Te Ao Maori
Te Waonui a TMK for Sunday 2 April 2023
This week, Taranaki iwi sign the deed of settlement for Taranaki Mounga, the Maori electoral option opens, the launch of Te Pouhere Korero, and a Ngai Tahu wharenui celebrates a century. Audio
Henare Kingi: Iconic Maori broadcaster
Henare Kingi (Ngapuhi) spent 25 years as an announcer at Wellington's Te Upoko o Te Ika, the first Maori radio station, from its founding days in the early 1980s. Over those decades, he became a… Audio
Liana Poutu: Taranaki Mounga
The deed of settlement for Taranaki Mounga was signed on Friday, setting out redress for the confiscation of the sacred mountain. Co-governance of the 30,000 hectare park will, according to Taranaki… Audio
Moko Tepania: forging a path for the Far North
Far North mayor Moko Tepania (Ngāti Kahu ki Whangaroa, Te Rarawa) tells Kim Hill why he's "naively optimistic" about the future of his region. Video, Audio
Taranaki peaks gain legal personhood - Te Kāhui Tupua
Hundreds of people gathered at Aotearoa Pa in South Taranaki today to witness the initialling of Te Ruruku Pūtakerongo - the Treaty of Waitangi settlement for Taranaki Maunga. he deal consigns the… Audio
Professor Rangi Matamua Kiwibank New Zealander of the Year
The 2023 winner of the title Kiwibank New Zealand of the year, Te Pou Whakaare o Aotearoa was named as Professor Rangi Matamua (Ngai Tuhoe), who's been dubbed the man behind Matariki! He talks to… Audio
Farewell Māni Dunlop
After 12 years it is Māni Dunlop's last day with RNZ.
From her start as a newsroom intern in 2011, she went on to specialise in housing and social issues, with stints as a music reporter.
She later… Audio
Māori Astronomer named New Zealander of the Year
Māori Astronomer and scholar Ahorangi Rangiānehu Mātāmua is this year's New Zealander of the Year.
Professor Mātāmua has dedicated much of his life to the revitalisation and resurgence of Matariki.
…Cyclone highlighted housing disparities - Māori housing advocates
Māori housing advocates say Cyclone Gabrielle highlighted stark disparities between Māori and non Māori communities.
The National Māori Housing Conference in Rotorua scrutinised the impact of… Audio
Changes to Māori electoral roll in effect from tomorrow
Māori will be able to choose between the general or the Māori roll for October's election from tomorrow.
Previously, Māori had to wait four years between switching rolls, but a new law passed last… Audio
Warning about new curriculum from Māori historian
A group of the country's pre-eminent Māori historians warns that a new curriculum offers no easy path for confronting the realities of the country's past.
At the launch of their latest journal at… Audio
Welsh Kiwi completes his citizenship ceremony in te reo Māori
Picton resident and new NZ citizen Iwan Jones won fans on TikTok this week after his wife Katie shared a video of the Welsh-born aircraft engineer reading his affirmation in te reo. Audio
Matariki Williams: Maori Arts, ATE, and protest through art
Matariki Williams (Ngai Tuhoe, Ngati Whakaue, Ngati Hauiti, Taranaki) is a Whakatane-based writer, curator, and historian. She is the co-founder of and co-editor of ATE Journal of Maori Arts… Audio
Matariki Williams: Maori Arts, ATE, and protest through art.
Matariki Williams (Ngai Tuhoe, Ngati Whakaue, Ngati Hauiti, Taranaki) is a Whakatane-based writer, curator, and historian. She is the co-founder and co-editor of ATE Journal of Maori Art alongside… Audio
Business supporting Maori landowners to plant more natives
Tāmata Hauhā is a business with a unique strategy for replanting native forestry and supporting Maori landowners. Tāmata Hauhā's chief executive Blair Jamieson talks to Jesse. Audio
Waikato hapū wants Sonning carpark development abandoned
A Waikato hapū is calling on the Hamilton City Council to immediately abandon any plans to develop what Māori say is an historic pā site.
The one-hectare site in Claudelands is home to the Sonning… Audio
Te Tiriti based co-governance in action
The Building Better Homes, Towns and Cities National Science Challenge have embedded Te Tiriti based co-governance and co-leadership throughout the entire organisation. Julian Wilcox talks to Rihi Te… Audio
Te Waonui a TMK for 19 March 2023
Maori communities on the East Coast continue their recovery from Cyclone Gabrielle; calls for more to be done to restrict vaping amongst rangatahi; and a maara kai reconnecting Taranaki whanau to… Audio
Maoriland film festival kicks off today in Kapiti
The largest indigneous film festival in the world kicks off today in its tenth year on the Kapiti Coast.
Libby Hakaraia established the festival in 2014 and is stepping down after this year handing… Audio
Māori and Pasifika students under-represented in med schools
New research has identified how severely under-represented Māori and Pasifika students are in the country's medical and health schools.
Māori make up about 17-percent of the population, and Pasifika… Audio
