Te Ao Maori
Hidden History: Te Rauparaha and Ka Mate
Thomas Rillstone looks at the story of Te Rauparaha the man behind the famous Ka Mate haka Audio
Te Pāti Māori hopeful for a Māori Labour leader
Te Pāti Māori is among the political parties keen to share their views on Jacinda Ardern's resignation.
Co-leader Rawiri Waititi says the Prime Minister catapulted the voice of wāhine and youth onto… Audio
Ardern leaves lasting legacy for tangata whenua - Māori leaders
Māori leaders say Jacinda Ardern will leave a lasting legacy for tangata whenua, including health reforms, better representation, a Matariki public holiday and the teaching of the country's history.
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Top Māori and Pasifika cricketers to face off
New Zealand Cricket's Māori Secondary Schoolboys and Schoolgirls are facing a new challenge next week.
They're taking on a newly formed team of New Zealand's top Pasifika students.
It's hoped it… Audio
Naomi Toilalo: 'Beautiful food instantly relaxes people'
When Auckland baker and mother-of-four Naomi Tailolo needed a creative outlet, her sister suggested social media. Last year Naomi released the bilingual cookbook Whānaukai, based on her popular… Video, Audio
Wishing You Were Here: MP for the East Coast - Kiri Allan
Kara Rickard & Mark Williams talks to Honoroable Kiri Allan Audio
Teraki
The Waitangi Tribunal has reported back on one of the largest claims ever heard - a document described as groundbreaking, and pivotal for Maori in Te Tai Tokerau. Some of the evidence was presented at… Audio
Documentary follows four whānau over 22 years
A documentary project has been following the lives of four Maori children since they were born in 2000. The Whanau documentary series first broadcast 22 years ago when the four babies were born. It… Video, Audio
Concerns Therapeutic Products Bill may overreach into Māori traditional practices
Work is underway to create a system that better protects rongoā Māori in law, but practitioners of traditional Māori medicine are worried it will cause more harm than good.
Rangatahi celebrate sport, te reo Māori in Taranaki/Whanganui
About 1,000 rangatahi have descended on Taranaki and Whanganui for Te Wiki Hākinakina o Ngā Kura Kaupapa Māori.
A celebration of sport and te reo Māori, the event is back after a three-year break.
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Māori health advocates support smokefree plan
Māori health advocates say new smokefree legislation is the best way to reduce smoking and the harm it causes.
The new laws include bans on selling tobacco to anyone born on or after January the 1st… Audio
Work underway to create better legal protection for rongoā Māori
Work is underway to create a system that gives better legal protection for traditional Māori medicine.
But those who practise rongoā Māori are worried doing so will cause more harm than good.
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Protest against Kaipara mayor who banned councillor's karakia
Close to 400 people have gathered in Dargaville to protest the Kaipara mayor, who shut down a councillor from opening a hui with a karakia two weeks ago.
Craig Jepson has since backed down from the… Audio
'Crown determined to be better partner': $115m Treaty settlement passes through Parliament
A $115m Treaty settlement for Ngāti Kahungunu ki Wairarapa Tāmaki Nui-a-Rua has passed through Parliament, with all parties acknowledging the hara caused by the Crown for the lower North Island iwi.
Hapū upset as govt pushes ahead with treaty settlement
The government is pushing ahead with a treaty settlement one hapū says will strip it of its right to justice.
The Supreme Court last week found in favour of an earlier Waitangi Tribunal ruling that… Audio
Te Whatu Ora fast tracking pay equity for nurses
Te Whatu Ora Health New Zealand is moving to fast track pay equity for nurses.
It says nurses shouldn't have to wait for a pay rise while unions take legal action over back pay.
It is asking the… Audio
‘First of its kind’: Economic ‘wellbeing’ strategy launched in Marlborough
The Māori economy, aquaculture, aviation, forestry, the screen industry, technology and wine: these are the foundations of Marlborough's new economic wellbeing strategy.
Stunning Tohu Whenua site highlights Fox Glacier as a taonga
A stunning new visitor experience highlighting the beauty of Fox Glacier and representing the Ngāi Tahu creation story has been opened.
Artist Hohepa 'Hori' Thompson
Hohepa 'the Hori' Thompson is the man behind the popular shop and art gallery HORI, located in Otaki, started in 2012, that dares to be different. Audio
Hangi Master Rewi Spraggon builds new pits on Mangere Mountain
Hangi Master Rewi Spraggon is building new community hangi pits on Mangere Mountain in Auckland. It's part of the his approach to retain the tikanga of hangi-making, as well as the fine traditons of… Audio
