Te Ao Maori
Te Urewera whānau celebrate taonga return
Whānau in Te Urewera are celebrating the return of several taonga.
The taonga were stolen more than a hundred years ago during the police invasion of Maungapōhatu, a community deep in the ranges.
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'They just helped themselves': Taonga stolen during Crown invasion returned
Several taonga stolen by the police during the Crown invasion and sacking of Maungapōhatu a century ago have been returned.
Study suggests Māori settlers arrived as early as 13th century
Researchers used updated radiocarbon technology at 436 archaeological sites in the North Island and 145 in the South.
'A real whānau ora approach': kaumātua village plan for Wairoa
An iwi group in Wairoa has come up with what it's calling an innovative kaupapa Māori way to help solve the town's housing crisis.
Te Waonui a TMK for 4 November 2022
This week our Maori news team look at health providers planning for the next pandemic; how is Maori wellbeing improving alongside the reo; and, the country's top tohunga gather in Whakatane. Audio
Māori worried govt climate planning could override their work
Māori communities are worried the government's climate planning could override their own work and rangatiratanga.
As you heard on Morning Report yesterday officials have identified 44 communities at… Audio
Māori health services investigate whānau coping in pandemic
As Covid-19 case numbers pick up again, Māori health services are investigating how their whānau have coped during the pandemic.
As Pokere Paewai reports, projects are being rolled out, to look at… Audio
Steve Saunders: 'Culture eats strategy any day of the week'
Why are American food producers choosing to work with a robotics company based in Tauranga? Partly because of a strong company culture founded in Māori values like manakitanga [hospitality] and… Audio
Ngāti Tūwharetoa mourn loss of historian Te Kanawa Pitiroi
Ngāti Tūwharetoa are mourning the loss of kaumātua, historian and educator, Te Kanawa Pitiroi, who died on Thursday aged 83.
NZ International Business Award winners
The 2022 New Zealand International Business awards were held in Auckland last night following a virtual event last year. He Kai Kei Aku Ringa for Maori Excellence in Export was won by Kiwa Digital. Audio
Māori wards councillors start roles in Gisborne
The region with the highest proportion of Māori in the country, now has Māori wards at its council for the first time.
While the new Tairāwhiti or Gisborne councillors are being welcomed, they expect… Audio
Church unapologetic about new design at Taranaki Cathedral
The dean of the Taranaki Cathedral is making no apology for the contemporary Māori design of the new Te Whare Hononga recently revealed at its historic New Plymouth site.
The whare, which has been… Audio
Te Reo Māori dialects - experts warn to get basics right first
As more and more Māori reclaim their language, many are growing curious about the rangi or dialect of their own iwi.
But as Pokere Paewai reports some reo experts are warning there is other work to… Audio
How racism impacts on education systems in Aotearoa
An education symposium hosted by iwi in Whakatū Nelson last week aimed to inspire leaders to look at education through a Māori lens. Dr Mel Riwai-Couch speaks to Jesse about the changes they would… Audio
The Barber Shop | Episode 2: Rawiri
Surfer, builder and musician Rawiri has a yarn about work, a life changing accident and living everyday like its his last. Video
The Barber Shop | Episode 3: Jimmy
Gifted barber Jimmy remembers his childhood, a broken relationship, and the injustice he is living with since his mothers passing. Video
The Barber Shop | Episode 4: Harry
Harry knew university wasn’t for him and papa kāinga life was, but the expectations of whānau and a Pākehā system threw him off his path. Now he’s making up for lost time. Video
The Barber Shop | Episode 5: Xavier
Xavier upholds the mana of his revered tupuna through service to community, but now fatherhood beckons a new pathway. Video
The Barber Shop | Episode 6: Kīngi
Kīngi is going hard to revive reo and tikanga in the North. This young father-to-be wants to look like his tūpuna and preserve their enduring legacy. Video
'I could just feel the blood gushing out'
In the last few weeks, Cherneka Johnson, aka Sugar Neekz Johnson, has experienced both triumph and tragedy. Earlier this year, the Brisbane-based boxer (who is Ngāti Ranginui) became the second wahine… Video, Audio
