Coming up on Te Karere How safe is the future of Maori journalism and Maori media broadcasting? The question comes after the many structural changes to the industry with many losing their jobs. The Green Party has announced their new co-leader Chloe Swarbrick, alongside Marama Davidson. The top of the South Island iwi take action to help combat the need for families who are struggling to make ends meet. 12 March 2024 Due to the live nature of Te Karere, some segments will not be subtitled. Tena koutou katoa, and welcome to Te Karere. How safe is the future of Maori journalism and Maori media broadcasting? That's the question on the minds of Maori media broadcasters across the sector following the shock closure of Newshub's newsroom and the impending job losses at TVNZ. What comes as the global media sector faces increasing challenges to move to digital. Moana Makapelu Lee with this story. We're unable to provide subtitles. The Prime Minister is refusing to comment on police claims they're looking at taking industrial action over the latest pay offer. The offer which the police association has described as an insult comes as Australia is actively marketing to New Zealand cops offering tens of thousands of dollars more. It's illegal for police officers to strike but many are now considering other forms of industrial action. Waiting for NZ police for Maori statistics in the police force here. The Government and Police association have been negotiating for about a year with the latest offer sent to police officers on Friday but the association didn t ask officers to vote on it. Make a healthy career move Make a healthy career move that's the pitch to New Zealand nurses from across the Tasman leading to calls to priorities local health workers. A recent campaign from Queensland health has targeted medical staff in Aotearoa, Canada and the Uk. It comes amid a backdrop of public service cuts in New Zealand. The New Zealand nurse's organisation's Kerri Nuku says the local sector needs to reduce the number of international nurses. Currently there are 4300 members with New Zealand nurse's organisation who identify as Maori. That's after hundreds of health workers who are Maori have moved to Australia. Te Kapa Haka o Te Rarawa once stood at the national competition, which is now called Te Matatini, back in the 80s. Now, more than 30 years later, the kapa is back to retain, revive and create waiata for their iwi and they're standing at the Tai Tokerau regionals in the whakangahau section. Te Karere went out to Roma Marae, in Ahipara to capture Te Kapa Haka o Te Rarawa at home in action. We're unable to provide subtitles. After the break, Families in the top of the south are struggling to make ends meet which has spurred the region s 8 iwi to action. And we speak to Greens co-leader Marama Davidson about today's political issues. To talk more on this, let's cross live to co-leader Marama Davidson, who is actually at home recovering from covid. Firstly, how you feeling? We're unable to provide subtitles. Like many parts of the country, families in the top of the south are struggling to make ends meet, which has spurred the region s 8 iwi to action. This started during COVID but the need has continued to grow, and they ve now created an official charity with food parcels delivered from Marlborough to Golden Bay. Kruze Tangira has more We're unable to provide subtitles. Spencer Leniu has been banned for eight weeks for a racial slur meaning the suspended Roosters prop could return against the Warriors in round ten. The Auckland born player suspended after he called Brisbane's Ezra mam a monkey during the NRL's opening round game in Las Vegas. The Roosters maintain Leniu is not racist. Leniu says he still wants to apologies to mam in person despite his approaches so far being turned down by the Bronco's playmaker. After the break we have the weather. To the weather now. For weather, see tvnz.co.nz. That's all we have for today. Turou Hawaiki. Kia tau te mauri. Kia ora tatou katoa. Captions were made possible with funding from Te Mangai Paho. Copyright TVNZ 2022.