Te Ao Maori
Akl councillors vote for urgent meeting on Ihumātao protest
Some Auckland councillors say they now regret signing off on the Ihumātao land being used for housing. Councillors today voted unanimously in favour of organising an urgent meeting between interested… Audio
‘Bus loads’ of people heading to Ihumātao protest
Crowds are continuing to grow at the Ihumātao protest in South Auckland, as supporters arrive from across the country. There are now more than 300 people onsite, with no signs of the occupation… Video, Audio
Kiwi artist showcased at international Chinese exhibition
Māori artist Jimmy James Kouratoras is one of a selection of Kiwi artists representing New Zealand at the 8th Beijing International Art Biennial, an event for contemporary artists from around the… Audio, Gallery
Ihumātao protest: This generation's Bastion Point
A generational divide is at the heart of the ongoing battle to stop a housing development at Ihumātao.
The protests are being lead by mana whenua Pania Newton and her cousins, who have been pushing… Audio
Ihumātao protest: Kaumātua, rangatahi split over development
A generational divide is at the heart of an ongoing battle to stop a housing development at Ihumātao.
The protests are being lead by mana whenua Pania Newton and her cousins, who have been pushing… Audio
Inaia Tonu Nei report urges major changes to NZ justice system
Māori are calling for urgent reform of the country's justice system - including the abolition of the current prison system and changes to Oranga Tamariki.
A report called 'Inaia Tonu Nei - The Time… Audio
Ihumātao: Protestors, police endure early morning cold
RNZ reporter Joanna MacKenzie is at the police cordon at Ihumatao, where protest numbers have been growing in a land dispute with Fletcher Building.
She joins Susie Ferguson with the latest details.
…Ihumātao protest numbers grow as police hold line
Numbers facing off against police at Ihumātao have swelled, with more expected to join today and into the weekend.
Three more people were arrested on Wednesday as hundreds of supporters joined those… Audio
Marama Davidson stands with Ihumātao protestors
Despite the government saying it will not intervene over Ihumātao - Green Party co-leader Marama Davidson joined protestors at Parliament on Wednesday.
People have flown in from around the country to… Audio
Māori ministers steer clear of Ihumātao conflict
While protesters occupying land at Ihumatao continue their stand-off with police, Maori ministers in the capital are staying clear from the conflict, saying its up to mana whenua to find a solution… Video, Audio
Ihumātao: Live report
Our reporter Tom Furley is at the main cordon at the bottom of Ihumātao Quarry Road. Video, Audio
Ihumātao day two: Hundreds turn out to protest
The stand off at Ihumātao continues into a second day - ramping us as hundreds of people turn out to support the protest. They answered a call that went out to join the protest at Māori ancestral land… Video, Audio
Hundreds protest Ihumātao eviction
Hundreds of people around the country have been protesting a planned development on Ihumātao in Māngere, which is considered wahi tapu by local hapū and iwi. RNZ's Kurahautu Māori - Maori strategy… Audio
Tension at Ihumātao cordon as protestor climbs truck
Tension has ratcheted up at a land protest in South Auckland.
Opponents of a housing development near Mangere have spent the night camping out at the site's entrance in a last-ditch bid to stop the… Audio
Ihumātao protestors camp at site entrance after evictions
Opponents of a housing development near Māngere have spent the night camping out at the site's entrance in a last-ditch bid to stop the development going ahead on land they say is sacred.
More than… Audio
Ihumātao development protestors staunch after arrests
Protestors trying to stop a housing development near Māngere in Auckland say they're more determined than ever to prevent it going ahead, and will remain at Ihumātao for as long as it takes.
The… Audio
Māori lawyers criticise special guardianship law
A law that allows state caregivers to become 'special guardians' of a child, and decide how much access they have to their parents, has come under fire from Māori lawyers.
They say it goes against… Audio
Māori children over-represented in state care harm figures
Three-quarters of the children who were harmed in state care over the three months to March were Māori.
The Safety of Children in Care quarterly report from Oranga Tamariki shows just over 100… Audio
Rise in number of Māori embracing veganism
A growing number of Māori are ditching dairy and meat, and embracing veganism.
The topic was at the centre of a New Zealand Human-Animal Studies conference this month, where researchers highlighted… Audio
Ngāpuhi hapū meet Andrew Little over Treaty settlement
More than 200 Ngāpuhi people turned up at Waitangi at the weekend for a meeting with Treaty Negotiations Minister Andrew Little.
It was Mr Little's first testing of the waters with the hapū since the… Audio