Te Ao Māori
News and perspectives for and about tangata whenua in Aotearoa
Tamara Patten: day to celebrate Katherine Mansfield
Today marks 130 years since Katherine Mansfield was born and it's also 30 years since her birth place was opened to the public as a museum. There will be celebrations at 25 Tinakori Road in Thorndon… Audio
Moa whakataukī, more knowledge: Learning from extinction
Moa went extinct about 500 years ago, but researchers think there’s plenty we can still learn from it and the whakataukī - proverbs or sayings - Māori had about them. Looking to better understand how… Audio
Indigenous free trade deal discussed at Rotorua business forum
An indigenous free-trade agreement is one of the key ideas up for discussion at the World Indigenous Business Forum in Rotorua this week. Indigenous business leaders from around the world are looking… Audio
Hawaiki Toa: the Māori-inspired endurance event
The upcoming Māori-inspired endurance event Hawaiki Toa offers participants "a hell of an experience", says race director Beez Te Waati. Audio
Kīwaha - Give it a go! Episode 2
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. Audio
Threat of haka exploitation around world
Haka is one of the most recognised cultural taonga from Aotearoa - but is there a threat of it being exploited as it grows in popularity? A Maori owner of a UK-based kapahaka company says it is vital… Audio
Tuia: 250. Re-framing first contact
Next year marks the anniversary of the arrival of the first face to face meeting between tangata whenua and European sailors. The Te Ha Sestercennial Trust is preparing for a year of commemoration… Audio
The science project using indigenous Māori knowledge to increase NZ's resilience to natural hazards
How can we as a nation better respond to natural hazards like tsunamis and floods? New Zealand scientists and researchers are exploring Matauranga Māori (Māori indigenous knowledge) for the Resilience… Audio
'Life needs more sequins, feathers and jumping around'
Queer performance artist Mika Haka went from being one of the few Māori at Timaru Boys High School to opening for Grace Jones in New York, and now runs a charitable foundation for talented young… Video, Audio
Te Ahi Kaa for week ending Friday 5 October 2018
The Resilience Challenge is a nationwide programme that looks at natural hazards, and how we, as a country, respond and recover from them. Dr Wendy Saunders talks about her work at Matakana Island and… Audio
Why do so many Maori end up behind bars?
Why do so many Maori end up behind bars? A new study of 900 Maori found an overwhelming majority believed structural racism was to blame. Audio
Eight members of Māori Womens Welfare league to be dismissed
The eight took the League to court in July after its president was allowed to serve a second term. But the League's president says there was nothing unlawful about it. Audio
Bowel screening plan benefits Pākehā more than Māori - expert
Health officials are under pressure to screen Māori for bowel cancer 10 years earlier than others. Māori cancer specialists are demanding changes to a national screening programme that would allow… Audio
Who decides on 'NZ values'? Māori leaders ask
He aha ngā whanonga pono o Aotearoa? What are kiwi values? Koina te patai mō nga kaiarahi o te ao Māori. That is the question being asked by Māori leaders. They are worried values important to Māori… Audio
Hope iwi-led youth remand service will reduce reoffending
Mahuru, a new Ngapuhi-led youth remand service, is being touted as a first for the country and one way of reducing soaring Maori prison rates. Audio
Children's commissioner wants more Maori perspective
Children's Commissioner Judge Andrew Becroft joins the panel to explain why he thinks the care and protection system needs greater emphasis on Maori perspectives, given the large number of Maori in… Audio
Pepeha website connects Māori with whakapapa
A new website is helping Māori around the world connect with their heritage. The website is called Pepeha and provides a way for people to learn and display their Māori whakapapa or geneology. One… Audio
Dr Dan Hikuroa and Kristie-Lee Thomas on science and Mātauranga Māori
Dr Dan Hikuroa is an Earth systems scientist and believes the world of science is interconnected with Mātauranga Māori (customary knowledge systems) he shares his recent work alongside iwi and hapu… Audio
The kaupapa behind the Te Kākano album
Makaira Berry and Hamiora Tuari speak about their new project Te Kākano which fuses soul, pop, R&B and most importantly te reo into an exciting new album. Audio
Oceania exhibition opens at London's Royal Academy
Ngāti Rānana, or the London Māori Club, welcomed guests at the opening of the exhibition, Oceania, at London's Royal Academy. The 200-piece exhibition features Māori, Melanesian, Micronesian and… Audio
