Te Ao Māori

Māori uptake of first and second vaccinations has stalled as Covid-19 vaccination teams meet "a final wall of resistance", says a Māori health analyst.

What started out as a four-minute news segment on TVNZ has grown into an indelible part of New Zealand broadcasting, at the vanguard of a reo Māori renaissance.

A study has found iwi whose land was confiscated in the New Zealand Wars have the highest Māori smoking rates.

Mana whenua are celebrating the confirmation that a settlement on the outskirts of Whanganui has officially had its name changed, no longer honouring a militiaman responsible for the killing of…

A Wellington iwi says abuse and threats at the protest at Parliament need to stop. Audio

Minister of Social Development Carmel Sepuloni says the strategy will ensure Māori have the skills and knowledge to both lead and excel and get them into jobs.

Watercare is now allowed to take 300 million litres of water a day from the Waikato River, but Waikato-Tainui is still concerned it undermines the river and those who live along it.

Proposals to build resilience and support vaccination uptake are receiving more funding from the Māori Communities Covid-19 Fund.

Tribal members of Ngāti Takapari, Te Waiariki and Ngāti Kororā hapū are contesting the Ngunguru Sandspit & Protection Society bid.

Three weeks into the rollout of the paediatric Covid-19 vaccine, 42 percent of those aged five to 11 have had their first dose.

Work will start soon towards a revamp of Māori education, aimed at connecting more tamariki with their language and culture, the government says.

Te Pāti Māori have launched a petition calling for constitutional change, including removing the British royal family as head of state.

Te Rūnanga nui o ngā Kura Kaupapa has filed an urgent Waitangi Tribunal claim alleging the Crown has breached the treaty in its obligations to Kura Kaupapa. Audio

A truly personal story lies behind Erica Newman's ground-breaking research that is helping reshape family relations in New Zealand. Audio

Today's Waitangi Day commemorations were like never before with the Waitangi Treaty Grounds closed due to Covid-19 and ceremonies going online.

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has used her Waitangi Day speech to call for people to come together and overcome the challenges facing the country today and into the future. Video

Listen: RNZ National is today launching a magazine-style show called Māpuna which will be hosted by acclaimed broadcaster Julian Wilcox (Ngāpuhi, Te Arawa).

A $16 million marae renovation programme is drawing to a close, with a third of marae in the west of the North Island, the top of the South Island and the Chatham Islands benefiting from major…

Ngāti Manuhiri Settlement Trust chief executive Nicola MacDonald says the rāhui will be put in place on Waitangi Day.

Ninety percent Māori have now received their first dose of the Covid-19 vaccine as authorities push for higher rates.