Former co-leader of the Māori Party Te Ururoa Flavell joins Te Karere to speak more on the need for politics to be on one side and activism on the other. This follows yesterday’s decision by Toitū te Tiriti spokesperson Eru-Kapa Kingi to separate the kaupapa from political parties. | Te Karere

Radio Waatea Feature: Treaty of Waitangi & Political Engagement in 2025 2025 will be remembered as a year when Te Tiriti o Waitangi returned to the very centre of Aotearoa’s political life – not as history, but as a living promise that Māori communities across the motu refused to let be weakened or ignored. From Parliament to the pā, from the streets to the marae, Māori engagement in politics this year was intense, determined, and deeply rooted in kaupapa: mana, whenua, reo, and tino rangatirata

Treaty Principles Bill Defeated: What It Means for Māori and Aotearoa Tēnā koutou whānau. In a pivotal moment for Aotearoa’s constitutional and Treaty politics, Parliament has voted down the controversial Treaty Principles Bill, a proposal that sought to fundamentally change how the Treaty of Waitangi / te Tiriti o Waitangi is interpreted and applied in law. The bill’s defeat in 2026 marks not just a political outcome – but a stand for Māori rights, tino rangatiratanga, and the honour of te Tiri