Te Ao Maori
Work underway to create better legal protection for rongoā Māori
Work is underway to create a system that gives better legal protection for traditional Māori medicine.
But those who practise rongoā Māori are worried doing so will cause more harm than good.
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Protest against Kaipara mayor who banned councillor's karakia
Close to 400 people have gathered in Dargaville to protest the Kaipara mayor, who shut down a councillor from opening a hui with a karakia two weeks ago.
Craig Jepson has since backed down from the… Audio
'Crown determined to be better partner': $115m Treaty settlement passes through Parliament
A $115m Treaty settlement for Ngāti Kahungunu ki Wairarapa Tāmaki Nui-a-Rua has passed through Parliament, with all parties acknowledging the hara caused by the Crown for the lower North Island iwi.
Hapū upset as govt pushes ahead with treaty settlement
The government is pushing ahead with a treaty settlement one hapū says will strip it of its right to justice.
The Supreme Court last week found in favour of an earlier Waitangi Tribunal ruling that… Audio
Te Whatu Ora fast tracking pay equity for nurses
Te Whatu Ora Health New Zealand is moving to fast track pay equity for nurses.
It says nurses shouldn't have to wait for a pay rise while unions take legal action over back pay.
It is asking the… Audio
Stunning Tohu Whenua site highlights Fox Glacier as a taonga
A stunning new visitor experience highlighting the beauty of Fox Glacier and representing the Ngāi Tahu creation story has been opened.
‘First of its kind’: Economic ‘wellbeing’ strategy launched in Marlborough
The Māori economy, aquaculture, aviation, forestry, the screen industry, technology and wine: these are the foundations of Marlborough's new economic wellbeing strategy.
Artist Hohepa 'Hori' Thompson
Hohepa 'the Hori' Thompson is the man behind the popular shop and art gallery HORI, located in Otaki, started in 2012, that dares to be different. Audio
Hangi Master Rewi Spraggon builds new pits on Mangere Mountain
Hangi Master Rewi Spraggon is building new community hangi pits on Mangere Mountain in Auckland. It's part of the his approach to retain the tikanga of hangi-making, as well as the fine traditons of… Audio
Ngāti Manu to celebrate return of whenua
The people Ngāti Manu who will tomorrow celebrate the return of its whenua after wating 177 years.
John McIntosh has sold the Otuihu pā site to the crown, with an expectation it will be returned to… Audio
Wairarapa hapu wants removal from treaty settlement after Supreme Court ruling
A Wairarapa hapū says a Supreme Court ruling means it should be removed from a proposed treaty settlement that's in its final stages.
The Supreme Court this week ruled in favour of Waiarapa Moana in… Audio
Supreme Court rules inf favour of Wairarapa Māori
The Supreme Court has ruled in favour of Wairarapa Māori in a landmark case, which could potentially require the Crown to return hundreds of hectares of land occupied by the Maraetai Power Station in… Audio
Cancer diagnosis given to Māori woman in two minute phone call
A cancer diagnosis should be an open kōrero between doctor and patient. But for one Māori woman, it was a two-minute, one way phone call.
In part four of an in-depth series on Māori health, RNZ… Audio
New Zealand's only Māori cardiologist
The country's only Māori cardiologist says his status is nothing to celebrate but represents that something needs to change.
In part three of an in-depth series on Māori health, RNZ examines how the… Audio
Why does diabetes disproportionately affect Māori?
A Māori woman who needed a refill of her essential diabetes medication says she was called fat and told to 'get a job' by her doctor instead of getting her prescription.
In part two of an in-depth… Audio
Copy of Warmer seas impact on Maori customary and commercial fi
Marine heatwaves are becoming more common in the waters of Aotearoa and in some areas there are record high ocean temperatures. Over the last 10 years, catch allowances for some commercially fished… Audio
Māori Health Authority looking at life-expectancy gap
The new Māori Health Authority predicts the seven-year life expectancy gap between Māori and non-Māori should be falling within five years, as its CEO makes a commitment to change.
As part of an… Audio
Treaty settlement a fresh start for Crown relations - Ngāti Maniapoto
Ngāti Maniapoto is describing an apology and treaty settlement as a fresh start for relations with the Crown.
The prime minister travelled to Te Rohe Pōtae - the King Country - yesterday to… Audio
Kaipara mayor stands firm on decision to ban karakia
Kaipara's mayor has been accused of racism and cultural ignorance, after stopping a councillor opening a hui with a karakia.
Craig Jepson interrupted councillor Pera Paniora several times last week… Audio
Piripi Curtis on the legacy of his father Ta Toby Curtis
Prominent Maori educator Ta Toby Curtis died last August and his son Piripi joins Julian Wilcox to discuss his father's legacy and just released memoir which lays out a vision for a more equitable… Audio
