Korero Mai Ki Ahau - Saturday 19 March and Sunday 20 March

Korero Mai Ki Ahau - Saturday 19 March and Sunday 20 March

Saturday 12.00 - 12.30pm
Sunday 12.00 - 12.30pm
Both shows repeated 5.00pm – 6.00pm
On Sunday

On Saturday, Members of Taranaki Tuturu and Te Atiawa were out in force at parliament on Wednesday for the first reading of their claim settlement bills. On Thursday they were back in Waitara to mark the 156th anniversary of the first shots fired against them in the Taranaki land wars. Whaea Whero Bailey tells Eruera Morgan about the importance of the settlement to heal the pain of the past, and how residents of Parihaka and the wider Taranaki Whanui have kept alive the memory of those dark days and the aspirations of their tupuna to create their own future, and also The essence of what Te Ra o Maehe is.

On Sunday, The Tertiary Education Union says over the past decade there has been a decline in specialised Maori roles in universities and polytechnics, especially in the student support area. It says so called whitestreaming has implications for equity and where Maori will sit in the future workforce. Tertiary Education Minister Steven Joyce says the 50 percent increase in Maori gaining tertiary qualifications since 2008 shows there’s no problem. In Korero Mai Ki Ahau on Sunday, Eruera Morgan talks to Tawhirimatea Williams about the situation.

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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