Te Ao Māori

Māori leaders are calling for an investigation into the government's pandemic response, which they say, is prejudiced against tangata whenua.

The Māori Council and other senior leaders have filed an… Audio

Te Pāti Māori has taken issue with the way the government is approaching vaccine mandates.

Its Covid-19 response policy calls for the government mandates to be scrapped for everyone except frontline… Audio

Tau, Shane, and Mihingarangi debate the latest political polls, delta decisions, and housing intensification. Video, Audio

An Auckland Maori health provider is being run off its feet due to the number of Covid-19 patients and their contacts who are isolating at home. 50 people a day are currently testing positive at… Audio

The National Party wants the Health Minister to intervene to allow the Whānau Ora Commissioning Agency access to information about unvaccinated Māori.

The agency is going back to court to get data… Audio

'Aunty power' is about to be deployed in Kawerau, as the town looks to drive up vaccination rates.

Only 53 percent of the Bay of Plenty town is fully vaccinated. And after what's been described as a… Video, Audio

Whānau Ora wants the High Court to decide who wins in the battle with the Ministry of Health over information about unvaccinated Māori.

It has filed fresh legal papers after the Director General of… Video, Audio

The Whānau Ora Commissioning Agency is going back to court to try to get the Health Ministry to share data about unvaccinated Māori.

The Commissioning Agency has had its request for the information… Audio

A Northland Iwi leader says people are fed up with the region being targetted by anti-vax protesters, who yesterday disrupted the flow of freight and the vaccination effort. A police officer was… Audio

Party People returns with a deep dive into the government’s Delta response. Mihingarangi, Tau, and Shane dip their toes into the Three Waters reform. Video, Audio

While the Ministry of Education works on a new curriculum to teach Aotearoa's history in schools, the fight is on for what that taught history should be. Dr Richard Shaw is a Professor of Politics at… Audio, Gallery

The Whānau Ora Commissioning Agency isn't ruling out further legal action in its bid to get hold of individual Māori vaccine data.

It's again had its request rejected by the health ministry, a… Audio

Māori health providers in Tai Tokerau are sprinting to boost lagging vaccine rates as community cases in the rohe rise.

Another two cases have emerged in Kaikohe today and a baby has been admitted to… Audio

Māori politics show Party People returns for 26 episodes. Broadcast on RNZ National and released as a live visual podcast from 9 November. Video

Māori voices are being heard loud and clear by the top brass at the UN's COP26 Summit in Glasgow. 

Kiwi climate activists are working with other indigenous delegates to advocate for millions of… Audio

Health officials are being accused of holding out on cash to help a West Auckland Māori school boost vaccinations in their local community.

With some students already covid positive, Te Kura Kaupapa… Audio

Aotearoa's coastal waters are protected by more than 40 marine reserves, where it is illegal to fish, disturb or take any marine life.

Even after decades of protection, damage caused by overfishing… Audio

Māori politics show Party People returns for 26 episodes. Broadcast on RNZ National and released as a live visual podcast from 9 November.