Maori Programme

Maori Programme

Monday 6.00am to 8.30am

The Maori Group started broadcasting at Radio 4EB from 19 August 1981 and the first committee members were:-

Convenor ~ Fraser Kena

Secretary ~ John Anderson

Treasurer ~ Murphy Pukeroa

Vice-convenor ~ Richard Pukeroa

The Māori people are the indigenous people of Aotearoa (New Zealand) and first arrived here in waka hourua (voyaging canoes) from their ancestral homeland of Hawaiki over 1000 years ago. Today, Māori make up over 14 percent of the population. Their language and culture has a major impact on all facets of New Zealand life.