Te Ao Māori
News and perspectives for and about tangata whenua in Aotearoa
West Auckland rangatahi take plunge with diving school
A West Auckland dive group known locally as the kina slayers is helping to immerse local rangatahi in tikanga in relation to the ocean. Te Kawa o Tangaroa Tikanga works to to ensure rangatahi are… Audio
Record number of Māori MPs for the north
The triennial reshuffle of MPs has seen a record number of northern Māori MPs this term, with three new faces making a total of nine members from Northland iwi.
All nine MPs have a Ngapuhi… Audio
Scholarships offered to boost Maori in IT
A lack of diversity in information technology is behind a move to encourage more Maori to step into the industry. The IT school, Enspiral Dev Academy is offering 42 web development scholarships for… Audio
Te Waonui a TMK for 8 October 2017
A project that's giving new life to old houses is changing lives and lifting spirits in one of Northland's neediest towns and a garden project created by prisoners at Auckland Prison in Paremoremo is… Audio
Mayoral meeting over controversial statue
Auckland mayor Phil Goff has met colonial-era descendants to decide the fate of a controversial statue.
Waka taua set for Passchendaele commemorations
A waka taua - Te Hono ki Aotearoa - will be part of the commemorations of the centenary of the Battle of Passchendaele. The battle is considered New Zealand's worst military disaster. Within two… Audio
Guy Fawke's vs Matariki in Wellington
Guy Fawke's or Matariki? Wellington Councillor Iona Pannett thinks we don't have to choose one or the other. Audio
Mana Tangata: Kingi Kiriona
Kapa haka tutor and composer Kingi Kiriona believes in the law of attraction – if you put out passion for the Māori language, it will come back to you. Audio
The powerful miniatures of Lina Marsh
In October 2019, we will commemorate the 250th anniversary of the first contact between tangata whenua and Captain James Cooks' Endeavour at Te Tairawhiti. Gisborne commemorates that meeting with… Audio, Gallery
Karl Johnstone: Ko Rongowhakaata
Gisborne iwi Rongowhakaata is being showcased at Te Papa in a two-year exhibition which opened on Friday. It will be the eighth iwi in residence display at the museum. The exhibition is called Ko… Audio, Gallery
Fireworks to star at Matariki as Guy Fawkes foiled again
Wellington is scrapping its annual Guy Fawkes fireworks display and moving it to celebrate Matariki instead.
Te Waonui for week ending 29 September 2017
How will the Māori Party make its way back into parliament in 2020 after Labour swept all seven of the Māori seats? A garden project created by prisoners at Auckland Prison in Paremoremo is set to… Audio
Māori land protester has water restored
A Māori land protester who lives beside Lake Horowhenua has had his water restored, after it was cut off during a long-running dispute involving the local council.
Māori thrash metal trio win big at the Silver Scrolls
Haka metal trio Alien Weaponry have taken home the APRA Maioha award for their te reo Māori song ‘Raupatu’, edging out Maisey Rika and Kingi Kiriona for the 2017 APRA Maioha Award. Video
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Man wants Waiheke's Ōmiha Bay changed to 'Rocky Bay'
A proposal to change the name of Omiha Bay on Waiheke Island to Rocky Bay has riled up more than 200 individuals who object to the suggestion of change. Audio
Auckland Council backs Māori seat, but with govt stamp
A dedicated Māori seat on the country's biggest local body is a step closer, but still rests in the hands of the next government. In principle.
Auckland councillors have backed the move to create a… Audio
Council boss ignores pleas to turn protester's water on
A district council chief executive is keeping the water to a Māori land protester turned off despite health officials telling him it's illegal.
Māori seat for Auckland will need law change
The fate of a dedicated Māori seat on Auckland Council now depends on the mayor persuading the government to change legislation. Auckland councillors voted ten-to-five during their meeting yesterday… Audio
Moana Maniapoto and Jacinda Ardern present the APRA Maioha Award to Alien Weaponry
Moana Maniapoto and Jacinda Ardern present the APRA Maioha Award to Alien Weaponry Video, Audio
Celebrating the night sky on Great Barrier Island
Great Barrier Island has become the world's third International Dark Sky Sanctuary, in recognition of its outstanding star-filled night skies. Video, Audio
