Te Ao Maori

Māori will be demanding assurances from the government that its Fast Track Approval Bill will not trample over Treaty settlements.

The legislation - which passed its first reading on Thursday - will… Audio

Scammers have targeted the work of Māori designers and artists promoting the Toitū Te Tiriti movement.

The phrase, meaning Honour the Treaty, is popular among activists protesting the government's… Audio

Nine Maori leaders known for their efforts in advocating for Te Tiriti o Waitangi are coming together this month for an event called M9. The theme this year is Ka Tohe Au! Ka Tohe Au! I AM THE… Audio

As Māori in Nelson await a decision in the country's longest-running property dispute, the Wakatū Incorporation is working to re-connect with thousands of descendants of the 300 customary landowners… Audio

For the past 200 years blankets have formed part of Aotearoa's history, part of our early trade, providing warmth and comfort during the New Zealand Wars and for our soldiers fighting overseas during… Audio

Free flu vaccines for Māori and Pasifika people aged between 55 and 64 are no longer free.

In 2022 and 2023 Pharmac widened free access to vaccines for this group, and for children up to 12 years… Audio

After 35 years of 6 o'clock bulletins, TV3's Newshub is likely to shutdown operations after financial losses became too big to sustain.

Up to 300 staff will lose their jobs by the end of June if the… Audio

The dismantling of the Maori Health Authority is under way, as the Government pushes ahead with its legislation to scrap Te Aka Whai Ora. Parliament has gone into urgency to pass the bill through all… Audio

Legislation scrapping Te Aka Whai Ora, the Māori Health Authority, is being described as a nail in the coffin for health equity.

As part of its 100-day plan, the coalition government will today… Audio

What is the point of the Waitangi Tribunal if it doesn't have the power to stop a government that appears to be acting against the interests of Māori?  Audio

A Maori advocate is accusing the government of creating an excuse to criminalise Māori with its new laws banning gang patches.

Legislation to be introduced this week will also give police powers to… Audio

An initiative to help Māori into the health workforce is being credited with almost doubling the proportion of tangata whenua employed at the Taranaki District Health Board while at the same time… Audio

In April New Zealand Opera will hold a week long wananga at Waikato University with an open invitation to Aotearoa's story tellers to embrace one of music's most challenging genres. Could one of them… Audio

A group of senior government ministers will meet Tai Rāwhiti iwi, business, council and community leaders this morning in a summit to break down the challenges facing the region.

More than 100 people… Audio

It's taken more than fifty years to get off the ground, but approval's finally been granted for a community marae to be built on Auckland's Te Atatū peninsula.

The plot of land beside the… Audio

Locals are heartbroken and angry after the theives stole sacred items from Otakeho in Taranaki. Tapu Sperm whale bones and teeth were stolen this month from a shed that belongs to the Ngati Haua hapu… Audio