Te Ao Māori
News and perspectives for and about tangata whenua in Aotearoa
Māori media rejig creates confusion, meets resistance
A 'one-stop-shop' for Māori news based at Māori Television is proposed in a controversial report on the future of Māori media. Audio
Te Waonui a TMK for week ending Friday 19 June 2020
Māori health experts say a major plan to overhaul the health system is neither brave or transformative, a Tainui hapu is demanding to know why they were not properly consulted about a decision to… Audio
Māori mental health suffering despite overhaul
The Mental Health Foundation says there is not enough support for Māori, and their hauora - or overall wellbeing - is suffering as a result.
The Mental Health Commissioner, Kevin Allan, says… Audio
Boost in cadetships crucial to getting more Māori in work
A building business owner says a boost to fund more Māori in cadetships is an integral step to getting more Māori into work
Over lockdown, Jarrod Tua, applied for the funding and has taken on four… Audio
Health overhaul lacks vision and bravery for Māori, experts say
Māori health experts say major plans to overhaul the health system and create a Māori health authority don't go far enough.
The government's Health and Disability Review, out yesterday, includes a… Audio
New Māori Health Authority to be set up after
District Health Boards will be overhauled and two new government health agencies created in a massive revamp of the health system.
One of those proposed agencies would be a Māori Health Authority… Audio
Hapū demands answers over food pit consultation
A Ngaruawāhia hapū is demanding to know why they were not properly consulted about a decision to destroy 300-year-old food pits.
Excavation of the rua, which give the town its name, stopped in early… Audio
Will US protests prompt NZ police reform?
Could the #BlackLivesMatter protests, spurred by the killing of George Floyd by Minneapolis Police, be a catalyst for police reform here in Aotearoa? It's long overdue, according to Khylee Quince… Audio
Te Waonui for week ending 12 June 2020
Coming up on Te Waonui - Pressure mounts on Oranga Tamariki after a report highlights failures in the way it deals with whÄ�nau MÄ�ori, Police investigate a racist attack on a Maori woman with a moko… Audio
War of words over claims of uplifts at Waitakere Hospital
A war of words has broken out over claims newborn babies from two Māori families were to be uplifted from an Auckland Hospital.
A Māori trust and a senior health board member say they stopped Oranga… Audio
Māori media: Fears future of Te Karere on the line
The future of the flagship Māori news show Te Karere is on the line, as the government proposes to create a single Māori news service run by Māori Television.
The government has this week released… Audio
Waikato-Tainui welcome removal of Hamilton statue
Waikato Māori say glorifying colonial-era figures in statue form is a reminder of the devastating effects of British injustice.
Hamilton City Council contractors this morning removed British army… Video, Audio
Data shows the armed response team were used with children
Data from the police about their now-abandoned Armed Response Teams trial shows they dealt with six incidents involving 12 year old children - almost all Maori - some armed with weapons other than… Audio
Police armed response trial dealt with 12-year-olds, many Māori, documents reveal
The Police Armed Response Team trial is being criticised for attending call outs to deal with children as young as 12 years old while they were in action.
The controversial teams were officially… Video, Audio
Shane Te Pou says colonial statues should be removed
There are calls for statues of colonial figures to be taken down in New Zealand - as the Black Lives Matter movement sees statues around the world removed or under review. Protestors tore down and… Audio
Woman attacked on Mt Albert says it was racially motivated
Police are investigating a racist attack on a wahine Maori with a moko kauae who was walking Owairaka, Mount Albert. Ngahina Hohaia says she was subjected to racial abuse, and smacked on the arm by an… Audio
More than 200 people protest Endeavour replicas in Gisborne
More than 200 people have taken part in a peaceful protest in Gisborne today to oppose the permanent installment of two replicas of Captain Cook's ship the Endeavour.
The Gisborne District Council… Audio
Wakatū exploring Tasman reserve land in search of lost Nelson Tenths
The head of Nelson's Wakatu Incorporation is in talks with the Tasman District Council about parcels of reserve land in the Moutere-Waimea Ward, and their historical significance. Nelson-based Wakatu… Audio
Ruby Solly's "Poneke"
Kai Tahu and Waitaha artist, Ruby Solly joins us to talk about and share some music from her debut album "Poneke" - an album featuring cello and nga taonga puoro. Her look at her home city of… Audio
Report reveals shocking social workers' treatment of Māori mums
Former Māori Party leader Dame Tariana Turia is renewing her call for Oranga Tamariki's chief executive Grainne Moss and the Minister for Children Tracey Martin to resign.
It comes as pressure mounts… Audio