One of the areas of interest for Māori in the Budget was the investment in Māori land which was announced today. The announcement was made in Gisborne and will direct more than $50 million over four years towards Māori land under the Whenua Māori Programme. The announcement was made at property owned by the Matuaaokere Ahuwhenua Trust, which is landlocked, and for the first time in generations people were able to stand on their own land. Te Kuru o Te Mārama Dewes reports live from Te Tai Rāwhiti: Phil Hokianga, Tangata Whenua. Tammi Hokianga, Heamana, Matuaokore Ahuwhenua Taratī. Nanaia Mahuta, Minita Whakawhanaketanga Māori.
There are claims that Northland school children are being used in the distribution and sale of methamphetamine. Health workers are concerned about the young being exposed to the drug and are asking for the Government to provide support for community efforts to combat the problem. Rāniera Harrison reports: Martin Kaipo, Toihau, Te Hau, Āwhiowhio o Ōtangarei. Jay Hepi, Kaiwhakahaere Ā Rohe, ManUp. Shane Jones, MP, Aotearoa Tuatahi.
Northland iwi are investigating the use of whalebone to treat kauri dieback disease. Traditional stories from Ngāti Wai and Ngāti Hine say the kauri and the whale were brothers which is what spurred the research by Tohe Ashby. Talisa Kupenga reports: Tohe Ashby, Tohunga Rongoā. Tākuta Jamie Ataria, Kairangahau Taiao.
Tens of thousands of youths have protested today by goiing on strike from school and attending Extinction Rebellion demonstrations. Kaiah Arona, Ngāti Kahungunu, Te Arawa. Luke Wijohn, Ngāi Tūhoe, Te Rarawa.
A sunset sail will be held in Hawai’i to honour the late master Māori navigator and waka builder Sir Hekenukumai Hector Busby. People will sail out on two waka, the Hōkūle’a and Hikianalia, to scatter flowers across the ocean in his memory.
The prestigious Ahuwhenua Trophy Awards will be held tonight in Gisborne. The three Māori farm finalists are Whāngārā farms, Kiriroa Station and Te Awahōhonu Forest Trust. All the finalists are from the East Coast.
The 2019 Pacific Music Awards were held last night to honour the best among Māori and Pacific Island musicians. Kings won Best Pacific Male Artist and Best Pacific Song among other other awards and the late Queen Sālote Tūpou III was recognised with the Lifetime Achievement Award for her contribution to Pacific music.
The Deaf Blacks are preapring for a three test series against Argentina. The team are putting it all on the line as they struggle with funding and raising money for a sport there is little awareness of. Ruth Smith reports: Petaera Meihana, Poumiri, Kapa Ōpango Turi. Tony Kukulinski, Perehetīni, NZDRFU. Ashley Bensley, Kaitīkape, Kapa Ōpango Turi.
A group of students from Lucknow School and Mayfair School in Napier have returned from the Southern California Robotics League competition in California with a trophy for winning second place. The students goal was to improve the way in which astronauts keep in touch with their whānau when they are in space.
Regan Paranihi reports: Jimmy August-Ngārimu, Kāpene o Te Kapa NZ Black Bots. Brendan White, Tumuaki o Te Kura o Lucknow. Teiti Hāpuku, Ngāti Kahungunu, Ngāti Tāhinga.
The Māori Lunar Calendar – Korekore Rawea will rise.
The first Interschool Catholic Kapa Haka Competition began in Ōhope today. St Joseph’s School in Whakatāne hosted the event which is aimed at promoting whānaungatanga and Māori culture. Piripi Taylor reports: Wiliam Stewart, Ngāti Awa. Pouroto Ngāropo, Ngāti Awa. Ben Fuller, Tumuaki, Te Kura Katorika o Hato Mēri Ki Tauranga. Charlene Ede, Kaiako, Te Kura Katorika o Hato Pāteriki Ki Taupō. Samuel Miller, Te Kura Katoriki o Hato Pāteriki.
To honour New Zealand Music Month, the video of Ardijah’s version of “Haere Mai”