Te Aniwa Hurihanganui
Pākehā granted discharge without conviction most of any group
A discharge without conviction can spare a person guilty of a crime years of struggle and stigma.
RNZ can reveal Pākehā are granted more each year than any other group.
As part of new series Is… Audio
Pakeha granted name suppression three times as often as Māori
An Auckland couple who breached Auckland's lockdown to go to Wanaka have thrown name suppression into the spotlight.
The pair obtained urgent, interim name suppression before letting it lapse and… Audio
Young people losing te reo Māori fluency after moving schools
Young people are losing their fluency in te reo Māori after moving from kōhanga reo or kura kaupapa to mainstream schools.
The Secondary Principals' Association says a chronic shortage of… Audio
Oranga Tamariki admits asking for longer hospital stays for children
Oranga Tamariki has admitted it sometimes asks District Health Boards to keep children at hospitals longer than they need to while it hunts for a suitable placement.
It goes against the advice of the… Audio
'A new low' - Seymour digs in after sharing Covid-19 vaccination access code for Māori
ACT Party leader David Seymour is under fire tonight for publishing a priority access code Māori can use to get vaccinated without making an appointment.
Whānau Ora's no-booking system began on… Audio
First marae drive-through Covid-19 vaccination centre opens
A 15-year-old was among queues of people at the opening of Auckland's first drive-thru vaccination centre at a marae today.
Papakura Marae in the city's south is hoping to vaccinate 500 people a day.
…Covid-19: Boarding school creates 100-strong bubble
RNZ may have found one of the country's largest bubbles, a secondary school which has allowed nearly 100 students and staff to remain on-site during lockdown.
At least 19 boarding schools are in the… Audio
Whānau mourning loss of loved ones struggle with lockdown
Families mourning the loss of their loved ones are grappling with tighter restrictions on funerals and tangihanga, which prevent them from being present at any stage of the funeral process.
Among… Audio
Tangihanga and funeral rules tightened
The government has tightened rules around tangihanga and funerals this lockdown due to the increased threat of the Delta variant. Family members in the same isolation bubble of a deceased person can… Audio
High schoolers excluded over 'inappropriate sexual behaviour'
Three students have been excluded from Feilding's Hato Paora College following a police investigation into what the boarding school is calling 'inappropriate sexual behaviour'.
Te Aniwa Hurihanganui… Audio
Police not sure how many photos of Māori youth on database
Police have no idea how many photographs of Māori youth are stored in its intelligence database, but continue to insist officers are not racially profiling them.
In March, RNZ revealed police were… Audio
Vietnam vets believe Agent Orange caused their health problems, but no compensation from government
Maori Vietnam veterans who believe Agent Orange has caused chronic health problems for them and their descendants fear their fight for compensation may die with them.
Their call is being considered… Audio
Security company Cityguard admits to photographing children
Private security company Cityguard has admitted its staff photograph children they suspect may be doing something wrong, like skateboarding.
Cityguard's admission comes after an Auckland woman… Audio
Security guards photographing children 'shocking' - Witness
The private security company Cityguard is defending one of its officers who took photographs of children outside Newmarket Train Station during a patrol earlier this week, saying it is standard… Audio
Calls for marae to be excluded from Water Services Bill
Officials will be able to enter marae without a warrant under a new water safety proposal, even though no marae water supply has ever caused an outbreak of illness.
The Water Services Bill is a… Audio
Suspicions police photos of youths used for facial recognition
There are growing suspicions that facial recognition technology is being used on police photographs of innocent young people.
Earlier this week, RNZ revealed police are approaching innocent young… Audio
Investigation broadened into police photographing youths
The Independent Police Conduct Authority and the Privacy Commissioner are broadening their investigation into the police practice of photographing innocent youths - to include any member of the… Audio
Police front up over photos, details gathered of innocent youth
Police have been forced to front-up and explain why they are collecting details and photos of innocent young people. RNZ first reported on rangatahi being stopped and phographed by officers in… Audio
Two hundred person haka opens waka exhibition in Waitangi
More than 200 people took part in a haka at Waitangi yesterday to open an exhibition showcasing waka and all those who have sailed aboard the Māori voyaging canoes.
He Kaupapa Waka was created to… Audio
Dawn service held at Ruapekapeka Pā
A dawn service has been held this morning at Ruapekapeka Pā near Waitangi to remember the soldiers who died during one of the countrys first major conflicts over the Treaty of Waitangi.
The small… Audio