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Also in attendance at Tūrangawaewae marae for the Kiingitanga held hui-a-motu on Saturday was author and professor of Māori studies at the University of Auckland Margaret Mutu. Margaret and Rosetta had a kōrero about the hui and what movements we can expect to see from Māori in order to protect Te Tiriti, particularly around Waitangi day next month. They spoke about the notable absence of Christopher Luxon, Winston Peters, and David Seymour from the event on Saturday and what she believes both Māori and non-Māori need to be doing in order to protect Te Reo Māori, Tangata Whenua and Te Tiriti o Waitangi under the current government.

E whai akei nei, coming up on the show…

For our weekly catch up with Te Pāti Māori, Rosetta spoke to MP Takutai Kemp about the hui-a-motu held by the Kiingitanga at Tūrangawaewae Marae on Saturday, Te Pāti Māori’s calls for the New Zealand government to support South Africa’s case against Israel at the international Court of Justice, and leaked documents revealing the government's intentions to erase Te Tiriti o Waitangi. 

She also spoke to Margaret Mutu, University of Auckland professor of Māori studies, and expert on Te Tiriti o Waitangi, about Saturday’s hui at Tūrangawaewae Marae.

Rosetta also spoke to University of Canterbury (UC) Professor Ann Brower of the School of Earth and Environment, who is the lead author of the recently published research paper, New Zealand’s braided rivers: The land the law forgot, about the importance of protecting Aotearoa’s braided rivers

And finally, Rosetta spoke to Dennis Maga, FIRST Union General Secretary, about the union groups protests on Friday regarding a group of predominantly filipino migrant workers who have been left in economic hardship after recruitment group ELE entered receivership in December of 2023.

Recently He Arotake Pōtitanga Motuhake, the Independent Electoral Review released a report discussing their recommendations to the current government on changes to our electoral system. 

One of the proposed changes involved granting voting rights to all prisoners. Currently, prisoners serving sentences of longer than three years are not allowed to enrol to vote. 

I speak to Emmy Rākete, the press spokesperson from People Against Prisons Aotearoa, about prisoner voting rights and what the proposal could mean.

Producer Olivia spoke to member of the Palestinian community, Katrina Mitchell-Koutabb, about her petition calling for the Government to do more to stand with Palestine.

She also spoke to member of the Disabled Persons Assembly, Paul Brown, about accessibility issues with our current public transport system.

And News and Editorial Director Jessica Hopkins spoke to Health Coalition Co-Chair Professor, Lisa Te Morenga, and Action on Smoking Harm (ASH) Director, Ben Youdan, about their stances on the Government repealing smoke-free measures.