Te Ao Māori

Mahi a Atua is a Māori approach to mental wellbeing drawing on the stories, narratives and healing practices of te ao Māori (the Māori world). Psychiatrist Diana Kopua gives us an insight into the… Audio

People working with Māori prisoners are hopeful a new programme which involves whānau in inmate rehabilitation will help tackle the high rate of Māori reoffending.

The Māori Pathways approach will… Audio

Māori leaders are gearing up for a national hui next month to launch their own inquiry into Oranga Tamariki.

It's the fourth investigation into the Children's Ministry in recent weeks but some say… Audio

As part of Matariki celebrations, the 'Hāngi Master' has created a pop up hāngi in central Auckland to showcase the beautiful Māori cuisine and the process that goes with it. Video, Audio

The buyer of what's thought to be the only remaining proof copy of an original Treaty of Waitangi proclamation of sovereignty says he's thrilled with the purchase. Spencer Scoular bought the rare… Video, Audio

Will climate change be the end of the end of sauvignon blanc, and the beginning of bananas and pineapples in New Zealand?

Maybe... So a Nelson-based iwi organisation is coming up with a plan to… Audio

Thousands of Danish metal fans performed the haka for Kiwi band Alien Weaponry over the weekend at the Copenhell festival. The three-piece band from Waipu, who sing in te reo, usually start their… Video, Audio

The Maori Council's calling for a Royal Commission of Inquiry into Pharmac and the way it's funded. This comes just after our series 'Life or Death under Pharmac' where 15 people shared their stories… Audio

Hui Aroha was the name of the large scale event held in Gisborne on April 8th 1919 to welcome back men who had served in the Pioneer Battalion during the First World War. The East cost almost doubled… Audio

Some iwi are warning Oranga Tamariki not to wheel them in to fix up their mess.

Next month, new legislation will mean the agency must work with Maori organisations.

But iwi say dealing with Oranga… Audio

It's just a few days until the Matariki stars once again grace our night skies and signal the start of the Māori New Year.

And this year the Matariki festival in Tāmaki Makaurau will be bigger and… Audio

Ombudsman Peter Boshier's investigation into Oranga Tamariki will focus on the ministry's interactions with agencies like district health boards, and also whether the uplifts are being carried out in… Video, Audio

The case of the baby at the centre of the standoff at Hawke's Bay Hospital last month is back in the Family Court on Tuesday.

The child's 19-year-old mother refused to hand over her baby to Oranga… Audio

A social workers' union head is doubtful new law coming in on July 1 will ease the outcry over the removal of at-risk Māori babies into state care.

As criticism of Oranga Tamariki's treatment of… Audio

Support workers for whānau at risk of losing their children to the state remain unconvinced change is just around the corner for Māori in the system.

New laws for Oranga Tamariki will be introduced… Audio

Support workers remain unconvinced new Oranga Tamariki laws will deliver immediate improvements for Māori in the system.

A new law will come into effect on July 1, and includes what's known as… Audio

The co-chair of Labour's Maori Caucus says in some cases babies need to be removed from their whanau, citing the horrific deaths of the Kahui twins as an example where state intervention would have… Audio

The lawyer for a 19-year-old mother still wants an independent inquiry into Oranga Tamariki's attempt to take her client's newborn baby into state care.

Last month, Hawke's Bay Hospital was put into… Audio