Coming up on Te Karere... Today marks the date He Whakaputanga was first signed 187 years ago. Representatives from various hapu turned out to Waitangi to commemorate the event. The Maori Health Authority and Health New Zealand have unveiled the first nationwide health plan to help New Zealanders live healthier lives. Some of the country's biggest names in business have been recognised at the Maori Business Leaders Awards. 28 October 2022 Due to the live nature of Te Karere, some segments will not be subtitled. Tena koutou katoa, and welcome to Te Karere. Today marks the date the Declaration of Independence (He Whakaputanga) was signed 187 years ago. Representatives from various hapu turned out to Waitangi to commemorate the event. Harata Brown was there and filed this report. To raise the flag that represents the confederation of the tribes, NZ s very first flag. The Tribunal of Waitangi found and agreed that we did not cede our sovereignty to the Crown, so we uphold that today and will in the future. We must teach this topic to the descendants of our ancestors. The names of the signatories, the leaders of the Maori sub-tribes who signed the Declaration of Independence are called out. Grab Tohe Ashby MAORI They sat and thought thoroughly about all topics, those were our ancestors. They have met to remember and uphold the words in the document, And those gathered here recognize the need to pass on what He whakaputanga means to the next generation. They are the ones who will carry it on when we perish. So just like all the discussions held, the time has come to gather our young people, to install the knowledge and pass it on to them. We are the leaders of the tribes of NZ. And today, this contingent still upholds that notion of hapu sovereignty. Harata Brown, Te Karere. The Maori Health Authority and Health New Zealand have unveiled the first nationwide health plan to help New Zealanders live healthier lives. As Taroi Black reports, this plan will also provide a work force development for those who are non-regulated to become clinicians. That's because the Government saw the leadership Maori providers showed during the Covid-19 vaccination programmes. Calling on the dawn of a new era in the health sector. The plan follows a breakthrough by Maori providers who stepped up to the covid challenge. That's because workers volunteered without any clinician experience to lead in the vaccination response. Health Minister Andrew Little says the Government is prepared to get behind the workforce formed through covid. Grab Andrew little The training for non-regulated workers is to cover a range of areas such as maternal, health care, cancer and even the disabled. As part of the announcement package is a new CT scanner for Taupo Hospital. I believe the plan will be hugely beneficial for our communities across Tuwharetoa. There are so many Maori health providers whom played an instrumental role in the community response to Covid-19. Their innovation and collaborations transformed our health system and how we respond to whanau forever. An online health conference concluded today with Maori health experts highlighting the importance of equitable solution for all moving forward. Here's our Political Reporter, Te Okiwa McLean. It s an online Maori health conference. 1.5 million people nationwide were supported through the Whanau Ora commissioning agency during two years of the Covid-19 pandemic. And despite the success, Maori health providers faced many challenges. Funding and resourcing was one of them. Manako Nui brings together Maori health providers Manako Nui brings together Maori health providers from across the country to collaborate thoughts and strategies moving forward. It s a partnership between the Ministry of Health and Turanga health. One of the MCs says the great mahi was due to these experts. Although we lost some to Covid, we know that many more lives were saved because of the efforts that health services went too Maori health providers were on the frontline in rolling out vaccinations, Covid-19 testing and taking services to whanau. So, where to from here? As the saying goes, reflect on the past to look forward. Te Okiwa McLean, Te Karere. The New Zealand Police has marked the next critical stage in collaboration with an independent panel looking into the systematic bias within the police environment. Sir Kim Workman was part of forming this group last year. The panel will offer a range of aspects into the way the police force has undermined Maori officers. It includes a cultural understanding such as tikanga Maori and justice reforms. Panel members realised that similar projects overseas failed because researchers did not establish a positive relationship with frontline police. South Korea is reviewing a request from New Zealand to extradite a 42-year-old woman to face murder charges. The charges relate to the death of two children whose bodies were found in abandoned suitcases in Auckland. If the High Court in Seoul rules in favour of the woman's extradition, the final decision to send her back to Aotearoa would lie with South Korea's Justice Minister. Its Justice Department says there's "considerable reason" to believe the suspect committed the crimes. After the break, Some of the country's biggest names in business have been recognised at the Maori Business Leaders Awards. Welcome back. Some of the country's biggest names in business have been recognised at the Maori Business Leaders Awards. More than four hundred came together to celebrate the achievements and advancement of Maori enterprise in Aotearoa. Astley Nathan with this story. Honouring the best and the brightest in business. Droves of people coming together, to celebrate eight Kaipakihi Maori, like Tama Toki. Tama has been running his business Aotea for 5 years. The 31-year-old taking out the Maori Entrepreneurial Leader Award. Among the other recipients was Georgia Latu. Winning the Young Maori Business Leaders Award for her company Potiki Poi. Her poi an essential part of the Rugby World Cup. Fans twiring the poi in support of Women's Rugby. Both recipients are proud to see how far Maori business has come in Aotearoa. And with big plans for the future it's mahi they don t plan on giving up anytime soon. Astley Nathan, Te Karere. A draft report on the review into the future for Local Government will be released today. The review's considering the structure of Regional, City and District Councils as well as relationships between central Government and Maori. The Minister responsible, Nanaia Mahuta, ordered the review last year to consider how we could better cope with challenges like climate change and reforms in infrastructure, health and education. To sport now. It's finals footy time for the Black Ferns, who prepare for their Rugby World Cup quarterfinal against Wales. Coach Wayne Smith is making sure the team is not complacent when running out against Wales for a second time. Kick off for the big game is at 7.30pm tomorrow. Let's take another look at today's top stories. Today marks the date He Whakaputanga was first signed 187 years ago. Representatives from various hapu turned out to Waitangi to commemorate the event. The Maori Health Authority and Health New Zealand have unveiled the first nationwide health plan to help New Zealanders live healthier lives. Some of the country's biggest names in business have been recognised at the Maori Business Leaders Awards. After the break, we have the weather. To the weather now. 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