Te Ao Maori
Covid-19: Vaccination data access heads to High Court
The Whānau Ora commissioning agency is in the High Court today, fighting the Ministry of Health for data they say could ramp up the vaccination campaign for Māori.
The chief executive for the agency… Audio
Covid-19: GP vows to keep pushing for Māori vaccination once Auckland reaches 90 percent total
While some across the nation might have been relaxing at the beach yesterday, a team of Maori doctors and community leaders traversed South Auckand to encourage unvaccinated whanau.
With the star… Audio
A Decade On Since The Rena Disaster
This year marked the tenth year since the Rena Cargo ship struck the Otaiti reef. A decade on, Irihapeti Dickson talks about her time as a co-ordinator. Audio
The tale of the Motunui epa
In the 1970s striking carved panels were found in Taranaki while ditches were being dug. They disappeared from the area, and were discovered when art collector George Ortiz in Geneva decided to sell… Audio
What Moana Maniapoto has learned hosting Te Ao
Moana Maniapoto is a familiar name from her work with Moana and the Tribe, or prior to that, Moana and the Moahunters The entertainer and singer has also been, for 35 shows, the host of Te Ao with… Audio
Murupara vax rates hindered by kaumatua, local doctor
To the Bay of Plenty of town in Murupara now which has one of the lowest rates of vaccination for Covid-19 in the country. So far untouched by the Delta outbreak, there are serious concerns about what… Audio
Calls for urgent protection for pink maomao fish
Ngāti Hei kaumatua Joe Davis is calling for urgent action to protect the pink maomao before it's too late. Audio
First wāhine Māori Governor-General sworn in
Aotearoa New Zealand's first wāhine Māori Governor-General, Dame Cindy Kiro, sworn in. Audio
Covid-19: Taranaki vaccine rollout may have to rollover to 2022
The Covid-19 vaccination programme in Taranaki may need to rollover into next year to get Māori in the region up beyond a 90 percent vaccination rate.
Just 62 percent of Taranaki Māori have received… Audio
Ngāti Whātua defends northern Covid checkpoint
Ngāti Whātua is defending the management of the border between Te Tai Tokerau and Tāmaki Makaurau.
Northland will drop down to alert level 2 at midnight, following a Covid scare in which a woman who… Audio
'Covid-19 is on the doorstep' - Henare's stark warning to Māori
Associate Health Minister Peeni Henare has told many DHBs they need to do better in their vaccine rollout to Māori.
Video, Audio
All Blacks pay emotional tribute to teammate Sean Wainui
All Black hooker Codie Taylor choked back tears at an emotional All Blacks press conference today as he paid tribute to his teammate Sean Wainui.
25-year-old Wainui, who played for the Māori All… Audio
Māori health funding compensation calculations taking too long - Waitangi Tribunal
The Waitangi Tribunal says it is taking far too long to calculate how much compensation Māori health services should get to make up for years of underfunding.
It says the delay compounds the… Audio
The essence of Te Ao Māori
We say kia ora and come together for pōwhiri, but we don't always understand the meaning and spirit behind Māori words and traditions, says Māori linguist Keri Opai. Audio
He Kakano Ahau Series 2 - Ahi Komau
Presenter Kahu Kutia explores the issue of suicide with Auckland based rapper and dad Ranuimarz, PhD student Rikki Solomon her sister Emma Kutia. Audio
Covid-19: Lives at stake in Auckland outbreak - Māori health leaders
Māori health leaders say the lives of their people are literally at stake as Auckland Covid-19 case numbers threaten to get out of control.
Dangerously low Māori vaccination figures and their… Audio
Covid-19: Minister told iwi want entry to Gisborne blocked off
Iwi elders in Tairāwhiti want to put a border around the region to prevent Covid-19 overwhelming its health system.
Associate Health Minister Peeni Henare visited the region covering the North… Audio
Māori climate change advocates want more ambition from government
Māori climate change advocates are urging the government to be more ambitious after the release of a consultation document which it says will help shape the plan to reduce emissions.
The document… Audio
Te Reo given Tier 1 status for 50th anni recognition in 2022
On the 14th of September 1972, a petition calling for active recognition of te reo Maori was presented to Parliament containing over 30-thousand signatures. The petition, which was organised by Maori… Audio
The stories behind Te Papa's portraits
There are risks in taking a portrait at face value. Matariki Williams and Rebecca Rice are the curators who selected the 36 historic portraits of Maori and settlers that have hung on Te Papa's… Audio, Gallery