Te Ao Maori
‘The energy colonisation put in to remove te reo from us, needs to be put back in to make it accessible to Māori’ – Dr Kiri Dell
Dr Kiri Dell from Auckland University's Business School explores what Maori and Pakeha need to consider for the journey towards revitalisation of te reo Maori to become a reality. A highlight of the… Audio
TVNZ children's show broadcasting entirely in te Reo
To acknowlege Te Wiki o te Reo Maori, Maori Langage Week, this week Brain Busters is being presented entirely in te Reo. Series producer Reuben Davidson talks to Jesse. Audio
Te wiki o te reo Maori - SciFi essentials
The reo Māori force is strong this week, during te wiki o te reo Māori.
Self-confessed nerd and sci-fi lover Green MP Te Anau Tuiono has been taking to social media to share some not so common… Audio
Tech partnership aims to translate news into te reo Maori at scale
A new partnership between a local translation software company and Microsoft aims to bring vastly more daily news in te reo Maori in print and online. Straker Translations is based in Tamaki Makaurau… Audio
Musical Chairs: Tuini Ngawai
The Ngati Porou composer Tuini Ngāwai (1910-1965) is not well-known outside the Maori world, even though many of the 300-plus songs she composed are still sung all over Aotearoa-New Zealand. The… Video, Audio
Nau Mai Town - Episode 1: Kurow
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
With or without you, we will sail in both worlds: 50 years on from Māori Language petition
It has been a day of celebration and reflection for those who delivered the Māori Language petition exactly 50 years ago.
Celebration, reflection on 50-year anniversary of reo Māori petition
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
The Panel with Verity Johnson and Sam Johnsons (Part Two)
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
The Panel with Verity Johnson and Sam Johnson (Part One)
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
Blessing opens te reo Māori exhibition at National Library
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
Monty Soutar on his first foray into fiction
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
Mural unveiled to celebrate Maori language petition anniversary
A five-storey mural of te reo advocate Hana Te Hemara will be unveiled in Ngamotu / New Plymouth this week. It's part of celebrations to mark the 50th anniversary of the Maori language petition to… Audio
Respects paid for Queen on Waitangi Treaty Grounds
Well-wishers on the Treaty Grounds at Waitangi have been paying their respects to the Queen in the shadow of the same Pohutukawa tree Elizabeth planted on site almost 70 years ago. Hundreds of… Audio
Air Ruatoria briefing passengers in te reo Māori
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
50 years on from Māori language petition
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
Te Wiki o Te Reo Māori - Māori language week begins
It's Te Wiki o Te Reo Māori - Māori language week - and this year marks half a century since the Māori language petition was presented to parliament.
There are special celebrations planned for the… Audio
Highlights from the 2022 Waiata Maori Music Awards
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
Pita Tipene reflects on the Queen's relationship with Waitangi
Over the years Queen Elizabeth's relationship with Māori has been both a focus of debate and protest, but also celebration and reflection. The Queen heard the call of the karanga - and haka pohiri in… Audio
Meng Foon: speaking out against racism
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