Yesyerday Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern announced Matariki will first be celebrated in 2022. To understand more about Matariki, producer Jade Lewis brings us a report on its history.
With Matariki to be a public holiday, this offers an additional 3 day weekend to the calendar year. To understand what this means for workers, James talks to Muriel Tunoho from E tū about the subject at hand.
Justin talked to Health and Treaty Negotiations Minsiter Andrew Little about the Cancer Control Agency report that found Maori are twice as likely than non-Maori to die from cancer; an investment fund for Ngaphui; and water fluoridation.
Justin spoke to Privacy Commissioner John Edwards about his probe into landlords obtaining too much information about their tenants, including going through tenants' bank statements and compiling lists of 'bad tenants' on social media.