Te Ao Maori

A leading Māori legal academic says the history of Te Tiriti o Waitangi needs to be better understood. 

Many letterboxes throughout the country received copies of Sir Apirana Ngata's explanation of… Audio

Māori leaders are promising a united front as they prepare to greet members of the coalition government at Waitangi Monday morning.

National, ACT and New Zealand First are set to arrive at the Treaty… Audio

The National-led coalition will be confronted by a united front of Māori at Waitangi on Monday.

The Crown is due to be welcomed onto the grounds on Monday at 11. 

Opposition parties, and other iwi… Audio

Local Government New Zealand is calling on the government to "play fair" on Māori wards and constituencies.

LGNZ believes the coalition government's proposal to re-establish referendums on Māori… Audio

Be warned. That's the advice coming from iwi leaders throughout the country as the coalition gathers in Waitangi on Monday.

The government met with iwi leaders last Friday at a closed meeting in… Audio

The coalition government can expect a fierce and united front when it arrives at the Waitangi Treaty Grounds Monday morning.

Crown-Māori relations have dominated the new government's term so far… Audio

That's the sound of the Kiingitanga with the Ratana band being welcomed by Ngapuhi at Waitangi yesterday. Kiingi Tuheita doesn't usually attend commemorations at Waitangi, but this year he wanted to… Audio

96-year-old Māori leader and academic Sir Hirini Moko Mead reflects on a life dedicated to strengthening his people and culture. (An extract from a conversation recorded for the podcast Indigenous… Video, Audio

Something of an all-round Renaissance man, Kiran Parbhu joins Susie to share some favourite songs. A fourth generation Kiwi of Indian ancestry, Kiran came to fame when Maori language advocate Matai… Audio, Gallery

Patricia Grace is one of Aotearoa's most celebrated Maori fiction authors. She won the New Zealand Book Award for Fiction for Potiki in 1987, and was longlisted for the Man Booker Prize in 2001 with… Audio

Iwi leaders have met with Government representatives wanting more clarity on how ACT's Treaty Principles Bill might progress through parliament.

The prime minister and other members of his cabinet… Audio

A Māori Affairs broadcaster is expecting tough talking at this year's Waitangi commemorations beginning today.

The occasion at the Treaty grounds continues throughout the weekend, culminating with… Audio

Top government ministers will sit down today with Māori leaders from nearly every corner of Aotearoa at the National Iwi Chairs Forum.

The forum is the pre-eminent grouping of indigenous leaders, who… Audio

Iwi leaders from across the motu have arrived in Northland for the annual meeting of the iwi chairs forum.

The hui in Kerikeri comes after the Hui aa Motu at Tūrangawaewae and ahead of what's… Audio

There's growing fear and anger from Māori over moves by the coalition government to revisit the rules around the Treaty of Waitangi. Audio

Waitangi Tribunal members and claimants are meeting on Tuesday in Waitangi to consider the design of a constitution inquiry.

The inquiry will reportedly seek to establish what a contemporary… Audio

It may be 2024, but playwright Albert Belz (Ngati Porou, Ngā Puhi, Ngati Pokai) wants you to stretch like it's 1990. Dedicated to the pump of aerobics, Belz’s new play Hyperspace is an unapologetic… Audio

Witi Ihimaera joins Mark Amery on Culture 101 to play ‘Fast Favourites’ - sharing some of his favourite current Aotearoa artists and cultural moments.  

“We’re international now. It’s fantastic when… Audio

Julian Wilcox talks to Emily Karaka Audio

A fiery week in politics with Prime Minister Christopher Luxon defending his government's policies at Ratana, and promising they would honour the Treaty of Waitangi. Labour's deputy leader Carmel… Audio