Te Ao Māori

There has been a lot of discussion over the previous year about what role Mātauranga Māori can have in Aotearoa New Zealand. There was the famous letter to the Listener in which 6 academics argued… Audio

Have you ever stood in front of a building wondered what its story is? Today we're starting a series on New Zealand architecture which will run every day on the weekend, throughout January. It's… Audio

Health providers are racing to increase Māori vaccination rates as the holiday period begins.

They say it is critical more Māori are vaccinated to protect communities against Covid-19.

Just 78… Audio

Paula Rigby, Chair of Te Roopu Raranga Whatu o Aotearoa/Māori Weavers New Zealand joins us to talk about the exhibition Te Puna Waiora: The Distinguished Weavers of Te Kahui Whiritoi that opened at… Audio

Your chance for Disney movie stardom is up for grabs but you'd better be in quick. Acclaimed producer Chelsea Winstanley's Matewa Media are taking iconic Disney films and making Te Reo versions. In… Audio

From lion to raiona, princess to pirinihehe and ocean to moana! Kathryn meets Tweedie Waititi, film producer, writer, director and one of the creators behind the Te Reo Māori adaptations of some of… Audio

Iwi are supporting police at Northland checkpoints, to keep Covid-19 out and let vaccinated visitors in.

Te Tai Tokerau Border Control leader Hone Harawira spoke to Corin Dann. Audio

Māori now make up half of all cases in the Delta outbreak, despite making up just 16 percent of the population.

And for two days in a row, there have been no new cases among Pākehā - something Māori… Audio

It's been a tough year for many, but particularly for those working within the education sector. A survey out just last week from the Education Review Office found the pandemic had left teachers… Audio

Maori and Pasifika health providers have teamed up to try and vaccinate people who the government rollout has failed to reach. After a protracted court battle, the Ministry of Health has been… Audio

Maru Nihoniho is the first Maori woman to run her own gaming company. She's the brains behind Metia Interactive, which creates educational, interactive games, with Maori stories and language at their… Audio, Gallery

After two High Court judicial reviews, the Director General of Health is releasing data of unvaccinated Māori in the North Island - but with clear conditions.

Whānau Ora first took the Ministry of… Audio

A vaccine event serving Māori and Pacific people with disabilities kicks off today, with a focus on inclusion.

The event Rally Your Village runs until Saturday evening at the Pacific Locality… Audio

An urgent hearing of the Waitangi Tribunal into the government's response to Covid-19 will wrap up today. 

The case was brought by the Māori Council, which argues the vaccine rollout and rushed move… Audio

Bureaucratic hurdles, slow decisions, a lack of funding, and the side-lining of Māori experts.

These are some of the criticisms that have been aired at a Special Waitangi Tribunal hearing in… Audio

Bureaucratic hurdles, slow responses and sidelining of Māori experts have been detailed before the Waitangi Tribunal today.

Today was the second day of an urgent hearing into the how the pandemic… Audio

Armed with data on the unvaccinated, the Whānau Ora Commissioning Agency and Waiperera Trust are visiting some of Auckland's least vaccinated areas.

Today, Checkpoint was there as they walked the… Video, Audio

The gateway to Northland will be guarded by two checkpoints this summer, to keep Covid out and welcome vaccinated visitors in.

Police will be stopping cars south of Whangārei on State Highway 1 near… Audio