Te Ao Maori

Māori trying to switch electoral rolls ahead of the election are frustrated they won't be able to do so until 2024. 

It's led to renewed calls from the Electoral Commission to allow Māori to switch… Audio

A leader of the Ihumātao land occupation says while there's no resolution yet, protestors are still winning as there are no police and houses on the land.

Whānau and supporters gathered for a karakia… Video, Audio

A woman says she caught a racist landlord red-handed, after she was rejected for a property because she is Māori.

Te Iwi Kemp has applied for 10 Christchurch rentals in the past fortnight, but was… Audio

A vote to establish a Māori ward in New Plymouth is being applauded by former mayor Andrew Judd.

Yesterday councillors voted to establish a Māori ward, and in doing so, side-stepped community… Audio

The government is considering plans to give Māori tendering rights to its $42 billion spend on roads, housing and other goods and services.

The plan is widely supported by Māori leaders who say it… Audio

New Plymouth councillors have voted to establish a Māori ward, and in so doing side-stepped community consultation on the issue, for the time being.

It comes six years after another attempt to form a… Audio

Sharon Brettkelly heads to the Bay of Plenty where a tiny iwi has managed to galvanise a community behind a high-risk aquaculture project - and is reaping the rewards.  Audio

Peter Meihana grew up swimming in the swift currents of Marlborough's Wairau River. The lecturer in Maori history at Massey University says the large braided river is a central identity marker for… Audio

The Black Lives Matter movement has prompted many institutions - including media - to re-examine their own records on race and diversity.  Four years ago RNZ made a long-term commitment to… Audio

Hundreds of opponents to a massive landfill earmarked for Auckland's Dome Valley marched through the centre of the city today to present a petition to mayor Phil Goff. Te Aniwa Hurihanganui and video… Video, Audio

Hiwa-i-te-Rangi

Hiwa nui, Hiwa roa, Hiwa pūkenga, Hiwa wānanga! Hiwaiterangi tēnei e korou o te manawa koronga, tēnei te āwhero o te manako nui. Horahia nuitia mai ngā hua tuawhiti mātinitini o te… Audio

We have come to the end of the period of celebrating Matariki or for others, Puanga.

There have been events all around the country - including an increase in online festivities with much of the… Audio

A new suite of pregnancy assessment tools will help support pēpi Māori, māmā and whānau access the healthcare services they need.

The tools are supposed to make it easier for healthcare providers to… Audio

One of the biggest Māori tourism operators in Rotorua, Te Puia, has come back to life since re-opening two weeks ago, but its still having to watch every cent until the borders re-open. 

Te Puia was… Audio

As we are in the celebrations of Matariki - the new year - today's we start with Waitī and Waitā our whetu connected to the waters.

Waitī ki runga. Waitī ki raro, e rere nei ō wai hei manapou mō te… Audio

Māori with respiratory illnesses are among those doctors are being told to test as part of the new Covid-19 testing advice.

Since the criteria was tightened last month, the level of overall testing… Audio