Te Ao Māori
News and perspectives for and about tangata whenua in Aotearoa
Waiariki: the Te Wero debate
Candidates for the Māori seat of Waiariki discuss regional development, water ownership, Treaty Settlements and the support the Māori Party has given to a National government. Audio
Audio taonga comes to light 80 years on
The oldest recorded Māori language broadcast - dating back to 1938 at Tūrangawaewae marae in Ngāruawāhia - is one of the prize recordings in the first of four online exhibitions by Ngā Taonga Sound &… Audio
Te Waonui for week ending Friday 1 September 2017
More than 600 people have committed to speaking only in te reo Maori for either one full day, week, or the entire month in September; Te Puea Marae in South Auckland has begun discussions with the… Audio
Hundreds to speak only Te Reo in September
The annual Mahuru Māori Challenge has begun and more than 600 people have committed to speaking only in Te Reo Māori for either one full day, week, or the entire month, regardless of who they speak to… Audio
New SH3 bypass route to veer away from kōkako habitat
The route chosen for the Mt Messenger bypass on State Highway 3 is the most resilient option on the table, the Transport Minister says.
Fashionistas champion diversity with new modelling agency
A new modelling agency specialising in 'polyeurasian' models aims to increase diversity in the fashion industry.
Hemi Kelly: Sleeps Standing Moetū
A first national day of commemoration on October 28th is designed to put an end to what has been described as an "uncomfortable silence" about the New Zealand Wars. Witi Ihimaera's new novella Sleeps… Audio
Māori Jews
There's been a Jewish History in New Zealand since the very beginning of the 19th Century - so it should come as no surprise that some of our population identify as Māori Jews. This is a segment… Audio
Waikare Komene: 'You can achieve anything no where matter you've come from'
South Auckland has some amazing talent, but its young people need more support to channel their creativity, says architect Waikare Komene, co-founder of design firm Creative Native and The Roots… Audio
Te Ikaroa-Rāwhiti: the Te Wero debate
Candidates for the Maori seat of Te Ikaroa-Rawhiti debate welfare, health funding, the Ture Whenua bill, Treaty Settlements and boot camps during the run-up to the General Election. Audio
The Mixtape: AWA
This week's RNZ Music mixtape selector is best known as the vocalist for Nesian Mystik. But since the band called time Te Awanui Reeder has been a busy musician, student, father and iwi business man… Video, Audio
Te Waonui for week ending Friday 25 August 2017
The battle for the Hauraki-Waikato Maori seat this election is a contest between two cousins, while candidates in Auckland's Tamaki Makaurau electorate are getting a clear message from voters they are… Audio
Auckland Transport called to korero
Auckland Transport is being challenged to use Te Reo Māori signage across its transport network. Independent Māori Statutory board chairman David Taipari says the organisation needs to prioritise the… Audio
Mike Hosking gets it wrong, again - Māori Party
Māori Party co-leader Marama Fox says Mike Hosking has got it wrong again. The Seven Sharp presenter went to air last night to clarify a blunder over his earlier comments that people needed to be on… Audio
Rangatahi pitch innovative ideas in entrepeneurship training
Rangatahi from around the country are pitching their big business ideas to a panel of judges in an initiative aimed to boost Maori enterprise. Audio
Two cousins battle for Hauraki-Waikato electorate
The battle for the Hauraki-Waikato Maori seat this election is a contest between two cousins - Labour's Nanaia Mahuta and the Maori Party's Rahui Papa. Audio
Māori have 'massive ability' to help Auckland affordable homes
The body representing Māori interests in Auckland, the Independent Māori Statutory Board, wants a more co-ordinated push for quality affordable housing, involving local iwi. Board chair David Taipari… Audio
Te Tai Hauāuru: the Te Wero debate
Candidates for the Māori seat of Te Tai Hauāuru debate water rights, seabed mining, homelessness, economic policies, welfare and Treaty settlements. Audio
Jim Bolger and Tamati Kruger in conversation
Jim Bolger and Tamati Kruger talk with Wena Harawira about Tuhoe and Parihaka treaty settlements, truth and reconciliation, and how their life experience has affected the discharge of their public… Audio
Music 101 Pocket Edition 150: Apple Music/Kirin J Callinan/Moana
In the Music 101 Pocket Edition,we talk to Victoria Banks who has started an online petition asking Apple Music to include liner notes on their streaming platform. Tony Stamp hosts a live session with… Video, Audio
