Te Ao Māori
News and perspectives for and about tangata whenua in Aotearoa
Merepereka Raukauwa-Tait on damning Oranga Tamariki report: "I'm over them."
'The most damning report of all I have read' - that's the reaction of one Maori leader to the latest Oranga Tamariki report by the Chief Ombudsman. He Take Kohukihuki, A Matter of Urgency, found… Audio
Children's Minister explains Oranga Tamariki law changes
A section of provisions under the Oranga Tamariki act, allowing for the removal of subsequent children, are set to be repealed. Currently, if a parent has had a child previously removed from their… Audio
Māori doctors join calls for self-swab cervical cancer tests
Māori doctors have joined calls for the Ministry of Health to reconsider postponing a self-swabbing cervical cancer programme, saying the delays are unacceptable.
The programme was due to be rolled… Audio
Restaurant names spark cultural appropriation debate
Professor of Maori Studies at Auckland University of Technology, Dr Ella Henry, joins the Panel discussion about cultural appropriation. Audio
Art for Matariki: Contemporary Maori exhibitions
Arts correspondent Mark Amery travels to the Bay of Plenty for Matariki. First to Whakatane and then to Tauranga for some exciting contemporary Maori exhibitions. Pictured in the gallery below is… Audio
A close-up lesson in white privilege
Peter Meihana knows what it is to be marginalised as Maori in a pakeha world, and then as pakeha in a Maori world. The Marlborough-born lecturer in Maori history at Massey University has straddled the… Audio
Māori Music Month's Whanau TikTok Challenge
This month is Te Marama Puūoro Waiata Maāori - Māori Music Month- and will feature a Whanau TikTok Challenge. Audio
Waitangi Tribunal hears parents' experiences of Oranga Tamariki
The good, the bad and the ugly of Oranga Tamariki social work practice was aired by claimaints in the Waitangi tribunal today.
It's the second and final day of the urgent hearing into why there is a… Audio
Mongrel Mob chapter head to give evidence to Waitangi Tribunal
The head of the Hastings Mongrel Mob chapter is among those giving evidence at an urgent Waitangi Tribunal hearing into the removal of tamariki Māori from their whānau by Oranga Tamariki.
The… Audio
Māori health leaders urge Oranga Tamariki to share budget with iwi
Maori health leaders want Oranga Tamariki to share its budget and resources with iwi organisations - and the Children's Commissioner agrees.
A Waitangi Tribunal hearing has today heard how parts of… Audio
Urgent inquiry into Oranga Tamariki's compliance with Te Tiriti
The Waitangi Tribunal has heard how parts of the legislation setting up Oranga Tamariki act still undermine the role of whānau, hapū and iwi in the protection of children.
An urgent hearing is… Audio
'Significant reduction' in Maori entering care
Oranga Tamariki says it's seen a reduction in the amount of Maori children entering state care since its name change and establishment of its Treaty commitments.
The new figures report on the… Audio
Resource Management Act review suggests changes to give iwi more power
The review of the Resource Management Act put forward a raft of changes to give iwi more power in environmental law.
The report highlighted that, "despite the large number of provisions in the RMA… Audio
Māori students faced unequal access to tech over lockdown - report
Lockdown saw young Māori students battle with unequal access to digital technology, stymying their efforts as learning went online.
That's from a new report, that also praises the way iwi stepped in… Audio
Family court system confusing, broken - whānau Māori
Whānau Māori who are going through the family court say they're being ignored by judges, and left to navigate a confusing system without support.
The experiences of 36 people - ranging from parents… Audio
Whānau ignored or denied opportunity to speak in Family Court
Shut out, disrespected, and intimidated - that's how many whānau say they've felt when in the Family Court according to a new report.
Te Taniwha I Te Ao Ture-ā-Whānau, Whānau Experience Of Care And… Audio
Ngāti Awa heads to court over water bottling
The fight to stop a major international company from taking a billion litres of water a year from the Awaiti Aquifer near Whakatane moves to the High Court in Rotorua today.
Ngāti Awa is appealing… Audio
Te Waonui for week ending Friday 24 July 2020
A woman says she's caught a racist landlord redhanded, after being rejected from a property for being Maori, there are renewed calls for Maori to be able to change electoral rolls more frequently, and… Audio
Māori want more chances to switch electoral rolls
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
Ihumātao protectors gather to mark a year since eviction notice
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
