Te Ao Māori
News and perspectives for and about tangata whenua in Aotearoa
Pakeha Maori: the story of Kimble Bent
Kimble Bent was one of a tiny handful of Europeans who switched sides during the New Zealand Wars, who deserted the British army to join Maori "rebels" in Taranaki. RNZ's Black Sheep podcast tells the… Audio
Taa Moko Sessions: Pip Hartley
Free-spirited tattoo artist Pip Hartley tells Justine Murray how her lifelong passion for the arts led to a career in traditional Māori tattooing. Audio
Celebrating ‘super-hero’ songwriter Mahinaarangi Tocker 10 years on
"She was fearless ... a real advocate for mental health, feminism, gay rights, māori rights - she was a super-hero." It's ten years to the day since prolific and beloved songwriter Mahinaarangi Tocker… Video
LIVE: Love Me As I Am - The Music of Mahinārangi Tocker
The Auckland Arts Festival's concert celebrating the life and music of a great Māori musician Mahinārangi Tocker. Recorded in Auckland Town Hall, 16, 17 March 2018. Video, Audio
Te Waonui for week ending Friday 13 April 2018
The iwi of Poroti Springs near Whangarei are celebrating tonight; the fight to normalise te reo Maori will be taken to the streets of Manurewa with a bilingual hikoi; The Hurricanes pulled a… Audio
Taking te reo to the streets
The fight to normalise te reo Māori will be taken to the streets of Manurewa this weekend with a bilingual hikoi. The Clendon Pride Project has organised the hikoi which could be the first step in… Audio
Hapu celebrate Govt buyout of water bottler Zodiac Holdings
After years of fighting for some control of the aquifer that feeds their springs, the Māori guardians of Poroti Springs are applauding the government buy-out of a water bottling company. Video, Audio
Crown-Māori relations hui start in Tai Tokerau
The Minister for Crown and Māori relations Kelvin Davis has been canvassing the views of Ngāpuhi over the weekend on how to do his job. The government has created the new portfolio in the hope of… Audio
Taa Moko Sessions: Julie Paama-Pengelly
Taa Moko artist Julie Paama Pengelly talks about the challenges she's faced in a male-dominated industry and why she doesn't believe in Kirituhi - the practice of non-traditional taa moko. Audio
Te Waonui for week ending Friday 6 April 2018
Tensions within Tuhoe in the wake of their 170 million dollar treaty settlement were evident when 13-thousand members of the iwi met in Rotorua for their tribal festival, More than 700 large families… Audio
Sole student wants to stay: ‘They can’t do this to Māori’
Stephanie Pomare, the only student left at catholic co-ed school Hato Petera, says she feels pressured to leave but wants to stay in a stand against the church, which she says isn’t being fair to… Video, Audio
Critic rounds on university's iwi consultation policy
An Otago University policy which requires scholars to consult local iwi Ngai Tahu before undertaking research has been slammed as outrageous by a prominent biologist. Scientist Bob Brockie wrote in a… Audio
Tensions in Tūhoe following Treaty settlement
Tensions within Tūhoe in the wake of their $170 million treaty settlement were evident when 13,000 members of the iwi met in Rotorua at the weekend for the two-yearly tribal festival. The iwi's post… Audio
Taa Moko Sessions: Anikaaro Harawira
Northland disability advocate Ana Mackie receives a moko kauae (traditional facial tattoo) from Anikaaro Harawira in a new series about wahine taa moko artists. Video, Audio
Insight: NZ Wars - A Day to Remember?
Shannon Haunui-Thompson explores whether a day to mark the New Zealand Wars will ever truly become a national event. Video, Audio
Te Waonui for week ending Friday 30 March 2018
Almost 70 thousand people are now calling for Sir Bob Jones to be stripped of his knighthood;The possbility of a heritage trail of the New Zealand war battle sites around the country is in the… Audio
Tūhoe come together for bi-ennial Ahurei festival
More than 15,000 people are expected to enjoy kapa haka, sports, debates and more at the three-day bi-ennial Tūhoe Ahurei festival. Video, Audio
PM receives warm welcome when meeting Māori King
Any political differences have been set aside as Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern and Māori King Tūheitia Paki met for the first time in Ngāruawahia. Video, Audio
Insight: NZ Wars heritage trail planned - Nanaia Mahuta
A heritage trail of the New Zealand Wars battle sites around the country is in the pipeline.
The Minister of Māori Development, Nanaia Mahuta, says it would be a way to help educate New Zealanders… Audio
Māori leaders support zero-carbon 2050 goal
Māori leaders have thrown their weight behind the goal of making New Zealand carbon neutral by 2050 at the latest, saying climate change is the most serious threat facing New Zealand. More than 120… Audio
