Te Ao Māori
News and perspectives for and about tangata whenua in Aotearoa
Iwi chairs discuss how to support mana whenua against protest
Iwi Chairs are throwing their support behind mana whenua who have called out what they call unacceptable behaviour by protesters - and desecration of their whenua.
Wellington iwi, Taranaki Whānui and… Audio
Party People | Season 2 | Episode 8: 22nd February 2022
In a fiery episode of Party People, Mihingarangi Forbes, Shane Te Pou, and Tau Henare debate the ins and outs of the anti-mandate occupation that’s taken over Parliament grounds. Video, Audio
Maori University thriving 30 years on
Te Whare Wananga o Awanuiarangi is one of three Maori Universities. It began with two relocatable classrooms in Whakatane, teaching programmes that included a Certificate in Maori Studies and a… Audio
Te Karere celebrates 40th Anniversary
On Monday 21 February, the Maori News programme 'Te Karere' celebrates its 40th Anniversary. What began in 1982 as a four minute news programme in Te Reo Maori fighting for air time and resource to… Audio
'Uniquely Māori export success story' celebrated at awards
A Hamilton-based Māori-owned and operated business is being celebrated as a "uniquely Māori export success story". Audio
Government helping get Māori into mahi
The government is set to help more Māori get into work.
This morning it launched Te Mahere Whai Mahi Māori - the Māori Employment Action Plan.
Similar schemes have helped more than 10,000 Māori into… Audio
Māori education overhaul plans hit snag
Plans to overhaul Māori education have hit a significant hurdle, with full immersion schools refusing to take part.
The government is taking another step towards a revamp, which it hopes will… Audio
Heke Rua: a campus for our taonga
The ground has been turned and the building begun for a new whare for more than 7 million important documents. A building of national significance, Heke Rua Archives, the new purpose-built archives… Audio
Grammy award winning Jerome Kavanagh on Taonga Puoro
Taonga Puoro are traditional Maori instruments such as the Koauau, a cross blown flute. Jerome Kavanagh is one of its leading exponents. His musical journey has scaled the heights with a Grammy Award… Audio
Alf Filipaina remembering his brother, Olsen Filipaina
Aotearoa is saying farewell to one of it's great rugby league players. Olsen Filipaina died in Sydney on Thursday at the age of 64. His brother, Alf Filipaina, talks to Mapuna. Audio
Waitangi Tribunal claim filed over Maori education
Te Rūnanga Nui o Ngā Kura Kaupapa Māori have filed an urgent claim over the state of Māori education to the Waitangi Tribunal.
The claim is on behalf of all 63 kura and the whānau of 6500 students… Audio
Mediawatch for Waitangi Day 2022
For years Māori journalism leaders warned not enough training, investment or opportunities meant Māori people and perspectives were mostly missing in our mainstream media. This Waitangi Day he looks… Audio
Māori, Pasifika, most at-risk of breast cancer death - report
Māori, Pasifika, and younger people are most at-risk of dying from breast cancer, despite improvements in overall survival rates.
That's according to a new report by the Breast Cancer Foundation… Audio
Māori radio spectrum agreement signed at Parliament
An historic agreement that recognises Māori interests in radio spectrum has been signed at Parliament.
The agreement, designed in partnership with the Māori Spectrum Working Group, is a chance to… Audio
DOC looking at need for more Te Urewera funding
Conservation Minister Kiri Allan is promising a forensic examination of the funding available to Tūhoe to maintain Te Urewera and Lake Waikaremoana as one of the Great Walks, after an iwi appeal for… Video, Audio
Cautious welcome as rangatahi in youth justice system numbers down
A downward trend in the number of rangatahi in the youth justice system is being cautiously welcomed.
The number of youth offenders has more than halved in the past decade. But with disparities for… Audio
The Mixtape: Julian Wilcox
Julian Wilcox (Ngāpuhi, Te Arawa) is the host of RNZ's new magazine-style show Māpuna, which launches on 5 February. The acclaimed broadcaster chats to Yadana Saw about some of the songs that have… Video, Audio
Rātana and Waitangi Day events cancelled
The red light setting has forced the cancellation of some of the biggest events on the Māori calendar.
The Treaty Grounds will be closed on Waitangi Day, while Rātana commemorations kicked off this… Audio
Māori band IA release new track composed exclusively with traditional instruments
Indigenous soul band IA have released their first waiata composed entirely with taonga pūoro - traditional Māori instruments. The love song 'Pūmau' is also their first collaboration with… Video, Audio
Māori health providers braced for child vaccination rollout
Māori health providers are getting ready to hit the ground running with child vaccinations, which start today.
At the end of last year, Māori were fast becoming the most affected by Delta, though… Audio
