Te Ao Māori
News and perspectives for and about tangata whenua in Aotearoa
Covid-19: Iwi plan to illegally close tribal borders
More iwi are planning to close their tribal borders in the fight against Covid-19, despite warnings from police doing so is illegal.
Eastern Bay of Plenty iwi Te Whānau ā Apanui announced at the… Audio
Covid-19: Targeted funding announced for Māori
Money has been pooled together to help specifically target Māori in the face of the Covid-19 pandemic.
It comes after the government came under pressure and were criticised for not delivering to… Audio
The Philosophy of Miraka.
Murray Hemi works as the Kaitiaki and General Manager of Environmental Leadership at Miraka, the diary processing company in Taupo. Murray has whakapapa to Ngāti Kahungunu and Pāpāwai Marae, and says… Audio
Covid-19 patient says he couldn't reach helpline for 4 days
The first person in Taupō to confirm positive for Covid-19 says he was unable to get through to the Ministry of Health helpline for four days.
Te Waonui for week ending Friday 20 March 2020
Coming up on Te Waonui - Māori communities respond to COVID-19, and justice advocates seek an urgent Tribunal hearing on the Police Armed Response Teams. Audio
Tricky family histories
Decolonisation can be a tricky business, especially as we sometimes have to confront the activities of our ancestors and how they've benefited us. Audio
Kōhanga reo: 'Let’s get this kaupapa thriving again'
Kōhanga reo across Aotearoa are having trouble with falling student numbers and are getting creative to stay alive. A new documentary series has just started on Māori Television called Tōku Whare… Audio
Dr Hirini Kaa, leading change at the University of Auckland
The University of Auckland's Faculty of Arts has around five thousand students and over two hundred staff. Academic and Kaiārahi Dr Hirini Kaa is the driver or navigator of the Ako Arts Programme… Audio
Black Ties - Indigenous Australian and Aotearoa theatre
Black Ties is a new theatre piece that tells the story of trans-Tasman love through the eyes and lives of its indigenous peoples. The musical dramedy goes the heart of love and its modern… Audio
Te Waonui for week ending Friday 13 March 2020
Coming up on Te Waonui - Historic step in the treaty settlement for Ahuriri hapū, Taranaki iwi angered at an application to leave production equipment from a failed oil and gas companyand… Audio
Te Atiawa story woven into new Taranaki airport terminal
Travellers passing through the new $29 million airport terminal in New Plymouth next week will find themselves immersed in the culture of the local hapū Puketapu.
The building has been designed to… Video, Audio
Northland hapū mark anniversary of Kororāreka flagstaff felling
Northland hapū have been marking the 175th anniversary of the felling of the flagstaff at Kororāreka which kicked off the Northern Wars in 1845.
Before she headed up the maunga for the ceremony I… Audio
Iwi cry foul over plans to leave equipment on sea floor
Taranaki iwi are crying foul over plans for a former contractor to leave production equipment belonging to a failed oil and gas company on the sea floor.
Last week, iwi groups were asked for feedback… Audio
Covid-19: Mixed feelings on using marae as quarantine
Could marae be used for isolation or quarantine if there's an outbreak of Covid 19 in Aotearoa?
Marae have all the essential facilities and have been used in states of emergency before.
Some iwi… Audio
Māori say licences to produce medicinal cannabis too costly
Māori interested in applying for licences to produce medicinal cannabis say they're struggling to raise the money needed to even get started.
Some of those at a Ministry of Health hui in Wellington… Audio
Artist Hiwirori Maynard on music, kapahaka and guitars.
Hiwirori Maynard is a musician, a kapahaka performer and a taa moko artist. One of his designs is the MOKO guitar, MOKO is an acronym for MY OWN KIND OF…..the artist draws intricate koru patterns onto… Audio
Ria Hall on the message behind her new album Manawa Wera
Ria Hall talks Yadana Saw through her new album Manawa Wera, which explores the personal and political through Aotearoa reggae. Video, Audio
Te Waonui a TMK for 4:20a/5:30p Sun 8 Mar
Federation of Māori Authorities says Covid 19 could make a half a billion dollar dent in the Māori economy, research shows eighty per cent of Māori women will experience family violence in their… Audio
Lake Ōmāpere's water to be pumped into Northland
After weeks of severe water shortages in the Far North, relief is on its way.
Water is expected to be pumped from Māori-owned Lake Ōmāpere into Kaikohe sometime today, but not all locals are happy.
…Fears Covid-19 could cost Māori economy $500 million
The Federation of Maori Authorities is warning Covid-19 could hit the Maori economy by $500 million.
The Māori economy relies heavily on primary industries and tourism - both of which are taking… Audio
