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Oriini Kaipara's maiden statement: 'A product of Māori resilience'
Oriini Kaipara's maiden speech was overshadowed a little by celebration of it, but what did Tāmaki Makaurau's new MP actually say? Audio
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Huia Hamon on Kawakawa
11 Oct 2025The new album fuses te reo, world sounds, and electronic music, and is named after a plant known for its healing properties. Audio
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Fronting up: Te Pāti Māori
11 Oct 2025Te Pāti Māori is trying to reset - hoping to lay to rest the fractures that have recently emerged. Audio
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Former Waitangi Tribunal chair says next generation must decide on its future
11 Oct 2025Sir Eddie Taihakurei Durie was chair of the tribunal for nearly 20 years.
Oriini Kaipara's maiden statement: 'A product of Māori resilience'
Oriini Kaipara's maiden speech was overshadowed a little by celebration of it, but what did Tāmaki Makaurau's new MP actually say? Audio
Huia Hamon on Kawakawa
The new album fuses te reo, world sounds, and electronic music, and is named after a plant known for its healing properties. Audio
Professor Atholl Anderson; history & archaeology 'chose me'.
For decades Ngai Tahu archaeologist and historian, Professor Atholl Anderson, has explored the origins and historic migration of peoples around the Pacific, the first arrivals of Māori in Aotearoa and… Audio
Fronting up: Te Pāti Māori
Te Pāti Māori is trying to reset - hoping to lay to rest the fractures that have recently emerged. Audio
Former Waitangi Tribunal chair says next generation must decide on its future
Sir Eddie Taihakurei Durie was chair of the tribunal for nearly 20 years.
Te Pāti Māori leaders claim broken trust abruptly ended media stand-up
After this week's 'reset', Debbie Ngarewa-Packer and Rawiri Waititi discussed their future with Mata host Mihingārangi Forbes.
Iwi leader speaks out after ejection from Parliament during tense foreshore debate
Aperahama Edwards says the government has no authority to push through a law that would make it harder for Māori to win customary marine title to the foreshore and seabed.
Waitangi Tribunal's half-century: 'How can you provide a place for both peoples?'
A former chair says the country has seen a 'seismic' cultural shift over the tribunal's 50 years. Audio
Waitangi Tribunal turns 50
The Waitangi Tribunal turns fifty today and judges, lawyers and claimants from across the half century Tribunal history gathered in Wellington for a two day conference to reminisce on its past and… Audio
Rangatahi call for housing justice and youth-led solutions
An advocacy group says youth homelessness is often misunderstood and many young people are leaving homes because they're unsafe.
'We've made a seismic shift in New Zealand' - 50 years of the Waitangi Tribunal
Former Waitangi Tribunal chairperson Sir Eddie Durie joined dozens of other tribunal members to commemorate its creation.
Te Pāti Māori MP Oriini Kaipara: 'I covered stories and now I choose to change them'
Kaipara, a former broadcaster, has given her first ever speech in Parliament this afternoon.
Te Pāti Māori want to put turmoil behind them
Oriini Kaipara makes her maiden speech today, as the party announces a reset it hopes will distract from the turmoil of recent months. Audio
The twists and turns of Maori politics
Amid celebrations that their youngest MP made the cover of time, ructions threaten to blow Maori politics apart. Audio
'Where are the apologies?': Te Pāti Māori blasts government, media for 'constant attack' on Treaty
Co-leader Rawiri Waititi pointed the finger during a blistering speech in Parliament.
David Attenborough Narration
In this episode of Whakamāori, the team take on the legendary voice of nature, Sir David Attenborough, and translate some of his most iconic narrations into te reo Māori. Audio
Māori Ward councillors campaigning hard to retain Māori wards
Nelson's incumbent Māori Ward councillor Kahu Paki Paki said despite running unopposed, this election has "been harder than you could probably ever imagine".
Natural elements didn't stop Te Tarata 160-year commemorations
It has been 160 years since the battle of Te Tarata - now eighth-generation descendants live to tell the story their tūpuna endured.
New Archives building outperforms Smithsonian for air-tightness
An independent assessment has found the country's new Archives building achieves air-tightness far beyond national and international archival standards. Audio
'Never too late': Social worker's journey to reclaim Māori identity
A wahine who has reclaimed her cultural identity is urging more Māori to pursue a career in social work.