Waitangi Day Podcast Options

11:45 AM.Next we have yet another up and comer in te ao puoro, Mā, who from her makeshift, multi-purpose bedroom studio, released a dreamy soul soundscape self produced album, Breakfast With Hades, last year… Read more Audio

11:25 AM.Te Reo Māori, and its survival, continues to be a focal point for Māori, and justifiably is debated and discussed each Waitangi Day. This year commemorates the 50th anniversary of the Māori language… Read more Audio

11:06 AM.Māori doctors and health providers have been working tirelessly around Aotearoa to support and encourage Māori whānau to get vaccinated against Covid 19. An important milestone was hit this weekend… Read more Audio

10:50 AM.On Wednesday, an historic agreement that recognised Māori interest in spectrum was signed in parliament. 
The Māori Spectrum Working Group comprises representatives of Treaty of Waitangi claimants… Read more Audio

10:25 AM.50 years ago, a group of university students banded together to push back against the system, and call for an end to racism. They were Ngā Tamatoa - young warriors.  Read more Audio

10:06 AM.While she isn't able to be on the Treaty grounds, this is the first Waitangi Day for Governor-General Dame Cindy Kiro. She took up the role of Governor-General last year and is the first wāhine Māori… Read more Audio

9:40 AM.The pandemic, and the public health response to it thrust people into positions they hadn't expected. This was especially true of young māori leaders who suddenly found themselves at the forefront of… Read more Audio

9:06 AM.The way we as a nation mark Waitangi Day has itself gone through quite the transformation. Today, of course, the grounds are largely silent. But over generations, it's been a scene of carnivals and… Read more Audio

8:45 AM.This Waitangi Day is Opposition Leader, and National Party Leader, Christopher Luxon's first holding those roles. Whilst he couldn't attend Waitangi in person this year, he has been to Waitangi… Read more Audio

8:30 AM.The Race Relations Commissioner, Meng Foon, has called for urgent action to pursue compulsory te reo Maaori in schools. He's written letters to the Education Minister political party leaders and other… Read more Audio

8:25 AM.From the Chair of the Waitangi Trust, to the Chair of Te Tii Marae. Often referred to as the lower marae, Te Tii Marae holds the Te Tiriti o Waitangi Wharehui and the Chair carries the name of one the… Read more Audio

8:10 AM.The covid pandemic has seen significant events around the world rescheduled or cancelled. Here in Aotearoa has been no different. Covid has effected one of the most important days in our nation's… Read more Audio

11:35 AM.Mara TK's new album delves into one of the biggest issues facing Maori men, mental health and the response, or lack thereof, from the Government.  Aja Wairere-Ropata and Mara TK play new songs… Read more Audio

11:25 AM.Mohi Allen is a on mission to reinvigorate te reo Maori through music, and thats the topic of his Master's thesis. He spoke with Mani and Julian from the Treaty Grounds. Read more Audio

11:04 AM.Dame Claudia Orange's writing on the Treaty of Waitangi has contributed to New Zealanders' understanding of this history for over thirty years. Dame Claudia Orange spoke with Julian Wilcox. Read more Audio

10:45 AM.RNZ Pacific News Editor, Koro Vaka'uta, talked with New Zealanders of dual heritage for Waitangi Day. Read more Audio

10:25 AM.Ta Tipene O'Regan is the Upoko, or Traditional Head of Awarua Runanga. He was also the Chief Negotiator for the Ngai Tahu claim, and is credited as being one of the key architects of the Treaty of… Read more Audio

10:25 AM.Ripeka Evans on the long fight to have the mana wahine claim heard with the Waitangi Tribunal. Read more Audio

10:04 AM.The Labour Party has its largest ever Maori caucus. Julian is joined at the Treaty Grounds by Shane Te Pou, no Ngai Tuhoe, a former candidate, campaign manager and executive member of the Labour Party… Read more Audio