Te Ao Maori

There's been a strong community response - among them, Ngati Kahungunu and its iwi services have mobilised to help whānau affected by the floods in Ahuriri.

Marae in the rohe are on stand by for… Audio

Māori voter turnout for the October election was at its highest level since 1999 - but the rate is still much lower than the overall turnout.

69.1 percent of those enrolled on the Māori roll voted -… Audio

Should there be restrictions around receiving moko or is this deficit thinking? Is there an expectation that a person must speak Māori or even change their lifestyle? Hosts Ngairo Eruera, Te Kehukehu… Audio

On this day in 1881, the Maori settlement Parihaka in Taranaki, was invaded. About 1600 troops marched onto the village and were greeted by children while several thousand villagers sat quietly… Audio

Moana Maniopoto, host of Te Ao With Moana on Maori Television, talks to Jesse about why the appointment of Nanaia Mahuta is a big moment for Māori wāhine.  Audio

For the past few years Callum 'Rei' McDougall has been injecting more te reo in his music. It's been an exploration of his mum's Ngati Huia side, and his dad's Scottish roots. Rei won Best Hip Hop… Video, Audio

Nanaia Mahuta has become the first woman to be made New Zealand's Foreign Affairs Minister.

She is one of five Māori Labour MPs who have been appointed to Cabinet - with strong Māori representation… Audio

What defines the act of decolonisation? Is it a state of mind or is it detaching from the dominant culture? In episode six of the talk series 'Urupounamu' the hosts break down what decolonisation… Audio

The failings of the state care and protection of tamariki Māori are being laid bare in front of the Waitangi Tribunal - but claimants are also bringing a range of ways to overhaul the system. 

The… Audio

Researchers who are also former wards of the state have stressed the key changes needed to ensure any Māori-run alternative to Oranga Tamariki doesn't just turn a white bureaucracy into a brown one.

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Today is Te Putake o te Riri, He Ra Maumahara - the National Day of the Commemoration of the New Zealand Wars. The day is being marked at various events around the country but in Tauranga, there will… Audio

The former chief executive of the Tasman Bays Heritage Trust is asking Nelson families holding taonga taken from Parihaka to do the right thing and return them. About 200 of the 1600 militia who… Audio

Dr Karena Kelly, a specialist in Māori language and linguistics, took on the task of translating Seuss’ last book published before his death Oh, The Places You’ll Go. Audio

Jade Morgan didn't let a 6-year prison sentence and early gang ties define him. His work reconnecting Dunedin prisoners with their whakapapa using Te Ao Maori - whether that's through martial arts… Audio

Two refugees from Afghanistan have taken out the top spots at the annual showcase of Māori artwork with their mahi whakairo - or carvings.

Mahdi, 18, and 17-year-old Ali Abed Hussaini moved here in… Audio

Businesess that want to tap into Māori culture are being told to consult with iwi advisors first.

This after Firth Concrete, a Fletcher Building company, commissioned a Māori and Pasifika design for… Audio

A New Plymouth nurse who made several public posts on social media calling Māori nurses "fat and lazy" has had her registration cancelled for the next two years.

A disciplinary tribunal considered… Audio