Te Ao Maori
Wellington gets set to host Te Matatini
Giant portraits of young Maori are on display in Wellington as the city prepares to host the biggest kapa haka festival in the country. The national competition, known as Te Matatini, is expected to… Audio
Nga kōrero o te tau: Te Ahi Kaa highlights of 2018 - part one
We revisit conversations with Geoff Milner from Northland's Ngati Hine Health Trust, artist Marilynn Webb and police officer turned secondhand clothing entrepreneur Ra Mead. Audio
Te Waonui for week ending 14 December 2018
A Wellington iwi social service has lost its funding bid to help the homeless -The controversial Waitara Lands Bill has been passed at Parliament - And a South Auckland marae which is a central hub… Audio
Solving urban homelessness with manaakitanga
Two and a half years ago, Te Puea Marae in Mangere made headlines when it opened its doors to what turned out to be hundreds of homeless people in Auckland, in the midst of the city's housing crisis… Audio
Iwi not to blame for Ngāpuhi settlement delay - Treaty expert
A Treaty expert says iwi are not to blame for lengthy delays in settling treaty claims. Ngāpuhi and the Crown have spent more than ten years just trying to figure out who should negotiate a settlement… Audio
Waitara land dispute resolved with new law
After 30 years of talks and nearly 160 years of disagreement, a law's been passed to resolve the long dispute over leasehold land at Waitara. The Taranaki wars began at Waitara - six kilometres inland… Audio
Former race relations leader Hiwi Tauroa dies, aged 91
Hiwi Tauroa, the educator, rugby coach and former Race Relations Conciliator, has died aged 91. He held the post of Race Relations Conciliator during the 1981 Springbok tour, struggling to heal the… Audio
Iwi angry at council snub over homeless contract
A Wellington iwi social service has been left confused and angry after the council declined its funding bid to help the homeless. Instead, the Wellington City Council awarded almost 500 thousand… Audio
Pita Tipene announces he'll quit leadership in Ngāpuhi settlement talks
Two prominent Ngapuhi leaders say the former Treaty negotiations minister Chris Finlayson should butt out of the iwi's affairs. The iwi is voting on setting up a new process to negotiate their Treaty… Audio
Culture change needed in SOE leadership - Maori Council
The Maori Council says a culture change is needed to boost Maori representation at the top of State Owned Enterprises. It says of the 77 directors on the boards governing SOEs in New Zealand, only six… Audio
Relief as heritage town centre opens after six-year fight
Hundreds have turned out for the opening of a community centre in Martinborough today that has bought together the whakapapa and the heritage of the small Wairarapa town. Audio
Finlayson backs new generation for Ngāpuhi Treaty talks
Sixty-six Northland hapū have rejected the latest plan to negotiate a Ngāpuhi settlement despite months of work by an iwi-Crown working group. Treaty lawyer Moana Tuwhare says the negotiators have… Audio
Ngāpuhi leaders need to go - Moana Tuwhare
It's looking like the vote to decide which hapū will represent Ngāpuhi in its Treaty settlement claims has hit a roadblock. Sixty-six Northland hapū have rejected the latest plan to negotiate a… Audio
Soldier of Fortune: the story of Gustavus von Tempsky (part 2)
In part two, how Gustavus von Tempsky went from a relatively famous soldier to the uber-hero of NZ colonial history. Audio
Kīwaha - Give it a go! Episode 4
Kīwaha/Give it a go! A chance to learn a few super simple sayings in te reo Maori that you can use in your everyday conversations. Produced by Shannon Haunui-Thompson and Guyon Espiner. Video, Audio
Dr Taiarahia Black on whakataukī (Māori proverbial sayings)
Dr Taiarahia Black is a PhD Supervisor at Te Whare Wānanga o Awanuiārangi. He offers up his interpretation of some whakataukī (Māori proverbial sayings) at the Te Kōputu Kōrero a Hirini Moko Mead… Audio
Te Waonui for week ending Friday 7 December 2018
The people of Parihaka meet with the crown to reconcile their relationship ---- A Maori hana koko spurs outrage among Nelson locals---- and some of the country's finest performers compete at the first… Audio
John Tamihere discusses Whānau Ora payouts
The Waipareira Trust's chief executive John Tamihere says a $600,000 dividend paid out to urban Māori authorities by a Whānau Ora commissioning agency is not going into individuals' pockets. The… Audio
Henare at odds with Jackson over Whānau Ora payments
The Minister of Whānau Ora, Peeni Henare, says he'd be disappointed if a $600,000 dividend paid to the National Urban Māori Authority doesn't get spent on improving services. The Minister has been at… Audio
Te Matatini festival song: 'It's about cultural celebration'
Māori artists and performers have come together to create a song to further promote Māori performing arts in preparation for the worlds largest kapa haka festival.
