Te Ao Māori

First Person - The country will be celebrating Matariki for the first time as a public holiday tomorrow, and Ashleigh McCaull writes that the time is a period to reflect, celebrate and to look ahead.

A major new exhibition about the Whanganui River and its people opens on Monday, showcasing new taonga and ancient treasures from its previously unseen Taonga Māori collection.

A charter led by indigenous knowledge has been signed to try and restore the polluted Puhinui Stream which runs 12km from Auckland's Botanical Gardens into Manukau Harbour.

Comment -Just as Anzac Day remains off limits for commercialisation, businesses should not try to bastardise Matariki to make money, Mike Lee writes.

Māori bread baked in Whanganui using a starter bug handed down over generations will feature on the world stage in a Unesco project.

The Disney classic Lion King in te reo Māori has premiered in what is being described as a dream come true and a triumph.

First person - Each star has something to teach us; one might speak to you a bit louder this year, and there is a reason for that, Māni Dunlop writes.

The justice system is forcing the police to put a price on something they regard as priceless.

Friday will be Aotearoa's first ever Matariki public holiday to mark the start of the Māori New Year, but the star cluster is known across the globe and has an ancient recorded history. Audio

A 90-year-old collection of hand-carved wooden taonga will now be protected thanks to a new roof on Owae marae's wharenui.

A range of Māori land will be free from rates in New Plymouth if district councillors approve a revamp of the current rules.

RNZ has announced programming across its radio and digital services, including live streaming of the official Mānawatia a Matariki celebrations.

Waikato leaders are calling for greater accessible voting methods as a way of lifting political participation amongst Māori and young people.

Labour MP Adrian Rurawhe could become only the second Māori to take on the role of Speaker of the House.

Ngāi Tahu plans to leave the South Island network of Whānau Ora providers, taking on responsibility for services that are specific to its people.

The devastating impact of meth or 'P' on a family is the theme of a new short film by actor turned director Jennifer Te Atamira Ward-Lealand. Video, Audio

Iwi will have equal say with the Crown in managing Taranaki Maunga and the national park, as part of redress for the confiscation of the mountain.

Te Papa will open its interactive Matariki exhibition tomorrow ahead of the Māori New Year being celebrated as a public holiday for the first time later this month.

Thirteen Māori scholars are the recipients of the 2022 Ngarimu VC and 28th (Māori) Battalion Memorial Scholarships, awarded to exceptional Māori applicants.

Māori stroke patients were found to be 75 percent more likely to die within 12 months and those living outside urban centres experienced the worst outcomes overall, a new study shows.