Leigh Marama Mc Lachlan
The Aotearoa History Show!
The story of New Zealand and its people, from its geological origins to modern day. Hosted by William Ray and Leigh-Marama McLachlan, with animation by Chris Maguren. Made possible by the RNZ/NZ On… Audio
1: Prehistoric New Zealand
Before people there was the land. We start the story of New Zealand 100 million years ago as tectonic forces tear apart Gondwana and Zealandia/Te Riu-a-Maiu is formed. Audio
The History of Aotearoa New Zealand now has a podcast!
RNZ presents The Aotearoa History Show - this time as an audio only podcast! Audio
Ihumātao: The situation so far
The government and Auckland Council are being told they can't just wash their hands of the Ihumātao land dispute.
Mana whenua want the contested land returned, but both the council and the government… Video, Audio
Top young Maori orators have emerged
What better time than during Maori language week to have our top senior students battle it out in the national Maori speech competitions. Four victors have just emerged from the Nga Manu Korero… Audio
Māori suicide prevention workers 'undervalued, underfunded'
Māori suicide prevention workers say they are undervalued and underfunded and they're pleading for more support as Māori suicide rates reach record highs.
New figures show 685 people in Aotearoa… Video, Audio
Kiingitanga, Tainui won't rule out Ihumātao buy-back
Waikato-Tainui and the Kiingitanga have not ruled out buying back Ihumātao to put an end to the Māori land dispute in south Auckland.
But they say no deal has been struck despite rumours that they're… Audio
Māori need to helm prison changes for real success - advisory group
Allowing prisoners more contact with their families and kaupapa Maori programmes in every prison are just two of the sweeping changes being planned for the country's prison system. Hokai Rangi is a… Audio
Govt reveals major prison overhaul, focus on respect and whānau
Corrections is launching a major new strategy focused on treating prisoners with respect and giving them more access to whanau. The new strategy, Hokai Rangi, aims to cut the proportion of Maori in… Audio
Govt rules out law change on confiscated land in private hands
The Treaty Negotiations Minister Andrew Little is ruling out a law change that will put confiscated land now in private hands up for return to Māori in treaty settlements.
It comes as protesters… Audio
Māori leaders urge law change on confiscated land
Some Māori leaders are urging the government to revoke a law that prevents Māori from getting confiscated land back if it's now owned privately.
They say keeping private land off-limits in treaty… Audio
SOUL leader, Māori Minister meet over Ihumātao dispute
The face of the Ihumātao occupation, Pania Newton, has met with Māori Development Minister Nanaia Mahuta over the land dispute in South Auckland. The pair had a hui this afternoon in a bid to find a… Audio
Ihumātao: Mandate system divides Māori - kaumātua protestor
One of the hundreds of protesters at Ihumātao says there should be more Māori land occupations.
Bob Rolleston is a kaumātua from Matakana Island in the Bay of Plenty.
He joined the protest in South… Audio
PM under fire for leaving NZ during Ihumātao dispute
As the Paramount Chief of Rarotonga visited Ihumātao today, National leader Simon Bridges took a swipe at Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern for going overseas whilst the land dispute remains unresolved. Video, Audio
Only five homes to keep mum and baby together out of state care
An Oranga Tamariki social worker says there are not enough residential options to allow vulnerable women to stay with their babies and avoid having them being placed in state care.
Nearly 300 babies… Audio
Dealing with Oranga Tamariki frustrating, some iwi say
Some iwi are warning Oranga Tamariki not to wheel them in to fix up their mess.
Next month, new legislation will mean the agency must work with Maori organisations.
But iwi say dealing with Oranga… Audio
Netball NZ to take action to support te reo during games after complaints
Netball New Zealand is backing the use of te reo Māori on the courts, after two Tauranga kura copped complaints for speaking Māori during their games. Māori News Correspondent Leigh-Marama McLachlan… Audio
Maori welcome Budget 2019, urge more autonomy
A leader in Maori health says the new Budget sparks hope for Maori but warns they need to let Maori lead any changes. Yesterday's Budget announcement included 80 million dollars on Whanau Ora, and… Audio
Oranga Tamariki accused of dropping boy at gang pad
Oranga Tamariki has been accused of dropping a teenage boy off at a gang pad as punishment for being too cheeky. Māori news correspondent Leigh-Marama McLachlan reports. Audio
'Whānau violence is not who we are' - Māori Council campaign
The Māori Council is targeting whānau in a new campaign to end family violence and keep their children out of state care. Today, it launches a series of posters online with the common slogan: 'Whanau… Audio