Te Ao Maori
MoE calls for te reo Māori experts to teach teachers
The Ministry of Education is confident there are enough reo and tikanga experts to start rolling out a programme to train teachers in the language, so that they can teach it to children.
Te Ahu o te… Audio
National Urban Māori Authority calls for 'Mokopuna Authority' to replace Oranga Tamariki
The National Urban Māori Authority is calling for a 'Mokopuna Authority' to replace Oranga Tamariki.
They say the government needs to relinquish power and allow Māori to do what it knows works for… Audio
'We stand on the shoulders of tīpuna' - Māori MP Rawiri Waititi
The Māori Party's Rawiri Waititi - donning his cowboy hat and a giant pounamu necklace - touched down at parliament today for the first time since winning the Waiariki electorate.
He narrowly beat… Audio
Tuwharetoa takes over Taupō water testing
Tūwharetoa has officially taken over all water quality monitoring in the Taupō catchment from the Waikato Regional Council.
It marks the first time a local government has handed some function to… Audio
Hawke's Bay water plan not good enough, Iwi and hapū say
Iwi and hapū in Hawke's Bay fear a new plan to sort out water flowing through the region's rivers will do nothing to address what they say is the abuse, neglect and greed of the region's water… Audio
Ngāpuhi protestors ready to block bulldozers to stop development
Ngāpuhi protestors occupying private land in the Bay of Islands town of Opua say they're prepared to stand in front of bulldozers to stop a housing development.
A group of 20 people have been… Audio
Maori Council boss delighted by amount of Maori representation
Saturday's election saw a big jump in the number of Maori MPs who will enter Parliament this term. And in the Waiariki electorate, Rawiri Waititi looks on track to secure the seat for the Maori Party… Audio
Urupounamu Episode Four - Order for Batman?
Do you choose to use an English name instead of putting up with mispronunciation of your Māori name? On episode four of the talk series Urupounamu the hosts find out that quite a few people do just… Audio
Te Atatu hapū a step closer to marae community hub
It's been a slow and fraught process, dragged out over 30 years, but the Maori community in the Auckland suburb of Te Atatu are one step closer to having a marae in their neighbourhood.
For decades… Audio
Urupounamu Episode three - Should the Voting Age be 16?
Is there a magic number to suggest that a young person is mature enough to vote? In this week's kōrero session the hosts talk about the issue to lower the voting age to 16. Some students from a local… Audio
Work to stem Māori prison numbers has lost momentum - advocates
Justice advocates fear changes to help reduce Māori incarceration rates have lost momentum.
Currently Māori make up more than half of the prison population - and nearly half of those released from… Audio
First Assistant Māori Commissioner for Children appointed
The first Assistant Māori Commissioner for Children has been appointed.
Glenis Philip-Barbara, no Ngāti Porou me Ngati Uepōhatu, says the role acknowledges Te Tiriti in practice and is committed to… Audio
Waiata Māori Music Awards: hip hop legend DLT and composer Te Taite Cooper to be honoured
Aotearoa’s godfather of hip hop Darryl Thomson, aka DLT, and long-time Māori composer, the late Te Taite Cooper will receive the Iconic Award, which recognise those who’ve made a significant… Video
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Urupounamu Episode Two - Māori Waiata Mixtape
What's on your Māori music Mixtape? - Justine Murray, Ngairo Eruera and Te Kehukehu Patara discuss music genres, the rich compositions from kapahaka, the legacy of Prince Tui Teka and the latest… Audio
Whare Hauora: sensors to help your home health
Whare Hauroa is an organisation that measures the healthiness of homes by using sensors to record temperature, humidity and dew point index. Kaiwhakahaere (CEO) of Whare Hauora Hiria Te Rangi was… Audio
Paul Moon: 'I wasn't going to censor anything'
The unflinching new book When Darkness Stays by historian Paul Moon is based on the time he spent capturing the oral history of late Tuhoe tohunga, H ¯hepa Kereopa. Dr Moon thought he was "the last… Audio
Party People | Season 1 | Episode 4: Debates, Polls, Te Tūru o te Wiki - Te Tai Tonga
Te Tai Tonga is Aotearoa's biggest electorate. It spans several islands—Te Wai Pounamu, Rēkohu, and Wharekauri—with a side order of Wellington and a chunk of Lower Hutt. Join the party and listen. Audio
Pasifika and Māori election candidates debate
For the first time RNZ will be airing both a Pasifika and Māori election candidates debate this Sunday Audio
New Māori education campus opens in Ngāmotu - New Plymouth
New Zealand's largest provider of te reo Māori education has opened a new campus in Ngamotu, New Plymouth - which is expected to increase its capacity in the rohe.
There has been an overwhelming need… Audio
This Pākehā Life, Alison Jones
Award-winning author Alison Jones speaks with Kathryn Ryan about her new book This Pākehā Life - an Unsettled Memoir. It's an insight into New Zealand's social history and Māori-Pākehā relationships… Audio