From January 1, 2025, the New Zealand Council of Legal Education has plans to make teaching tikanga Māori and te ao Māori compulsory in the legal curriculum for students, meaning all core law courses will have a compulsory tikanga Māori component.
On the 7th of May, King’s Counsel Gary Judd filed a complaint to the Government’s Regulations Review Committee over this move, claiming that tikanga didn’t fall under “proper law subjects”.
Producer Sofia Roger Williams spoke to co-Tumuaki at Te Hunga Rōia Māori o Aotearoa, the Māori Law Society, Tai Ahu (Waikato, Ngāti Kahu (Te Paatu)), about these changes to the legal curriculum and the role of tikanga Māori in law.
Mary-Margaret talks to the Vice-President of Auckland University’s Student Union about the membership of eight uni executives at the expensive Northern Club. We check in with Green Party co-leader Marama Davidson about how they did in the Northcote by-election, and prison reform. Lillian Hanly talks to the Mental Health Foundation about the language media uses in suicide coverage. Is it appropriate? Damian Rowe speaks to Forest and Bird chief executive Kevin Hague about fishing skippers avoiding legal MPI obligations. And finally Lillian talks to Māori Development Minister Nanaia Mahuta about the digitization of a number of historic Māori magazines from the 1970s and 80s.
The National Library of New Zealand, under an agreement with Te Taura Whiri i te Reo Māori and Te Puni Kōkiri, is going to digitize a number of historic Māori magazines from the 1970s and 80s. National Librarian Bill Macnaught says this is one of the National Library’s contributions to the Māori Language Strategy to revitalise the Māori language. Lillian Hanly spoke with Nanaia Mahuta, minister for Māori development to find out more. She started by asking what these magazines are.
Donald Trump may have committed the ultimate faux-pas for his fanbase, when he met up with Russia president Vladimir Putin in Helsinki, Finland earlier this week.
Only days after US intelligence clearly concluded to Russian meddling in the 2016 election campaign, Trump gave in to Putin, ultimately choosing his budding friendship and alliance with the questionnable leader, over the States's historical alignment and domestic support. Thus creating unprecedented backlash back home.
Will his back pedalling be enough to convince his supporters he cares?
The government is currently within the draft stage of a Royal Commission Inquiry into historical child abuse within state care however many organisations including churches have been reaching out to include faith-based Instituitions into the inquiry. Producer Damian Rowe spoke to Male Survivors Aotearoa Trustee and national advocate Ken Clearwater, firstly asking why faith-based organisations were left out in the first place.
Layla Walter creates bespoke cast glass vessels in vibrant hues using the historic lost-wax technique. She chatted with Aimee about her latest activities and involvement with upcoming Art Ache during Artweek.
In the wake of the Christchurch terror attack, New Zealand is looking to make rapid changes to its gun laws. Today we take a look at how our laws currently stand and how gun laws are only one aspect to preventing an atrocity like this happening again. Olivia Holdsworth spoke to Professor of Peace and Conflict Studies at the University of Otago Kevin Clement and began by asking about historical pushes for gun law reform and why these suggestions were never ratified.
Things are moving forward in bold steps for the land disputes in Ihumatao, the Stonefields Historic Reserve which was confiscated from Maori in 1863.
With Fletcher’s plan to develop housing units on 32 hectares of land, which is part of the rare cultural heritage landscape in Ihumatao, a petition was made against that move.
Now, Following the powerful and moving hikoi through Wellington streets on March the 12th to present their petition to Government, The Save Our Unique Landscape Campaign, the SOUL movement, will take the near 19,000-strong petition to Auckland Council on April the 9th, outside of Aotea Square.
Louis talks with SOUL co-founder and social activist Qiane Matata-Sipu, about the movement and their petition.
Residents of Point Chevalier recently received a pamphlet titled "One Treaty, One Nation". The pamphlet promotes a one law for all agenda and historical revisionism. Lillian Hanly speaks to Sophie Barclay, a Point Chevalier resident, who found the pamphlet in her letterbox.
Lillian starts the show by acknowledging the passing of Te Wharehuia Milroy.
For Dear Science we talk about the 1 million species nearly extinct due to human actions, the T-Rex's cousin and mind altering drugs from 1000 years ago.
Lillian touches on the two big announcements made by the government today on the Zero Carbon Bill and the 6 principles which will guide the government in responding to the Royal Commission of Inquiry into historical abuse in state care and in the care of faith-based institutions.
Sherry gives us Part 1 of a report on her visit to the largest landfill in South-East Asia, Bantar Gebang.
Tania Sawicki-Mead from Just Speak tells us about their event next week where they hope to get everyday people talking about transformational change in the justice system.
And finally, Episode 6 Part 2 of Economic Anxiety with Rod Oram where Lillian asks about the governments commitments to wellbeing and the environment.
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