Te Ao Māori

A Maori activist is vowing to keep the public gates into Lake Horowhenua locked until the Government listens to him.

Phil Taueki, who has been been occupying land beside the lake for 15 years, has… Audio

A special character school in Christchurch that gives Māori students a second chance wants a bigger school - but also wants it to be the heart of a new community.

Te Pā o Rākaihautū, a pā wānanga in… Audio

The chair of the Tūpuna Maunga o Tāmaki Makaurau Authority says repeated efforts to meet with the protesters occupying Ōwairaka have been rebuffed.

Those objecting to plans to remove 345 exotic trees… Audio

Councils will have to work more closely with tangata whenua, landowners and communities to protect native plants and animals on private and public land under a new government proposal.

The proposal… Audio

The Waitangi Tribunal has been urged to broaden the scope of its urgent inquiry into Oranga Tamariki to also look into the practices of DHBs and the police.

It is the fifth inquiry to arise following… Audio

The government is abandoning a controversial goal to settle all historical treaty claims by next year.

Treaty negotiations Minister Andrew Little has conceded the Crown will miss the deadline, as 18… Audio

Ngāti Kahungunu says they've been tricked into supporting a Provincial Growth Funded water project they vehemently oppose.

Hawke's Bay Regional Council was awarded more than $30 million from the fund… Audio

Ngāti Kahungunu says it's been tricked by the Hawke's Bay Regional Council into supporting a water project it strongly opposes.

The Provincial Growth Fund awarded $30 million to the council for water… Audio

Inclusivity campaigner and former New Plymouth mayor Andrew Judd joins the discussion on ensuring more Maori representation on local body authorities which lacking after the October elections. Audio

Kathryn talks with kaumatua Haare Williams about a lifetime of telling Maori stories. He is a poet and artist, has written for film and television, a former broadcaster, the Dean of Maori Education… Audio

Dr Haare Williams returns with part two of an interview about his book 'Words of a Kaumatua' a collection of poetry and prose. The former broadcaster talks about recording the stories of the Maori… Audio

The descendants of the first South Island iwi to encounter Captain Cook's Endeavour shed tears as they paddled out to meet the ship's replica at Meretoto/Ship Cove.

Yesterday marked 250 years since… Audio

RNZ's In Depth team launched a new project a few weeks ago called Now We are Five (Million). Guyon Espiner has been looking at Māori culture in the country and how attitudes have changed.  Audio

The Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall visited Waitangi yesterday - the first members of the Royal family to visit the treaty grounds in 25 years. Prince Charles first visited almost half a… Audio

Hundreds of mourners have paid their respects and shared their aroha for actor, playwright and producer Nancy Brunning.

Over 400 people descended on Raukawa marae in Otaki to say their final goodbyes… Audio

While the government moves closer to a resolution at disputed Ihumātao, the long-time protesters and occupiers of the land remain on the sideline.

Sources have told RNZ the Crown is considering… Video, Audio

A debate has emerged about whether euthanasia has a place within te ao Māori.

The End of Life Choice Bill passed through the house last week, but not without intense debate among Māori MPs from… Audio

Talks are under way for Auckland Council to buy disputed Ihumātao land in a bid to break a deadlock over a planned housing development.

Sources have told RNZ the Crown is considering loaning money to… Audio

A debate has emerged in the Māori community about the tikanga of euthanasia.

The End of Life Choice Bill passed its third reading this week, but not without intense debate, including about tikanga… Audio