Stories by Pokere Paewai

The 2023 Census marked a shift in how Māori census data is stored - and 20 percent of the population is of Māori descent.

Taranaki artist Maryanne Shearman has been announced as the winner of the Adam Portraiture Award for her portrait of climate champion Tuhi-Ao Bailey.

An Aboriginal delegation of possum skin cloak knowledge holders have shared information with Māori of an animal which is sacred in Australia but a pest in Aotearoa.

Iwi and hapū in Wairoa are celebrating the first return of whenua to their hands.

If the government really wants Oranga Tamariki to continue working with Māori groups, it should leave the law as it is, leader says.

A record 55 groups have qualified for Te Matatini in New Plymouth next year.

Wharekura students in Wellington are combining te reo and mātauranga Māori to help protect sites of significance and educate visiting manuhiri in their rohe.

Twenty years has passed since the historic hīkoi against the controversial Foreshore and Seabed Act reached Parliament.

Despite low literacy rates in mainstream schools amongst Māori, the results are the complete opposite in kura kaupapa, Stanford says.

Organisers hope the Kiingi Tuheitia Portraiture Award exhibition can expand the boundaries of Māori portraiture.

A lot of young people are always online and it's hoped the programme will help them to keep safe.

Māori AI and data ethicist Karaitiana Taiuru believes there are other Māori who have been affected but have not yet come forward.

Hamilton's new Te Kōhao Health, Wellness and Diagnostic Centre is designed to give Māori in the region tino rangatiratanga over their own health.

Huia Publishers have won the Bologna Prize for the Best Children's Publishers of the Year, Oceania, at the Bologna Children's Book Fair in Italy.

Kiingi Tuuheitia will attend the inaugural meeting of Traditional Pacific Leaders in Hawai'i in June where climate change and environmental protection are likely to be at the top of discussions.

A large gathering marked the 160th commemorations of the battle of Ōrākau today, as the process to return the site to iwi hands nears its end.

Whānau of Mangaroa Marae are gathering in the Hawke's Bay settlement of Bridge Pa over Easter weekend to celebrate.

A group of Hawke's Bay hapū are calling for the knowledge of Māori communities to be at the forefront of emergency management plans.

Hundreds of marae around the country face potential exposure to floods, landslides and other natural hazards, but new research aims to bolster marae resilience in the face of climate change.

Ngāi Tahu are weaving mātauranga Māori and their own creation stories with scientific knowledge to help boost earthquake preparedness. Video

Fifteen years after its launch, the annual indigenous triathlon, IronMāori, is entering a new stage as its founders step aside.

'People want to see worlds they haven't experienced before,' organisers say as they get ready for 168 feature films, documentaries and short films

Kura Kaupapa Māori have marked an important milestone as Te Rūnanga Nui, the body overseeing Kura Kaupapa celebrates its 30th anniversary.

A new book launched by Te Papa is showcasing the history of the New Zealand Wars through 500 taonga from the museum's collection.

One of the few Māori working in the tech industry believes tangata whenua could help fill a staffing gap in Aotearoa and boost tech exports overseas.