Te Ao Maori
Māori media optimistic review will boost funding
Māori media could be in for a major shake-up, with the government undertaking its first review in 20 years. Those at the forefront, including Māori Television and the Māori Radio Network are… Audio
Mana motuhake at centre of Waitangi Tribunal health inquiry
Mana motuhake or self-determination for Māori health services is at the centre of a Waitangi Tribunal health inquiry which began on Monday. The Wai 2575 Health Services and Outcomes inquiry kicked off… Audio
Victoria University lecturer takes racist emails to police
A Māori Language lecturer at Victoria University has complained to police after receiving what he calls a string of racist emails. One sender told Vini Olsen-Reeder te reo Māori was an ugly language… Audio
Hapū to be convinced on Ngapuhi Treaty deal - Little
The Treaty Negotiations Minister acknowledges there are still plenty of hapū in the Far North who are yet to be convinced that the new proposed mandate for settling a treaty claim with Ngāpuhi is the… Audio
Foraging with Chef Charles Royal
Chef Charles Royal began as a cook in the army, which lead to four years as a Gourmet Chef with Air New Zealand, a restaurant owner in Paraparaumu and Rotorua, and today as the owner of Kinaki, a… Audio
On the outside: the problem with life after prison
Nearly a third of former prisoners go back to jail within their first year after release. Leigh-Marama McLachlan explores why so many Māori prisoners end up back inside. Video, Audio
Tamara Patten: day to celebrate Katherine Mansfield
Today marks 130 years since Katherine Mansfield was born and it's also 30 years since her birth place was opened to the public as a museum. There will be celebrations at 25 Tinakori Road in Thorndon… Audio
Moa whakataukī, more knowledge: Learning from extinction
Moa went extinct about 500 years ago, but researchers think there’s plenty we can still learn from it and the whakataukī - proverbs or sayings - Māori had about them. Looking to better understand how… Audio
Indigenous free trade deal discussed at Rotorua business forum
An indigenous free-trade agreement is one of the key ideas up for discussion at the World Indigenous Business Forum in Rotorua this week. Indigenous business leaders from around the world are looking… Audio
Hawaiki Toa: the Māori-inspired endurance event
The upcoming Māori-inspired endurance event Hawaiki Toa offers participants "a hell of an experience", says race director Beez Te Waati. Audio
Kīwaha - Give it a go! Episode 2
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. Audio
Threat of haka exploitation around world
Haka is one of the most recognised cultural taonga from Aotearoa - but is there a threat of it being exploited as it grows in popularity? A Maori owner of a UK-based kapahaka company says it is vital… Audio
Tuia: 250. Re-framing first contact
Next year marks the anniversary of the arrival of the first face to face meeting between tangata whenua and European sailors. The Te Ha Sestercennial Trust is preparing for a year of commemoration… Audio
The science project using indigenous Māori knowledge to increase NZ's resilience to natural hazards
How can we as a nation better respond to natural hazards like tsunamis and floods? New Zealand scientists and researchers are exploring Matauranga Māori (Māori indigenous knowledge) for the Resilience… Audio
'Life needs more sequins, feathers and jumping around'
Queer performance artist Mika Haka went from being one of the few Māori at Timaru Boys High School to opening for Grace Jones in New York, and now runs a charitable foundation for talented young… Video, Audio
Te Ahi Kaa for week ending Friday 5 October 2018
The Resilience Challenge is a nationwide programme that looks at natural hazards, and how we, as a country, respond and recover from them. Dr Wendy Saunders talks about her work at Matakana Island and… Audio
Why do so many Maori end up behind bars?
Why do so many Maori end up behind bars? A new study of 900 Maori found an overwhelming majority believed structural racism was to blame. Audio
Eight members of Māori Womens Welfare league to be dismissed
The eight took the League to court in July after its president was allowed to serve a second term. But the League's president says there was nothing unlawful about it. Audio
Bowel screening plan benefits Pākehā more than Māori - expert
Health officials are under pressure to screen Māori for bowel cancer 10 years earlier than others. Māori cancer specialists are demanding changes to a national screening programme that would allow… Audio
Who decides on 'NZ values'? Māori leaders ask
He aha ngā whanonga pono o Aotearoa? What are kiwi values? Koina te patai mō nga kaiarahi o te ao Māori. That is the question being asked by Māori leaders. They are worried values important to Māori… Audio
