Māori
Kapa haka performer encourages Māori and Pasifika to embrace their culture
Turia Schmidt-Peke, who is better known for her TV appearances in Shortland Street and Celebrity Treasure Island, took to the stage for Te Matatini festival which wrapped up on Saturday. Audio
Haka at Destiny Church Protests: Māori and Pacific leaders weigh in
"The misuse of haka to push colonial agendas is perversely ironic," says Eru Kapa-Kingi.
Māori academic says Treaty of Waitangi relevant for Pasifika
"There's a deep history between Māori and Pasifika people." Audio
Personhood for whales: 'A legacy' of late Kiingi Tuheitia
A few months before his death, the Māori King stood with indigenous Pacific leaders, signing the He Whakaputanga Moana declaration, for whales to be given personhood. Audio
Targeting bacteria, and health inequities
Māori and Pacific peoples are three to six times more likely to develop stomach cancer than New Zealanders with European ancestry. Claire Concannon visits a research team taking aim at this disparity.
…Our Changing World – Stomach cancer rate disparities
Māori and Pacific peoples are three to six times more likely to develop stomach cancer than New Zealanders with European ancestry. Claire Concannon visits a research team taking aim at this… Audio
David Seymour on whether we can really afford tax cuts
ACT leader David Seymour tells Guyon how it feels being part of the coalition Government, what race-based policies he'd like to change, and whether we can really afford tax cuts. Video, Audio
It's not a prayer - why karakia is the ideal way to start a meeting
Is the push-back against karakia out of order? A look at why some councils don't want it, and why they should use it. Audio
Keeping the flow: the use of te reo at Parliament
An increased appetite to learn Te reo Māori among different parts of the Parliament system means the work of the Māori Language Service is in demand more than ever. Audio
Should museums return culturally significant items?
European museums are stacked with cultural treasures taken from their former colonies. New thinking could change that. Audio
10 Carmen Parahi | Our day of reckoning
Dismayed by how Māori were being portrayed in the media, Carmen Parahi nearly gave up on journalism for good. Instead, she channelled her frustration into a game-changing re-examination of indigenous… Audio
The Week in Detail: Charities, citizenship, and the Pacific Islands Forum
The Detail podcast brings you the issues behind the news every weekday. Here's what we covered this week. Audio
Māori, Pasifika missing heart treatments due to inadequate diagnoses
A University of Otago researcher says Māori and Pasifika patients are being failed by heart abnormality diagnoses that are not fit for purpose. Audio
Growing pains: Our outdated adoption laws
Our almost 70-year-old adoption laws are under review and there are calls for changes to make it easier for adopted children to reconnect with their biological family. Audio
09 Rachel Smalley | A patch in the Beqaa Valley
When covering the Syrian refugee crisis, Rachel Smalley translated overwhelming statistics of tragedy into stories of living, breathing people. Years later, Rachel still carries the grief of what she… Audio
The Week in Detail: Quakes, emergency housing and recession
The Detail brings you the issues that matter every weekday. Here's what we covered this week. Audio
Episode 5: It's All About Perspective
While gender is finally no longer seen as a binary choice in western societies, Pacific cultures have understood this for hundreds of years. Joe finds out what it means to be takatÄpui and fakafifine.
…Whai Kāinga Govt programme to help iwi build 1000 new homes
The government says a new $730 million fund will help iwi build more than a thousand new houses.
Series 2 | Episode 7: Intergenerational Vision - He Kākano Ahau: Wawatatia
In the final episode of He Kākano Ahau, we explore intergenerational visions, whakapapa, and future aspirations with a māmā-daughter duo, and a Māori futurist. Audio
Series 2 | Episode 6: Tōku Reo, Tōku Ohooho - He Kākano Ahau: Wawatatia
In the second of our reo-based episodes, we talk about the challenges that come with learning te reo as a second language. Audio
