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Maoriland Festival highlights tales of survival 09 Feb 2021 07:39 AM Photo: Radio Waatea Image Database. More Related Stories Libby Hakaraia: Maoriland Festival highlights tales of survival The director of the Maoriland Film Festival says filmmaking has become an act of survival for indigenous peoples. The director of the Māoriland Film Festival says filmmaking has become an act of survival for indigenous peoples. This year’s programme for the five-day Ōtaki-based festival include...

A Ngāpuhi elder says allowing women to speak during welcomes on the Whare Rūnanga at Waitangi will be a realistic acknowledgement the country is...

Audiences at Six60’s summer concerts are getting a dose of kapa haka with the ticket.

Nappies and tyres taint Te Toto garden site 26 Jan 2021 13:24 PM More Related Stories Related Podcast The Department of Conservation wants visitors to blow the whistle on people dumping rubbish on a culturally significant site just south of Raglan. Te Toto is an amphitheatre-shaped gorge overlooking the Tasman Sea on the south western slopes of Te Maunga o Karioi west of Pirongia Forest Park. Waikato district biodiversity and recreation/historic supervisor Glyn Morgan says it was once the...

The Taxpayers’ Union says funding for marae upgrades is classic pork-barrel politics dressed up as a COVID-19 response.

New China FTA to benefit Maori exporters 27 Jan 2021 08:12 AM Photo: Radio Waatea Image Database. More Related Stories Chris Karamea-Insley: New China FTA to benefit Maori exporters The chair of Maori trade group Te Taumata says the upgrade of the 2008 free trade agreement with China will create opportunities for Maori exporters and businesses. The chair of Māori trade group Te Taumata says the upgrade of the 2008 free trade agreement with China will create opportunities for Māori e...

Vape importer starts work on te reo warnings 27 Jan 2021 08:00 AM Photo: Radio Waatea Image Database. More Related Stories Related Podcast Vaping products imported into New Zealand will be required to display warning labels in te reo Māori if proposed regulations are accepted. The Ministry of Health has opened online consultation on the draft regulations which are required now vaping and smokeless tobacco products have been brought under the Smokefree Environments and Regulated Produ...

Martyn Bomber Bradbury: 2021 has barely begun and NZ Politics is already reeling on a multitude of fronts which will continue to shape what is...

Te Ruapekapeka commemoration chance for wider reflection 11 Jan 2021 08:51 AM Photo: Radio Waatea Image Database. More Related Stories Related Podcast As hapū involved in the 1846 battle at Te Ruapekapeka welcome manuhiri to a three-day commemoration, Associate Arts, Culture and Heritage Minister Kiri Allan says it’s a chance for all New Zealanders to reflect on the role such conflicts had in creating the nation. She says the Battle at Te Ruapekapeka Pā, which took place on Janua...

Biosecurity is in his nature 22 Dec 2020 10:42 AM Author: Ministry for Primary Industries - Manatū Ahu Matua Ministry for Primary Industries - Manatū Ahu Matua More Related Stories Media Release Ministry for Primary Industries - Manatū Ahu Matua From culling wild goats to decimating invasive river weed, one Kiwi is combining his passion for the land with hard graft and te ao Māori. Thomas (Tame) Malcolm is dubbed a biosecurity champion, and he has earned that description at just 3...