Te Ao Maori

About 10,000 turned out for the Kiingitanga's nationwide hui at Tūrangawaewae Marae over the weekend.

RNZ deputy political editor Craig McCulloch spoke to Corin Dann. Audio

About 10,000 turned out for the Kiingitanga's nationwide hui at Tūrangawaewae Marae over the weekend.

Lawyer Dayle Takitimu was one of the first to speak at the hui.

Takitimu spoke to Ingrid… Audio

Māori Development Minister Tama Potaka represented the government on Saturday at the nationwide hui at Tūrangawaewae Marae.

Prime Minister Christopher Luxon chose to opt out.

Potaka spoke to Corin… Audio

The Prime Minister will be bracing for further challenge from Māori this week, having seen the extraordinary turnout over the weekend at Tūrangawaewae Marae in Waikato.

About 10,000 people attended… Audio

The Coalition government has been put on notice by a swathe of Māoridom - as it gears up for the start of the political year - with further potential flashpoints on the horizon.

Some 10,000 people… Audio

Preparations are well underway for the national hui of unity at Tuurangawaewae Marae tomorrow.

Ngira Simmonds, spokesperson for Kiingi Tūheitia, spoke to Charlotte Cook.
  Audio

An iwi leader is hoping the national hui summoned by Kiingi Tuheitia this weekend will give Maori a clear vision of the future.

In December, the Kiingitanga called a nationwide hui at Tuurangawaewae… Audio

Iwi Maori from across the country are set to descend onto Tuurangawaewae marae this Saturday.

The hui, organised by Kiingi Tuheitia, was called after concerns were raised about the coalition… Audio

The Government is remaining tight-lipped about a meeting between the Prime Minister and Kiingi Tuheitia, just days before a national hui centred around the coalition government's policies.

Thousands… Audio

Waikato-Tainui is taking the Government to the High Court over its policy to roll back te reo Māori in the public sector.

Iwi members have filed legal action in Wellington against the move, which… Audio

There's a new reason to get along to the wonderful West Coast of Te Waipounamu.  Audio

After a lengthy career in NZ politics, in 2016 Don Brash became the spokesperson for a new lobby group called Hobson's… Audio

Iwi and governance groups in Manawatu are looking for information after a six-metre-tall statue depecting a tribal ancestor was vandalised and disfigured.

The steel statue depicting Whatonga, an… Audio

Hawke's Bay youth are learning traditional Māori carving by turning a power pole into a couple of pou, under the guidance of a local master.

The power pole was damaged during Cyclone Gabrielle, so… Audio

The Prime Minister is in hot water over getting taxpayer funded te reo Māori tuition while at the same time planning to axe allowances for public servants who speak the language.

Christopher Luxon… Audio

A review of the Māori and Pacific Admissions Scheme is a waste of time, according to the acting Dean of the University of Auckland's faculty of Medical and Health Sciences.

The scheme, also known as… Audio

Tamaki Makaurau-based, husband-wife duo Ra Charmian introduce us to their new single, 'Papatuanuku He Ataahua Koe' - which is a stunning te reo Maori interpretation of 'What a Wonderful World'. Band… Audio

For some Maori there is growing alarm over the new government's policies towards Te Tiriti o Waitangi and te reo Maori. Last week saw protests around the motu and this week the Tauranga based iwi Ngai… Audio

Making  chocolate magic of his own here in Aotearoa is Māori chocolatier Tom Wright from Ao Cacao. Tom is ending the year on a high, having just opened his flagship store, and returning from a trip to… Audio

A Tauranga-based iwi has made an urgent claim to the Waitangi Tribunal accusing the government of attacking Maori culture and language.

The Ngai Te Rangi Settlements Trust says the coalition is… Audio