Meriana Johnsen
Hundreds share their aroha for Nancy Brunning at tangi
Hundreds of mourners have paid their respects and shared their aroha for actor, playwright and producer Nancy Brunning.
Over 400 people descended on Raukawa marae in Otaki to say their final goodbyes… Audio
Prophet Rua's descendants want changes to official pardon
Descendants of the Tūhoe prophet Rua Kēnana are backing proposed changes to the pardon Bill, which would see the Crown take greater responsibility for the unlawful conviction of their ancestor.
The… Audio
Tapu te Ranga marae clean up making slow progress
Five months after the distinctive Wellington marae Tapu te Ranga burnt to the ground, the clean up is making slow progress. There's still a large pile of ash and rubble where the multistoried… Audio
Welfare sanction penalises Māori - advocates
Beneficiary advocates say the Ministry of Social Development needs to hurry up and scrap a sanction that is overwhelmingly penalising Māori, and leaving children hungry.
The use of the sanction… Audio
Security threat on Cook Strait ferry
RNZ reporter Meriana Johnsen reports from the Wellington Interislander ferry terminal where the Kaitaki has been returned to port after a security threat. Audio
Tuia 250 commemorations
The most anticipated day in the Tuia 250 commemorations has arrived, with the Endeavour replica arriving in Tūranganui-a-Kiwa this morning. Audio
Preparations ramp up in Gisborne for Tuia 250
Preparations in Gisborne are ramping up ahead of the Tuia 250 commemorations, as the East Coast region confronts its fraught colonial history. 10-thousand people are expected to converge on the city… Audio
Te Waonui for week ending Friday 27 September 2019
A Bay of Plenty hapu is accusing the Tauranga City Council of breaking its promise to gift or lease a significant piece of land back, the botched census leaves Maori in the dark as to whether the… Audio
Emotions run high as Rua Kenana Pardon Bill passed
On the same day the government committed to teaching New Zealand history in schools, it has apologised for what has been described as the final shots of the New Zealand Wars. The first reading of the… Audio
More Māori midwives needed to keep up with rising demand
Māori midwives say a workforce strategy is desperately needed as the number of midwives fails to keep up with rising Māori birth rates. There has been no Māori midwifery recruitment strategy for the… Audio
Women's drug treatment programme at Arohata a huge success
A group of female prisoners say they've turned their lives around after overcoming their addictions through a drug treatment programme at Arohata Prison. The programme at the female-only prison in… Video, Audio
Reducing Māori prisoner numbers: Will Corrections deliver?
A new strategy to drastically reduce the Māori prison population is being labelled heroic and brave but the pressure is now on for Corrections to deliver.
After a decade without a Māori strategy… Audio
More men needed to work in domestic violence help
Māori providers involved in a police-led domestic violence intervention programme say they're struggling to find enough men to work with perpetrators.
The Integrated Safety Response Pilot - which… Audio
Ihumātao: Protestors staying until land is safe
Hundreds of people continue to occupy the whenua in Māngere to stop a special housing development from being built on ancestral land near Auckland airport.
On Friday, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern… Audio
Ihumātao protest: Kaumātua, rangatahi split over development
A generational divide is at the heart of an ongoing battle to stop a housing development at Ihumātao.
The protests are being lead by mana whenua Pania Newton and her cousins, who have been pushing… Audio
700 teachers sign up to te reo pilot programme
Over 150 teachers are beginning their reo haerenga as part of a $12 million programme to increase the use of te reo Māori in the classroom. Audio
Bunnings plastic blowing onto Wellington beaches
A Wellington man is fed up trying to get Bunnings in Lyall Bay to keep their plastic in check.
Steve Cronin says he's repeatedly asked the store to do something about the plastic wrapping that blows… Audio
Māori-controlled, funded health system needed - claimants
The Waitangi Tribunal has found the Crown has breached the Treaty by failing to give Māori control over a primary health system that works for them.
The Tribunal says Māori health funding is poorly… Audio
Only 16km of median barrier added to NZ roads last year
Just 16 kilometres of median barrier was installed on roads last year raising questions about the government's ambitious plan to roll out 198km by the middle of 2021.
Associate Transport Minister… Audio
Period poverty campaign call for free sanitary items in school
The Union of Students' Associations and Dignity, a company that provides free sanitary products, have launched the Positive Periods campaign, pushing for menstrual education and products to be… Audio
