Te Ao Maori

If you say it out loud, the word Kurow sounds a lot like Te Kohurau. That's because the latter is the original name of a small South Canterbury town named after a tupuna (ancestor). Audio

It's been a day of celebration and reflection for those who delivered the Māori Language petition on this day 50 years ago.

Now, they along with others who are still fighting for the language say the… Video, Audio

Today on The Panel, Wallace and panellists Verity Johnson and Sam Johnson talk about encouraging more parents to do the school run by bike. They also speak to the PPTA about the Government's… Audio

Today on The Panel, Wallace and panellists Verity Johnson and Sam Johnson talk about the 50th anniversary of Te Petihana Reo Maori - The Maori language petition. Plus they discuss the six week lock… Audio

Midday Report's Māni Dunlop has been at the blessing for the opening of the "Tōku reo, tōku ohooho" exhibition at the National Library - Te Puna Mātauranga. 

It's part of te wiki o te reo Māori a… Audio

Acclaimed Maori historian Monty Soutar has turned his hand to fiction for the first time, drawing on almost 40 years of research into the history of Aotearoa and his own ancestral line. Kawai: For… Audio

You might get to hear Ngāti Porou's national anthem 'Paikea' sung live if you fly with Air Ruatoria. 

The little airline briefs its passengers in Te Reo Māori and is challenging Air New Zealand to do… Audio

Aotearoa is this week marking 50 years since a petition that kick-started the revival of Te Reo Māori. 

In 1972, a group of students rallied signatures from around the country calling for a language… Audio

For the 15th year running, the Waiata Māori Music Awards were held last night in the Hawkes Bay, in the beautifully refurbished ‘Toitoi - Hawkes Bay Arts and Events centre’.

We speak to the MC of the… Audio

Since his appointment as Race Relations Commissioner three years ago, Meng Foon has proven himself unafraid to speak out.  The former Gisborne mayor talks to Kim Hill about New Zealand's journey… Video, Audio

Ever wondered about the stories behind some of our place names? Justine Murray finds out more from those who live in heartland Aotearoa. Audio

Queen Elizabeth the second, Britain's longest reigning monarch, has died peacefully at Balmoral Castle in Scotland.

Members of the public have been gathering there, and at Windsor Castle and… Audio

The government has announced the next steps in it plan to help strengthen Māori media over the three years. 

Minister for Māori Development Willie Jackson says Māori media have a particularly vital… Audio