Te Ao Māori
News and perspectives for and about tangata whenua in Aotearoa
Stacey Morrison: 'Please don't be embarrassed about using te reo Māori around me'
Te Wiki o te Reo Māori (Māori Language Week) has kicked off with the official theme of Ake Ake Ake - A Forever Language. Video, Audio
Iwi believed first indigenous group to name a genome sequence
It's hoped the move will help to bring a critically endangered plant back from the brink of extinction.
Iwi 'disgusted' by Kaipara District Council scrapping Māori ward
"I really don't believe that they give a hoot about Te Tiriti o Waitangi," one critic says.
Kapa haka festival for Taranaki children celebrates 30 years
Te Huihuinga o Ngā Tātarakihi was established in 1994, and is now run by Rangimokai Knuckey and other volunteer kaiako.
Ngai Tahu Kaiwhakahaere Justin Tipa
At just 45 years of age Justin Tipa's election as the Kaiwhakahaere of Ngai Tahu last year marked a generational shift in the iwi's top leadership. How is he faring at the helm with around two billion… Audio
Waiata released for Te Wiki o te Reo Māori 2024
The waiata was written in 1984 by the late Te Pikikōtuku 'Piki' Kereama. Video
Ngai Tahu Kaiwhakahaere Justin Tipa
Since Ngai Tahu's 1998 Treaty settlement with the Crown worth 170-million dollars it now controls assets worth around two billion dollars, including fisheries, forestry, tourism and property. Last… Audio
Ngai Tahu Kaiwhakahaere Justin Tipa
Since Ngai Tahu's 1998 Treaty settlement with the Crown worth 170-million dollars it now controls assets worth around two billion dollars, including fisheries, forestry, tourism and property. Last… Audio
Gang member's legal bid to stay at beach exhausted
The Supreme Court has declined to hear Kevin Moore's appeal and his removal from the Rohutu Block appears imminent.
Ultramarathoner: Dr Inia Raumati
Dr Inia Raumati is an emergency doctor at Auckland City Hospital, he's also on a mission to be the first person in the world to run a self-supported, multi-stage ultra marathon on every continent, in… Audio
Tribunal findings on customary marine title changes no surprise to iwi leader
The Waitangi Tribunal has hit out at the government for blindly adhering to its coalition agreement by making it harder for Māori to get customary marine title.
'I've only been here five minutes' - Youngest MP gets global honour
Maipi-Clarke says the award is an honour, as is her day job. Audio
Rangatahi Māori launch 'musical assault' on colonisation
Theia's latest waiata is "a call to action", and it's not the only one. Video, Audio
Midday Report Essentials for Friday 13 September 2024
On today's episode, a Waitangi Tribunal report into changes to the Marine and Coastal Area Act has found the amendment breaches principals of the Treaty, and risks significantly endangering the… Audio
Waitangi Tribunal finds failings in govt's handling of marine Act changes
Changes to customary marine title showed a blind adherence to pre-existing political commitments at the expense of Māori, the Waitangi Tribunal has found.
Breaches found within Marine and Coastal Act amendment
A Waitangi Tribunal report into changes to the Marine and Coastal Area Act has found the amendment breaches principals of the Treaty, and risks significantly endangering the Maori-Crown relationship… Audio
Tonga residents honour Maori King's call for whale personhood
The residents of the Tonga island group of Vava'u, are promising to honour the late Maori King's call for whales to be given personhood. RNZ Pacific reporter Lydia Lewis filed this report from Tonga. Audio
'Just being Māori - all day, every day': Ngā Manu Kōrero winner
Te Kanawa Wilson has won best male speaker at the national secondary schools' speech competition for Māori students, with a stirring kōrero about covenants and signings between Māori and Pakeha. Audio
Midday Report Essentials for Thursday 12 September 2024
On today's episode, former Green Party MP Darleen Tana's lawyer says the party's co-leaders acted unlawfully when they ejected Tana from the party, an ACC researcher says a proposal to increase levies… Audio
Te Kanawa Wilson wins Nga Manu Korero speech competition
Year 12 student Te Kanawa Wilson was declared best male speaker and won first overall in the senior te reo category at the Nga Manu Korero national speech competition. He spoke to Charlotte Cook. Audio
