Te Karere Home

Hone Harawira didn’t shy away from his summation of the situation with Winston Peters’ attitude towards te reo.

He was the chosen one raised with the wisdom of the elders, but it took a devastating personal tragedy for Elder Te Reo (Ngāti Porou) to accept his fate as a leader for his people. Waka Huia #FullEpisode

“Kua kawe ana tēnei āhuatanga o te Māori Movement ki te atamira nei ka kite ana rātou te wairua te ihi te wehi te wana i roto i a tatou te iwi Māori.” – Beez Ngarino Te Waati, Kaikōkiri, Hawaiki Tū

“Āe, tino hīkaka te ngākau i te mea he whakataetae whakahirahira tēnei mōku mō te ao CrossFit hoki.” – Tuteari Te Rauna-Lamont, CrossFit Athlete

"After one month of poi lessons I saw an improvement in grip strength and I saw improvements in balance. And on the cognitive side I saw improvements in memory and retention." - Kate Riegle-Van West, Poi Researcher

“People are dying from these substances and so the conversation to legalise these substances which clearly are putting people at risk, um, is a complex issue.” – Gilbert Taurua, Kaitakawaenga Māori, NZ Drug Foundation

Both mother and daughter, Wendy Campbell and Natanya Campbell, were actively involved with Matihetihe Marae in Mitimiti.

“Ko te mate kē te nuinga o te motu i mātakitaki mai ki ngā mahi i roto i te whare paremata - kārekau kē e mōhiongia i a rātou i tēnā tū āhuatanga, engari i a mātou i noho nei ia rā, ia rā e mōhio ana mātou koia nā te āhuatanga o taua whare.” - Pita Paraone MP, New Zealand First

#UPDATE: Our apologies, e te iwi, we were unable to broadcast this report on Te Karere due to a technical fault. We'll be posting it soon to our Facebook - keep an eye out. --- NZ First leader Winston Peters was made to apologise in Parliament yesterday for accusing Māori Party leader Te Ururoa Flavell of "hiding behind the Māori language" after he answered a question in te reo. Today, NZ First MP Pita Paraone is playing down his leader's remarks as just the theatre of politics. Eruera Rerekura - Te Karere with more on Te Karere at 3.55pm, TVNZ 1.

Schoolboy rugby players will be randomly tested for performance-enhancing drugs by Drug Free Sport NZ at this year's Top Four tournament in Palmerston North.