Te Manu Korihi

A new project has found many Maori are embarrassed to speak te reo because they're scared of offending fluent speakers or because they don't look Maori; The death of a young Northland woman sparked a… Read more Audio

Now time for a round-up of the Māori news for the week with our Te Manu Korihi team. Audio

Nā Tarahae Ko Mate, Jealousy is our downfall. This was the debate topic at Te Reo ki Tua, a Māori language symposium hosted by Ngāti Kahungunu. Debaters include Leon Blake, Kingi Kiriona, Elizabeth… Read more Audio

More than 600 people have committed to speaking only in te reo Maori for either one full day, week, or the entire month in September; Te Puea Marae in South Auckland has begun discussions with the… Read more Audio

The battle for the Hauraki-Waikato Maori seat this election is a contest between two cousins, while candidates in Auckland's Tamaki Makaurau electorate are getting a clear message from voters they are… Read more Audio

On Te Waonui....a new study shows young Maori living in poverty are struggling to see a bright future for themselves, Ngati Maniapoto have signed an Agreement in Principle with the Crown to settle… Read more Audio

The Labour Party has a new leadership team and for the first time ever they have a Māori deputy leader, a tumultuous seven years in Ngāpuhi history draws to a close at the Waitangi Tribunal's… Read more Audio

New Zealand First leader, Winston Peters has criticised Te Ururoa Flavell for using te reo Māori in parliament during question time; a new study has found positive health benefits for people over 60… Read more Audio

One of New Zealand's leading secondary schools, Auckland Grammar, has a te reo Maori teacher since it was first established in 1869 and an emergency housing development is being built at Kokohinau… Read more Audio

The trashing of a Maori language emersion school in Northland, Ngati Tuwharetoa signs its final treaty settlement weith the crown, and Mana Productions halts publication while reviewing the future of… Read more Audio

Plans are underway to pardon the Tuhoe prophet, Rua Kenana who was found not guilty of sedition in 1916 but sentenced to prison for resisting arrest when troops stormed his Te Urewera settlement and… Read more Audio

Maori and landowners north of Whangarei are denouncing plans by a luxury resort to take water from a local creek to irrigate its lawns; A social media star has been enlisted to get young Maori voters… Read more Audio