Te Ao Maori

Māori leaders say they've lost an ally in the ousting of Rob Campbell as chair of Health NZ / Te Whatu Ora.

He was sacked over comments he made on LinkedIn, where he criticised National's Three… Audio

Fungi botanists, local health professionals, rongoa practitioners and medical researchers are planning a clinical trial this year into the therapeutic benefits of psychadelics. Project coordinator is… Audio

The champions of Te Matatini 2023 have been crowned, with Te Whānau-a-Apanui from Mātaatua taking out the competition for the third time.

It was an emotional festival this year, the first one in four… Audio

Mataia Keepa, an award winning performer, and kapahaka commentator, from Te Arawa. Audio

Dr Te Rita Papesch is one of the true icons of kapa haka and was a foundation member of Te Whare Wànanga o Waikato established in 1978. In 1979, at the Nationals in Gisborne, she was the first… Audio

Over four days thousands of people have been treated to the best kapa haka competition in the world with the winner to be decided later today from a group of 45 teams. RNZ National's team has been… Audio

It's finals day at Eden Park. Over the last three days, 45 of the country's top kapa haka ropu have been performing. Now the twelve finalists battle it out. Audio

It is the last day of the preliminary rounds at Te Matatini, the national kapa haka competition, being held at Te Ana Wai/Eden Park. 
 
RNZ's Tumu Māori Shannon Haunui-Thompson spoke to Guyon… Audio

The second day of Te Matatini brought another 15 groups, among them defending champions Ngā Tumanako and crowd favourites Angituu.

But one group that's had to go through more than anyone to get to… Audio

It's day two for Te Matatini, the national kapa haka competition which is being held at Te Ana Wai/Eden Park.

It is going to be a another big day for the festival with defending champions from Tamaki… Audio

Fifteen haka groups from across the motu performed today at the long awaited Te Matatini national kapa haka festival.

It was day one for the competition and there were lots of excited haka fans and… Video, Audio

Te Matatini is due to start on Wednesday at Eden Park.

Pokere Paewai spoke to Guyon Espiner.
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Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei have welcomed more than 1000 kaihaka to Tāmaki Makaurau for Te Matatini.

Haka groups from across the country have arrived in Auckland for the festival - with the first… Audio

Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei have welcomed over 1000 kaihaka to Tāmaki Makaurau for Te Matatini. The pōwhiri was held on the shores of Okahu Bay in Auckland. Audio

Lawyer Annette Sykes says the next generation will be innovative and take Aotearoa 'into futures that we have never imagined. She also traces her own role in Maori activism and the law dating back to… Audio

Ngāti Porou iwi members from around New Zealand and the world have come together to deliver urgently required communications equipment into the remote East Cape.

The iwi's commercial arm - Ngāti… Audio

Professor Huhana Smith, who heads Whiti o Rehua School of Art at Massey University, has spent the last 20 years focussed on the restoration of her ancestral coastal whenua and awa at Kuku Beach, near… Audio