes could have more planes overhead, following Auckland Airport's proposed changes to some flight paths, to make trips faster. Audio

Migrants say calls to clamp down on the number of people coming here is naive, a mistake and a bad political move. Audio

The Children's Commissioner believes the lives of New Zealand's most vulnerable children will be transformed if the findings of a social workers review are implemented. Audio

National Party MP Mark Mitchell has told the John Banks trial that Kim Dotcom boasted he would destroy Mr Banks and the Government. Audio

Concerns are mounting over violations of human rights under the imposition of Martial Law following Thursday's coup in Thailand. Audio

The number of Maori and Pasifika students studying medicine at the University of Auckland has increased by about 40 percent from five years ago and thanks to new recruitment strategies it's set to… Audio