Korero Mai Ki Ahau: Sturday 28 & Sunday 29 March 2015

Saturday 12.00 - 12.30pm

Sunday 12.00 - 12.30pm

Both shows repeated 5.00pm – 6.00pm

On Sunday

Saturday 28th March: Waioho Papamoana is the call to arms hiikoi in Auckland city this Sunday protesting against Norwegian state oil company Statoil's exploration programme off Northland. Greenpeace says not only Statoil but other operators need to get the message they are not welcome in Aotearoa waters. We talk with one of the hiikoi organisers, long time champion for the environment Hinekaa Mako.

Sunday 29th March: Tuhoronuku the Ngapuhi negotiating body is back on the discussion table. Is it a good model that includes everyone? There's been a whole lot of debate with accusations of backdoor deals, skulduggery, whanau against whanau including all sorts of dirty rotten tactics. We talk with Ngapuhi kaumatua Kingi Taurua, whose been an observer, a facilitator and a protagonist during this drawn out tribal debate about who should represent the North's treaty of Waitangi negotiations.

Korero Mai Ki Ahau a half hour features programme every Saturday and Sunday from noon, which takes an in – depth look at issues affecting te ao Maori. Totally in te reo Maori brought to you by Waatea News in association with Te Mangai Paho.

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Both shows will be available as podcast on our website: waateanews.com

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