Te Ao Māori

A youth employment programme in Auckland which uses Māori and Pasifika values to build future leaders has produced its latest batch of graduates. Fletcher Buildings Connect programme aims to give… Audio

Thousands of Morehu (Rātana followers) descended upon Rātana Pa on November 8th, to commemorate one hundred years of the Maramatanga – when, in 1918, Tahupotiki Wiremu Rātana received the divine… Video, Audio

Shine Your Light is the literal translation of Kia Kaaterama Pou’s name. It’s also the title of her debut EP, which is out today to coincide with the 100th anniversary of the Rātana movement. Video, Audio

Kīwaha/Give it a go! A chance to learn a few super simple sayings in te reo Maori that you can use in your everyday conversations. Produced by Shannon Haunui-Thompson and Guyon Espiner. Audio

The Māori religion Rātana has flourished for the last century, and has over 40,000 followers. Now, its adherents are looking at how they can keep the faith growing. Meriana Johnsen was at Rātana to… Audio

Iwi leaders, politicians and thousands of Ratana church followers have arrived at the pa near Whanganui to celebrate 100 years of the faith. RNZ Maori News Correspondent Leigh-Marama McLachlan… Video, Audio

The story of Horatio Robley continues... How did a man once dubbed a "predator of culture" for his collection of Maori heads become better known as a "friend of the Maori"? Audio

One hundred and thirty-seven years ago, on 5 November 1881, a Māori settlement in the small Taranaki township of Parihaka was ransacked by colonial troops. Dr Rachel Buchanan says the writing of her… Audio

In her 2017 essay We’re All Māori Now, writer Emma Espiner explored why Pākehā need to understand and embrace tikanga Māori (Māori customs). She joins fellow writers Māmari Stephens and Morgan Godfery… Audio

A major review of Māori broadcasting has been announced by the government against a backdrop of growing problems. Jobs are set to go at Māori Television in what’s been billed as a “strategic refresh”… Video, Audio

Many Māori place names in Otago - itself an Anglicised Te Reo name - have become lost in translation, and stayed that way for more than 150 years. Timothy Brown investigates whether it's time to right… Video, Audio

Kīwaha/Give it a go! A chance to learn a few super simple sayings in te reo Māori that you can use in your everyday conversations. Audio

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex have wrapped their four day tour of New Zealand. Yesterday was a jam-packed final day for the royal couple in Rotorua. Prince Harry and Megan Markle visited Te Papaiouru… Video, Audio

The Ngāti Hine chair Waihoroi Shortland says the Crown is setting Ngāpuhi up for war - with its new mandate model. The representation plan drawn up by a Ngāpuhi working group, crown officials and… Audio

Horatio Robley witnessed the most famous battle of the New Zealand Wars, he fathered a child with the daughter of a sworn enemy, his sketching helped end a war, his book helped save the art of Maori… Audio

How important is it to pronounce a student's name properly?. Dr Punita Rice is an education researcher and academic adviser with John Hopkins University in the US. She has very firm views on teachers… Audio