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Pay equity issue will not go away
E tū Union National Secretary Rachel Mackintosh discusses the government’s controversial Equal Pay Amendment Act that makes it harder for women-dominated workforces to achieve pay equity. Video, Audio
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The Waitangi Tribunal review
10 May 2025The government says it will launch a review into the Waitangi Tribunal to refocus the "scope, purpose and nature" of the Tribunal's inquiries back to its… Audio
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Puanga to take starring role at this year's Matariki celebrations
4 May 2025The theme of this year's Matariki holiday highlights the star Puanga or Rigel, which is observed in the astronomical traditions of many iwi.
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The Sampler - Riki Pirihi & Abigail Aroha Jensen climb the stairs to heaven with LP Tūpiki
4 May 2025Maggie Tweedie reviews Riki Pirihi and Abigail Aroha Jensen release Tūpiki a spiritual and experimental album inspired by the journey Maui took to climb the 12… Audio
Pay equity issue will not go away
E tū Union National Secretary Rachel Mackintosh discusses the government’s controversial Equal Pay Amendment Act that makes it harder for women-dominated workforces to achieve pay equity. Video, Audio
Morning Report Essentials for Thursday 15 May 2025
In today's episode, the co-leaders of Te Pati Maori face a three-week suspension from Parliament after the Privileges Committee deemed a haka performed in the house could have been intimidating to… Audio
Waitangi Tribunal hearing looks into ACT's Regulatory Standards Bill
Critics have told the Waitangi Tribunal that the ACT Party's Regulatory Standards Bill is, in fact, an anti-Treaty Bill. Māori News Journalist Pokere Paewai reports. Audio
Lawyers present evidence in Regulatory Standards bill hearing
Claimants in an urgent Waitangi Tribunal hearing say the ACT Party's Regulatory Standards Bill is a more aggressive and stealthier version of the Treaty Principles Bill. Their lawyers presented… Audio
Midday Report Essentials for Wednesday 14 May 2025
In today's episode, the Waitangi Tribunal is hearing submissions from claimants concerned about the effect the Regulatory Standards Bill will have on the Treaty of Waitangi, The Foreign Affairs… Audio
Waitangi Tribunal hearing submissions on Regulatory Standards Bill
The Waitangi Tribunal is hearing submissions from claimants concerned about the effect the Regulatory Standards Bill will have on the Treaty of Waitangi. Māori news journalist Tuwhenuaroa Natanahira… Audio
Wellington's Kia Mau Festival celebrating 10 years
Executive Director Miria George describes the Kia Mau Festival, from 30 May to 14 June in Wellington as "medicine for the soul", she gives Melissa Chan-Green the highlights. Audio
Midday Report Essentials for Tuesday 13 May 2025
In today's episode, RNZ understands pornography found on the work computer of former deputy commissioner of police, Jevon McSkimming, is being investigated as alleged objectionable material, New… Audio
Te Matatini 2027 won't be hosted in Nelson
The community in Te Tauihu o te Waka-a-Māui/Nelson is feeling gutted by the decision by Te Matatini not to host the next kapa haka festival in the region. Nelson Māori ward councillor Kahu PakiPaki… Audio
The Waitangi Tribunal review
The government says it will launch a review into the Waitangi Tribunal to refocus the "scope, purpose and nature" of the Tribunal's inquiries back to its "original intent". Audio
Govt to remove Maori acknowledgment from ECE centres
The government plans to remove the legal requirement for the early learning sector to acknowledge Maori as tangata whenua, support children's cultural confidence, and teach about Te Tiriti o Waitangi… Audio
Puanga to take starring role at this year's Matariki celebrations
The theme of this year's Matariki holiday highlights the star Puanga or Rigel, which is observed in the astronomical traditions of many iwi.
The Sampler - Riki Pirihi & Abigail Aroha Jensen climb the stairs to heaven with LP Tūpiki
Maggie Tweedie reviews Riki Pirihi and Abigail Aroha Jensen release Tūpiki a spiritual and experimental album inspired by the journey Maui took to climb the 12 stairs of heaven, Te Ara Poutama. Audio
Director Ursula Grace Williams on the making of Marlon Williams: Ngā Ao E Rua - Two Worlds
Tony Stamp speaks with Ursula Grace Williams, the director of a new feature documentary called Marlon Williams: Ngā Ao E Rua - Two Worlds, about the making of his new te reo Maori album Te Whare… Audio
Wiremu Mato on his role at Ihi Aotearoa Sport New Zealand
Wiremu Mato is the first person to hold the role of Kaiwhatu Mana Orite at Ihi Aotearoa-Sport New Zealand which 'supports Māori wellbeing by improving participation and growing leadership through… Audio
Marlon Williams charms in new documentary Ngā Ao E Rua - Two Worlds
The deeply private musician pulls back the curtain on his personal life in a moving new film that tells the story of his bid to reclaim his reo.
Iwi/ Crown relations on the line after scathing audit
Iwi and hapu are legally entitled to their Treaty Settlements, but a new report from the auditor general has found widespread breaches by the Crown. Audio
Iwi boss accuses NZ First, ACT of 'scaremongering'
Shane Jones and David Seymour are against a proposal for Te Kawerau ā Maki to be part of a committee overseeing the Waitākere Ranges. Audio
Whakataukī of the Week with Joe McLeod
Chef Joe McLeod (Ngāi Tūhoe) joins Emile Donovan to share a whakataukī-a Māori proverb-that's meaningful to him. Audio
The Tibbles: celebrating a hero
The Tibble family are in Faenza, Italy commemorating their ancestor Te Rauwhiro Tibble this Anzac Day. Audio