Race Relations
The courtroom battle that brought down the KKK
Kathryn Ryan speaks with best selling journalist and non-fiction writer Laurence Leamer, whose latest book tells the remarkable true story of a legal case in 1981 which bankrupted the Ku Klux Klan. Audio
On the street in the Baton Rouge protests
Dozens of protesters were arrested in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, during a street demonstration against the deaths of Alton Sterling and Philandro Castile. Local resident Bria joins Checkpoint from the… Video, Audio
Canada looks to NZ to improve race relations
The relationship between Māori and the government is being studied by Canadian officials keen to improve their own race relations.
Canada eyes Maori and Crown relationship
The relationship between Maori and the Government is under the microscope by Canadian officials keen to improve their own race relations. Te Manu Korihi reporter Leigh Marama McLachlan caught up with… Audio
Race Relations Commissioner plans new anti-racism campaign
The Race Relations Commissioner is working on a new anti-racism campaign. Video, Audio
Remembering The Specials' drummer John Bradbury
John "Brad" Bradbury - drummer with the proudly multicultural British band The Specials - has passed away suddenly at 62. Fellow Coventry boy Jim Pinckney (aka DJ Stinky Jim) remembers The Specials'… Audio
Susan Guthrie & Jevan Goulter - Korerotia te Tiriti
Jevan Goulter and Susan Guthrie have spent the last eight months talking to dozens of prominent New Zealanders about the Treaty of Waitangi and race relations in Aotearoa. This week they launched Talk… Audio
Race Relations Commissioner - politics in her sights
The Race Relations Commissioner has taken a swipe at politicans who are playing the race card. Audio
Mediawatch for 7 June 2015
Should people convicted of serious crimes be free to talk to the media?; a review of reporting racial issues picks out one particular paper; big-name papers end up publishing the same stuff twice. Audio
Ferguson police and courts discriminated against black people
A US Justice department investigation has found overwhelming evidence that Ferguson police officers and court staff discriminate against black people. Audio
Aureretanga Parihaka
Te Ahi Kaa this week features a dramatised documentary recreating the political manoeuvrings behind the invasion of Parihaka in Taranaki on 5 November 1881. Audio
POWER PLAY
You know the election is not far away when political parties start ramping up the rhetoric on race relations. The race debate has flared on two different fronts this week.
Paul Diamond - Cartoon Maori
Paul Diamond (Ngati Haua, Te Rarawa, and Ngapuhi) is a writer, journalist, historian and broadcaster, who currently holds the position of curator, Maori, at the Turnbull Library. He has been looking… Audio
Access All Areas: A Country Divided
The winter of 1981 saw the Springboks rugby team tour New Zealand, and Kiwis divided. Recent Maori attempts to reclaim ownership of government requisitioned land at Bastion Point had focused attention… Audio