Coming up on Te Karere The death of two-year-old Ruthless-Empire Ahipene-Wall in Lower Hutt has sparked calls to address whānau violence in NZ. Only two days left until the All Blacks stand face to face with South Africa fighting for the record fourth world cup title. The build up for the Rugby World Cup is high in Kaeo as the community gets behind local star Tamaiti Williams. 27 October 2023 Tēnā koutou katoa, and welcome to Te Karere. Iwi leader Tā Mark Solomon says more work is needed to address whānau violence in NZ. What comes following the death of 2-year-old Ruthless-Empire Ahipene Wall in Lower Hutt at the weekend, what has now been classified a homicide. Moana Makapelu Lee with this story. Enough is enough according to Tā Mark Solomon. Another tragic death that may have been prevented. "Happy and bubbly" is how whānau of baby Ru are remembering him, what would have been his second birthday on Wednesday. The investigation into his death now upgraded to a homicide inquiry. Baby Ru was brought here to Hutt Hospital on Sunday morning in an "unresponsive state". By midday he was dead. A post-mortem report showing he died from blunt force trauma, what police say was not accidental. Yesterday the police concluding a forensic examination of this Kainga Ora home in Tāita, where baby Ru had been living for only a few weeks. No arrests have been made yet, but three whānau members have been identified as persons of interest. A death that leaves a deep scar on the community with questions as to how this could have happened? The treasure of life, rest in peace. Moana Makapelu Lee, Te Karere. Two Auckland councillors are saddened by the Auckland Council's decision to not establish Māori wards, describing it as a missed opportunity. Auckland Council yesterday outvoting the proposal 11 votes to 9 follows two months of consultation and more than 11000 submissions mostly from right-wing non-Māori who opposed the idea. The first Māori female councillor since the Super City merger Kerrin Leoni says there was a lot of misinformation in the room. Just under half of local government councils nationwide have adopted Māori wards. Te Mana Whakatipu is an initiative focused on empowering iwi Māori through enhanced data collection capabilities has illustrated the power of by iwi Māori, for iwi Māori initiatives, marking the 2023 census the first time that iwi Māori have taken the helm of a data collection effort of this scale. This sits under the umbrella of Te Kahui Raraunga which takes care of Māori data. We now cross live to the chair of Te Kahui Raraunga Rahui Papa to discuss more. Rahui thank you for joining us on the show today. We're unable to provide subtitles. Indigenous women in business have been at the centre of this week's Netsafe conference as they shared their online experiences. Attendees heard of experiences such as the use of images of indigenous women on adult entertainment sites through to racist attacks online. And now they're looking at ways to change the narrative. Regan Paranihi has more on this. The online safety culture is at the heart of this conference. These indigenous women say online abuse has grown over the years. The misuse of indigenous products has been a major concern across the Tasman. This Aboriginal woman says there's more work to be done in Australia to recognise its indigenous people. Panoho says harm towards Māori women needs to stop. The purpose of this year's conference was to explore the human experience in online spaces in the hope to create safe spaces for everyone. Regan Paranihi, Te Karere. After the break, only two days left until the All Blacks stand face to face with South Africa fighting for the record fourth world cup title. The build up for the Rugby World Cup is high in Kaeo as the community gets behind local star Tamaiti Williams. To the Rugby World Cup. Only two days left until the All Blacks stand face to face with South Africa, fighting for the record fourth world cup title. Our very own Te Karere reporter. Kruze Tangira has made the long trip to Paris to get amongst the action and we cross live to him now. We're unable to provide subtitles. Paris is set and final preparations are done. Yesterday, Foster announced his team to move forward to the final. Coles wasn't named and as the coach says, it was a tough conversation between them. But Muliaina agrees, this is a confident team. To add, the team need to be careful, stick to the plan and negate any mistakes. Without a doubt, the biggest thing inspiring the team, the people of New Zealand. No doubt everyone will be on the edge of their seats this weekend. Kruze Tangira, Te Karere. Back in Aotearoa and the build up to Sunday's final at the Rugby World Cup is heating up. The Black jersey has inspired his own whānau. But for the community of Kaeo in the Far North seeing their local star Tamaiti Williams in the black jersey and now being nominated as breakthrough Rugby Player of the Year at the World Rugby Awards has brought quite a buzz to the town. Taroi Black has more. This peaceful humble abode where the pūkeko thrives is the home of a rugby star. Tamaiti Williams was born into greatness. Now he wears the black jersey on the world stage with his koro being his biggest fan and competitor. He is the second All Black to come out of this hundred-year-old club. His uncle, Eric Rush, a true rugby icon. And one of those proud moments seeing the 140kg prop score his first try at the Rugby World Cup. These kids will only have to wait come Sunday, to see if their man from Kaeo is anointed a world cup champion. Taroi Black, Te Karere. After the break we have the weather. 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