Shannon Haunui Thompson

More than two hundred people gathered at Manuka Point in the Chatham Islands to lay to rest the last remaining officer of the 28th Māori Battalion and Auckland iwi Ngāti Whāatua Ōrākei is taking the… Audio

College students launched a petition in 2015 calling for the government to set aside a national day for the New Zealand wars. Today is the start of the first national commemoration. Shannon… Audio

Protestors marched down the main street of Dargaville this week in opposition at plans to build New Zealand's biggest chicken farm; beginners' classes in te reo Māori are attracting so many… Audio

Te Puea Marae opened its doors yesterday to local employers in an effort to find more jobs for the people it helps. And for the employers who went along, it was an eye-opener. Te Manu Korihi reporter… Audio

Te Puea Marae opened its doors yesterday to local employers in an effort to find jobs for the people it helps. One of those potential employers was Telnet co-founder and chief executive, John… Audio

Labour's Māori MPs are confident Māori charter schools will be able to successfully transition into the mainstream education system and remain open; the head of the Education Ministry has told MPs the… Audio

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern spend 5 days in Waitangi this week, meeting with iwi leaders, mayors, manawhenua and the wider community and became the first female prime minister to be allowed to speak… Audio

Shannon Haunui Thompson has been in Te Tai Tokerau since Thursday last week and followed the various politicians and events - for the more formal affairs with an increased number of politicians… Audio

Shannon Haunui-Thompson has been following events in and around Waitangi since Thursday. She joins the programme to discuss the changes this year and how it compares with previous years when there has… Audio

The government has finally inspected the flagpole site that kicked off the northern wars; Ancestral remains have been returned to representatives of the Pacific island of Rapa Nui and Two South Island… Audio

Jacinda Ardern was welcomed on her first visit to Waitangi as prime minister with baby jokes and a warm reception from prominent iwi leaders. Te Manu Korihi reporter Shannon Haunui-Thompson reports. Audio

The Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern received a warm welcome at Ratana Pa this week, some Maori are demanding greater clarity about how the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific… Audio

Eight Taranaki iwi are one step closer to having their sacred mountain and ancestor, Taranaki Maunga, become a legal entity, Justice Joe Williams has become the first prominent Maori and first Maori… Audio

Te Manu Korihi news editor Shannon Haunui-Thompson joins us on Nights to look back on 2017 and ahead to 2018 from a Maori perspective. Audio

An archaeologist has made a remarkable discovery at the site of the country's first major battlefield, Ruapekapeka and Maori children who left mainstream schooling say they became far more… Audio

The Court of Appeal has rejected Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei's bid to stop land they say is in their rohe being given to another iwi as part of a treaty settlement; Three Gisborne iwi will now have access to… Audio