Matthew Tukaki
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Can We Call Aotearoa Home? Immigration Takes Centre Stage Before Election - Waatea News: Māori Radio Station (opens the original)
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Immigration, belonging and the future of Aotearoa’s ethnic communities will come under the spotlight at a major cross-party election discussion in Tāmaki Makaurau this month. Shakti is bringing political representatives and migrant and ethnic communities together for Can We Call Aotearoa Home?, a public forum examining immigration policy, social cohesion and how political debate can affect people’s sense of belonging in New Zealand. Media Release – Can We Call Aot… The event will feature represe
Māori Politics Under the Microscope as Election Campaign Heats Up - Waatea News: Māori Radio Station (opens the original)
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Long-time advocate for Māori social and political advancement Merepeka Raukawa-Tait says election campaigns provide an important opportunity to look beyond political slogans and examine what competing policies will actually mean for Māori. Raukawa-Tait has spent decades contributing to public debate and challenging governments across the political spectrum on issues including Māori development, whānau wellbeing, social services and political accountability. Her perspective comes as Election 2026
From the Courts to Europe: Mike Smith Takes Climate Fight International - Waatea News: Māori Radio Station (opens the original)
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Climate advocate and Ngāpuhi leader Mike Smith remains at the centre of efforts to hold governments and major emitters accountable for their response to climate change. Smith, an elder of Ngāpuhi and Ngāti Kahu, took a landmark case against seven major New Zealand companies, arguing their greenhouse gas emissions were contributing to climate harm affecting his whenua, moana and places of cultural significance. In 2024, the Supreme Court reinstated the proceeding, allowing the claims to move beyo
Mental Health Alarm: Māori Bearing Heavier Burden of Compulsory Care - Waatea News: Māori Radio Station (opens the original)
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A new report is raising concerns about the use of seclusion and compulsory treatment in Aotearoa’s mental health system, with Māori continuing to experience disproportionate impacts. Sonya Russell, Director of Mental Health and Addiction Sector Leadership at Te Hiringa Mahara – Mental Health and Wellbeing Commission, says the findings reinforce the need for a stronger human rights approach across mental health and addiction services. The report identifies troubling increases in restrictive pract
A Life of Service: Aotearoa Remembers Adrian Rurawhe - Waatea News: Māori Radio Station (opens the original)
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The passing of former Speaker of the House Adrian Paki Rurawhe has prompted an outpouring of aroha and reflection across Aotearoa, with tributes recognising a life deeply grounded in whānau, iwi, Rātana and public service. Rurawhe represented Te Tai Hauāuru in Parliament from 2014 before later serving as a Labour list MP. In 2022 he became only the second Māori to serve as Speaker of the House. His contribution stretched well beyond Parliament. Rurawhe was a rangatira of Ngāti Apa, had longstand
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