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Tears were shed this morning as iwi Ngati Awa led a dawn karakia in Whakatane this morning to commemorate one year since the Whakaari eruption.

And shortly about one hundred people will flow into the… Audio

Ngāti Awa has lost nearly $1.5 million in revenue since the White Island Tours closed, but helping its community heal from the tragedy remains its top priority one year on. 

Te Aniwa Hurihanganui… Audio

Ngāti Awa says it still feels an enormous weight of responsibility over the Whakaari eruption nearly one year on from the tragedy. 

White Island Tours was bought by the iwi in 2017 in a bid to expand… Audio

Iwi representatives & conservationists journey to Zealandia sanctuary to plant seeds of the mysterious parasitic flowering plant Dactylanthus or flower of the underworld. Audio

Pepeha is a formulaic expression that identifies the ancestral connections of Māori to their lands, mountains, rivers, oceans, and waka. So how does pepeha apply to non-Māori who are learning the… Audio

Should there be restrictions around receiving moko or is this deficit thinking? Is there an expectation that a person must speak Māori or even change their lifestyle? Hosts Ngairo Eruera, Te Kehukehu… Audio

South Island iwi Ngāi Tahu are taking the Crown to court over freshwater rights.

The iwi wants to tackle the ongoing degradation of awa and moana within its takiwā, or area.

And it is seeking… Audio

What defines the act of decolonisation? Is it a state of mind or is it detaching from the dominant culture? In episode six of the talk series 'Urupounamu' the hosts break down what decolonisation… Audio

When is Māori Art – Not Māori Art? Singer Songwriter Ria Hall, and Spoken Word Artist Te Kahu Rolleston bring their thoughts to the table. Audio

Do you choose to use an English name instead of putting up with mispronunciation of your Māori name? On episode four of the talk series Urupounamu the hosts find out that quite a few people do just… Audio

Is there a magic number to suggest that a young person is mature enough to vote? In this week's kōrero session the hosts talk about the issue to lower the voting age to 16. Some students from a local… Audio

What's on your Māori music Mixtape? - Justine Murray, Ngairo Eruera and Te Kehukehu Patara discuss music genres, the rich compositions from kapahaka, the legacy of Prince Tui Teka and the latest… Audio

Urupounamu is a six-part talk series on Te Ahi Kaa hosted by producer Justine Murray, Māori language teacher Ngairo Eruera and Te Kehukehu Patara. The series is a collaboration between Tauranga based… Audio

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A new charitable trust is hoping a collaboration with Corrections will result in a win-win: jobs for soon-to-be-released inmates and improved quality in the regions waterways. The Ko Waitangi Te Awa… Audio

Meet the team behind He Kākano Ahau.

Millennial MP Chlöe Swarbrick challenges the establishment during the most important year of her political career. Video

Supporters of an appeal to stop a major water bottling consent heckled and yelled from the public gallery of the High Court today, as lawyers for Creswell New Zealand Limited defended its bid to take… Audio

The fight to stop a major international company from taking a billion litres of water a year from the Awaiti Aquifer near Whakatāne has reached the High Court.

Ngāti Awa is appealing the Bay of… Audio

The fight to stop a major international company from taking a billion litres of water a year from the Awaiti Aquifer near Whakatane moves to the High Court in Rotorua today.

Ngāti Awa is appealing… Audio

As we are in the celebrations of Matariki - the new year - today's we start with Waitī and Waitā our whetu connected to the waters.

Waitī ki runga. Waitī ki raro, e rere nei ō wai hei manapou mō te… Audio

Music from the world, for the world, hosted by Trevor Reekie. Audio

The Waikato River Authority says a deal to allow Auckland City to take more water from the awa - and the setting up of a trust fund - is hugely significant and sets a precedent.

In an emergency… Audio

Nikau Hindin playing a key role in reviving and honouring the traditional practice of making Aute or Māori tapa cloth. Audio, Gallery

The Waikato River Authority is calling on the local government Minister to launch an inquiry into Auckland's water crisis.

Auckland is experiencing its worst ever drought and the council has asked… Audio

Teachers at Marist College in Auckland are being criticised for tearing down Black Lives Matter posters at the school.
 
Nia Cherington' s mother Ani says her daughter has quit as the school's… Audio

Waikato-Tainui is assuring councils it will hold them to account over decisions to allocate water from its awa.

The Auckland Council is in talks with Hamilton to receive its unused allocation of… Audio

Captain Harding Waipuke Leaf was killed in action in Crete 1941, two of his descendants talk about his extraordinary service in both World War I and World War II. Dr Monty Soutar's book about the… Audio, Gallery

This week the government tweaked a controversial call that meant some local newspapers couldn’t be delivered during the lock-down. But some are still unable to print important local news at a time… Audio

In 1860, the shots fired sparked decades—arguably generations—of conflict. RNZ's Tim Watkin looks at what sparked the conflict and his ancestors' arrival in the midst of these tensions. Audio