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September 10, 2024 | News
Media surge in racist comments
Racist comments against Māori have surged over the past six months.
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April 9, 2024 | News
Hawkesby censured for Māori health slur
Broadcasting Standards Authority has found comments by Newstalk ZB radio host Kate Hawkesby suggesting Māori and Pacific patients were being prioritised for surgery due to their ethnicity were misleading and discriminatory.
June 26, 2023 | News
Trans language guidance helps inclusion
Independent MP Elizabeth Kerekere is praising guidance from the Broadcasting Standards Authority on gender identity and how to protect trans people from discrimination and denigration.
- Radio Waatea is Auckland's only Māori radio station that provides an extensive bi-lingual broadcast to its listeners. Based at Nga Whare Waatea marae in Mangere, it is located in the middle of the biggest Māori population in Aotearoa.
