Te Ao Maori

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

A Wellington judge has applied a new law to return a child to their whānau after a long custody battle with Oranga Tamariki.

Section 7AA, part of the changes to the Oranga Tamariki Act that kicked in… Audio

He Waka Kōtuia are a Ōtepoti/Dunedin kapa haka roopu who have just released an album with Mara TK and Troy Kingi. The rangatahi join Yadana Saw to talk about the process of songwriting. Audio

Kelvin Davis has come out in favour of compulsory Te Reo Māori in schools. It's a break from Labour and the Prime Minister's position on the issue - who have stayed away from the word "compulsory" Audio

The stories of a prominent Ngāi Tahu storyteller and leader from the 19th century, Teone Taare Tikao are being brought to life on stage by one of his descendants. Audio

A Northland Iwi leader says the vandalising of cultural statues is disturbing.

Earlier this year a Rangitane carving in Manawatu Gorge reserve had its wooden penis chopped off, while last week in… Audio

Whanaungatanga, whakapapa and whānau - the solutions that have always been with us, but are largely ignored. Laura O'Connell-Rapira reflects on an historic hui held in Auckland over the weekend to… Audio

Imagine walking into a medical clinic and getting two options of healthcare, one that stems from traditional plant based healing practices, and the other a western model of healthcare with… Audio

Māori adoptees are calling for urgent reform of New Zealand's adoption legislation, saying it is depriving Māori children of their whakapapa.

Adopted people can access their original birth… Audio

Maori wanting customary title of their coastlines say the process is taking so long they're worried many people will die of old age without living to see justice for their people.

Applicants had a… Audio

Tobacco giant Philip Morris is targeting Māori with its new e-cigarette, selling the device to them at half price and going to places with high Māori populations to promote it. Guyon Espiner… Video, Audio

The findings of a two-year study into how a grassroots-model turned homeless people's lives around will be at the centre of a summit in Mt Albert.

Marae and social agencies want to know what it will… Audio

The grass-roots model used by a South Auckland Marae to support the city's homeless will be at the centre of a summit in Mt Albert.

Te Puea Marae in Māngere has fed, housed and transitioned 415… Audio

How about Matariki as a public holiday? And the Question of the Day is: If you could invent a public holiday what would it be to commemorate. Audio

An ambitious joint Māori-Samoan bid to build a US$700 million tourism resort in French Polynesia has collapsed before it even got started. The Kaitiaki Tagaloa consortium, headed by the former MP and… Audio

Te Ahi Kaa features highlights from NAISA – or the Native American and Indigenous Studies Association conference hosted by The University of Waikato. Professor Mary Tuti Baker and Tina Grandinetti… Audio

Maimoa Music crew member Pere Wihongi has released his first solo song 'High on Ingoingo' to encourage and inspire rangatahi. Pere speaks to Yadana Saw about being the brightest thing out of Herekino.

The government is allocating millions of dollars to investigate systemic racism and institutional discrimination against Māori women.

Māori women continue to have poorer social, economic… Audio

A rāhui is being placed on parts of Lake Taupō and the upper Waikato River following the massive sewage spill earlier this week.

The Tūwharetoa Māori Trust Board has imposed the rāhui from 9am Friday… Audio