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Monday 10am to Midday.
Paakiwaha is a weekly, lively, thought provoking and debate packed two hour current affairs program with a Māori perspective.
Paakiwaha is hosted by Willie Jackson (Ngāti Maniapoto, Ngāti Porou) and broadcast nationwide by Radio Waatea with funding from New Zealand On Air.
Greetings and programme rundown.
Pauline Kingi: Head of Te Puna Kokiri in Auckland and Organiser of "Atamira" where all Māori Business came together in the weekend to show case all their wares to Auckland.
Alec Hawke: Events Manager for the 'Atamira' expo in Auckland in the weekend
talks with Willie about how the event went from his perspective.
Music: Herbs - "Good for Life" and "French Letter".
Hone Harawira Māori Party MP for Taitokerau, talks with Willie about the "Foreshore and Seabed" legislation repeal. Hone also talks about looking around for a new Māori Flag design.
Georgina Te Heuheu: MP National Party and Associate Minister for Māori Affairs. Willie talks with Georgina about the Central North Island "Tree Lords" deal and what it means for all the Tribes involved.
Travis O'Keefe: Winner of the Māori Innovation and Science Supreme Award during "Atamira" Expo in the weekend. Travis is responsible for "Health TV". TV screens placed in Doctors waiting rooms to educate people on Health Issues promoting Social Change.
Rawiri Te Whare: Chief Negotiator for the CNI "Tree Lords" Claim with the biggest Treaty Settlement in history with more than 280 million dollars in cash and a 176,ooo hectares of Land in the Central North Island. This settlement is divided between Eleven Tribes. This process started in 2002 and involved ownership of the Kaiangaroa Forest reverting back to Māori along with the accumulated rentals.
One problem was getting all the Iwi involved to reach a level of unity and cohesion and form a Collective and then they needed the Crown to surrender the Forest and rentals.
Matt McCarten: Political Analyst and Commentator talks with Willie about the CNI Tree Lords Deal, Winston Peters' reaction in the weekend against the Foreshore and Seabed legislation repeal and calling Māori "Separatists" and telling John Key not to give in to them. Willie says it's "vintage Winston". They also comment on Winston talking about Māori representation on the Auckland Super City.
Roger Pikia & Dale Husband: Strategist with Te Ahuwhenua, AgResearch working with the Māori farming pastoral sector to help make pastures healthier.
Pre recorded from Dale's Newsmakers programme where Dale talks with Roger about Land Ownership issues for the Central North Island, Crown Forests Lands such as the Kaiangaroa Estate that has ownership disputes for about twenty years. The government has been unable up to now, to get Iwi around the table for discussions. There are about eleven Iwi involved with the Central North Island Forests ownerships and they are determined to achieve a settlement but it is very difficult to get consensus.
Duncan Garner: Qantas Media Award winning Political Editor, with a Weekly wrap-up of Politics. This week they talk about Winston Peters disgraceful return to the spotlight.
Ken Laban: Lower Hutt Mayoral Candidate, Prominent Community Leader and Sports Analyst and Commentator, with a Weekly wrap-up of Sports. This week we talk about Rugby and Tennis with Federer.
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