Te Ao Maori

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

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

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 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

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

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

For the first time RNZ will be airing both a Pasifika and Māori election candidates debate this Sunday  Audio

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

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

Psychiatrist Dr Hinemoa Elder has always been fascinated by the "nuggets of ancient wisdom" that are Māori whakataukī (traditional proverbs). Now she's written a book about them – Aroha: Maori Wisdom… Audio

There's a reluctance by many local government authorities to include Māori wards for their councils. The Panel talks to Annie Te One, lecturer in Te Kawa a Māui/School of Māori Studies at Victoria… Audio

Urupounamu is a six-part talk series on Te Ahi Kaa hosted by producer Justine Murray, Māori language teacher Ngairo Eruera and Te Kehukehu Patara. The series is a collaboration between Tauranga based… Audio

Ariana Tikao is a composer and performer of Kāi Tahu descent whose waiata bring to life ancestral stories. She is a passionate exponent of the indigenous musical instruments of Aotearoa and is… Audio

Former Air New Zealand cabin attendant Taaniko Nordstrom, and her sister-in-law Vienna Nordstrom, are the creative duo behind Soldiers Rd Portraits, a photography-based business they set up together… Audio, Gallery

A whakatauki, or proverb, is providing inspiration for Te Atiawa's Liz Mellish who's kicking off a series of food history talks for Wellington on a Plate in the capital next month, by prominent… Audio

The national body of kura kaupapa is accusing the Ministry of Education of institutional racism in the way it prioritises total immersion Māori schools for repairs and rebuilds.

A Christchurch kura… Audio

The Education Minister is under increasing pressure to order a wide ranging review into systemic and causal racism at universities and polytechs.

Thirty- six Māori professors are demanding action… Audio

While Jacinda Ardern and Judith Collins squared off in the leaders' debate last night, other candidates were also arguing about why they deserved voters' support this election.

Candidates for the… Audio

Ko te wiki o te reo Māori—it's Māori language week. Party People discuss how important reo Māori is to their whānau and the government's responsibility for—and role in—the revitalisation of te reo. Audio

Hundreds of thousands of New Zealanders joined together to speak, sing and celebrate te reo at midday on Monday. This "Maori Language Moment", part of Te Wiki o te reo Maori, was the single largest… Audio