Current affairs with issues pertaining to Maori.
Shane taurima (Ngāti Kahungunu, Rongomaiwahine) - Kaikawe Kōrero.
“Bash-a-Tamariki - Can People Please Stop?
It's the big question on everyone's lips, following last weekend's reports of horrifying abuse cases in Rotorua. But it's gone on for so long, and the problem seems so big - what solutions are left? A community in Wellington running an anti-violence programme Ngā Mōkai and they are standing up and saying they have an answer. Reporter Arana Taumata visited the programme to see what it's all about.
Laurence O’Rielly (Ngāti Kahungunu) - Manager of Consultancy Advocacy and Research Trust (CART).
Where's the Leadership?
So calls for leaders to take a stand this week against family violence. Ironically though, few Māori standing up for leadership positions in regional and local government elections due shortly. Is this state of affairs indicative of where Māori leadership stands now - in the doldrums? Joining Shane Taurima in the studio this week are three community leaders who represent the small number of Māori that stand and indeed are elected to our local councils. For instance should there be Māori seats at regional and local council level.
Atareta Poananga (Ngāti Porou) - Studio Guest.
Charles Te Kowhai (Te Arawa) - Studio Guest.
Raewyn Bennet (Ngāi Te Rangi, Te Arawa)- Environmental Bay of Plenty Councillor.
Ngā Kaihautū
Last September Te Arawa signed a deed of settlement for their treaty claims, which includes compensation of v ast tracts of Kaingaroa Forest. It is due to be ratified by Parliament shortly. But this settlement like no other has left iwi who share in interest in Kaingaroa disillusioned with the Treaty Claims Settlement Process. They claim the Crown and its agency, the Office of Treaty Settlements have created a situation which threatens to turn claimants on each other. So claimants did the only thing they could do. They asked the Waitangi Tribunal to review the Te Arawa settlement. This week the Tribunal released its Final Report on Te Arawa. They were unforgiving, saying " ...we cannot endorse the settlement in its current form..." and it had " ...grave concerns regarding the potential negative impact on overlapping iwi"
Where to now for the Te Arawa settlement? Tahuri Tumoana reports.
Annette Syles (Te Arawa) - Lawyer.
Rāwiri Te Whare (Ngāti Tahu, Ngāti Whaoa) - General manager Te Pūmautanga o Te Aawa .
Te Ariki Morehu (Ngāti Makino) - Claimant.
Robert Pouwhare (Ngāi Tūhoe, Ngāti Haka Patuheuheu) - Claimant.
Tāmati Kruger (Ngāi Tūhoe) - Chairman, Te Kotahi a Tūhoe.
Kaa Daniels (Tūhourangi, Ngāti Wāhiao) - Kuia.
Anarū Rangiheuea (Tūhourangi, Ngāti Wāhiao) - kaumatua.
Maori the Minority?
For Maori rugby fans it could be like looking for a needle in a haystack, now that only three out of six possible Māori players have made this year's All Black World Cup squad. Potaka Maipi visited All Black training recently and spoke to the guys who are in - and discovered they have a tonne of tautoko for the bros who are out.
Te Kauhoe Wano (Taranaki, Te Ātiawa) - Sports Broadcaster.
Graham Henry - All Black Coach.
Luke McAlister (Taranaki, Te Ātiawa) - All Black.
Carl Hayman (Ngāti Apakura) - All Black.
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