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Community, not guns needed for high impact policing 22 Jul 2021 14:33 PM More Related Stories HASH(0x29083f8) Hauraki Waikato MP Nanaia Mahuta says community policing, not cops with guns is the way to tackle rising levels of violent and drug-related crime. National Party leader Judith Collins is calling for the sacking of Police Minister Poto Williams and the return of police armed response teams to address increases in gun violence. Ms Mahuta says the trials of the armed teams in South A...

Whanganui leader Esther Tinirau put tangata whenua first 22 Jul 2021 14:33 PM More Related Stories Related Podcast Whanganui leader and te reo Māori educator Esther Tinirau has died after a long fight with bowel cancer. Ms Tinirau from Rānana was set to become national director of Te Kōhanga Reo National Trust when she was diagnosed in 2016 aged just 51. Māori Party co-leader Debbie Ngarewa Packer says she worked closely with the Ngāti Ruaka wahine when they were trying to bring thei...

Otara to lead waipiro harm study 14 Jul 2021 11:39 AM Getty Images HASH(0x4273348) A campaigner against the proliferation of bottle stores says a new long term study will give communities more ammunition in their fight against the harm of waipiro. Otara Maori warden Dave Ratu says government health promotion agency Te Hiranga Hauora has agreed to fund the Maori-led health needs assessment study, which will involve roopu and whānau across the community collecting data and intergenerat...

Hauraki Gulf hikoi embraces other struggles 14 Jul 2021 12:30 PM Kelly Klink image Supplied HASH(0x2cff348) An advocate for protection of the Hauraki Gulf says she wants to build a national network to ensure Māori views of marine protection are given the status they deserve. Kelly Klink from Aotea Great Barrier says the long and costly battle to stop an increase in the dumping of dredge waste from Auckalnd Harbour in Tikapa Moana revealed how little the voices of mana whenua matter i...

Environment Court clarifies korora consent 14 Jul 2021 12:45 PM Photo images courtesy of Pūtiki Protectors More Related Stories Related Podcast The Environment Court has extended the area covered by consent conditions at the controversial Waiheke marina project but the action won’t be enough to stop the work. Members of Protect Pūtiki are now in the sixth day of occupying a floating building platform at the Pūtiki Bay site. Last week Ngāti Pāoa Trust Board asked the court for ...

Plunket reviews record on Maori 13 Jul 2021 14:48 PM More Related Stories Related Podcast Whānau Āwhina Plunket says its time to level the playing field for all pēpi and tamariki in Aotearoa. Clinical leaders went back to Puketeraki Marae in Karitāne where the organisation began in 1907 for a three-day noho marae to understand how the organisation can better meet the needs of whānau Māori. Chief executive Amanda Malu says the health care playing field has never been level in access,...

Mob meth programme not Nationals speed 13 Jul 2021 14:48 PM More Related Stories HASH(0x2b58348) National Party deputy leader Shane Reti says the Mongrel Mob should have nothing to do with methamphetamine recovery programmes. National is crying foul over the Prime Minister signing off on $2.75 million from the Proceeds of Crime Fund going to the Mob-led Kahukura programme in central Hawke’s Bay. Jacinda Ardern says the marae-bsaed programme, which has the backing of police, iwi, and the...

Aronui Festival chance for a laugh 13 Jul 2021 14:48 PM More Related Stories HASH(0x3a98348) Rotorua will be alive with indigenous arts in September with the third Aronui Theratre. Director Cian Ellyse White says the kaupapa of the festival is to inspire, empower, uplift, and share art of the world via an indigenous lens for all people. Rotorua-born Troy Kingi will return to his roots to headline the festival with his band The Upperclass. Theres also film, dance, musical theatre, a drag s...

Nathan picked to lead BOP tourism recovery 12 Jul 2021 14:00 PM More Related Stories Related Podcast Māori tourism leader Oscar Nathan has been appointed general manager of Tourism Bay of Plenty as the industry in the region tries to recover from Covid. Mr Nathan, from Te Aupōuri and Te Rarawa, has been acting tumuaki since April. Board chair Laurissa Cooney says he is an incredibly strong leader with a superb reputation both within and outside the industry. Previous roles include head...

Womens ancient roles to fore for tribunal 12 Jul 2021 14:00 PM More Related Stories HASH(0x448c348) The Waitangi Tribunal is delving deep into the past this week as it lays the foundation for its report on the Mana Wahine Claim. The tribunal is at Terenga Paraoa Marae in Whangārei for the third week of hearings on the kaupapa claim, which will attempt to address structural discrimination against Māori women. Huhana Lyndon, who will give evidence at a later hearing on discrimination in l...