Te Ao Māori
News and perspectives for and about tangata whenua in Aotearoa
Hobson's Pledge and alternative facts
What was in the infamous Hobson's Pledge advertisement in the Herald that has sparked outrage and boycotts? Audio
Hobson's Pledge and alternative facts
What was in the infamous Hobson's Pledge advertisement in the Herald that has sparked outrage and boycotts?
AudioBeing Māori at Parliament
New Zealand’s Parliament House is a strikingly colonial edifice. So how does it feel to be Māori in that space?
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Being Māori at Parliament
New Zealand’s Parliament House is a strikingly colonial edifice. So how does it feel to be Māori in that space?
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Roimata Smail 'if the principles are not there it's easy for Te Tiriti to be forgotten'
Roimata Smail has spent twenty years as a human rights and public law barrister and has represented many claimants to the Waitangi Tribunal. She's also written a best selling book called Understanding… Audio
Roimata Smail on Te Tiriti
Roimata Smail has spent twenty years as a human rights and public law barrister and has represented many claimants to the Waitangi Tribunal. She's also written a best selling book called Understanding… Audio
Īhaka Martyn: Am I Māori enough?
When playwright and performer Ihaka Martyn (Ngati Tuwharetoa, Te Arawa) took an Introduction to Maori Culture course at University he was a pakeha identifying young man named Isaac who was… Audio
Treaty Principles Bill 'a solution to a problem that does not exist'
Ngāti Hine leader and claimant Pita Tipene says the report points to flaws in government policy already well understood by Māori. Audio
The Panel with Sue Kedgley and Anton Matthews (Part 1)
Tonight on The Panel, Wallace Chapman and panellists Sue Kedgley and Anton Matthews discuss the Waitangi Tribunal's scathing report criticising the proposed Treaty Principles Bill and the decision to… Audio
Why these councils opted out of Māori wards
The council that pioneered Māori representation in local government says it sees no need to establish a Māori ward.
'Don't be scared, mate': Ruapehu councillor's call to back Māori ward
Councillors left no doubt about their own feelings at a community meeting in Ohakune on their Ruapehu Māori ward.
Waitangi Tribunal says govt should abandon Treaty Prin Bill
The Tribunal released its interim report on Friday on the Bill and a proposed review of Treaty Clauses put forward by New Zealand First. Iwi leader and is a claimant on this kaupapa Pita Tipene spoke… Audio
Waitangi Tribunal calls for Treaty Principles Bill to be abandoned
The change "is a solution to a problem that does not exist", the Tribunal has found in a scathing report. "There is no policy imperative that justifies it."
David Seymour welcomes critical Waitangi Tribunal report
The ACT leader says "we need a national conversation about our founding document", despite the report calling for his Treaty Principles Bill to be dropped.
Councillor looks for way to avoid Māori wards poll
Councillor Nandor Tanczos has denounced new Māori wards legislation and wants the council to seek legal advice.
Harnessing harakeke - a new future for a traditional taonga
It could change the performance of a pickleball paddle, a snowboard, a surfboard, even a rally car. Video
What to expect from this year's Koroneihana
It's not all going to be doom and gloom, but expect Māori to "unequivocally" state their position during the celebration of the Māori King's coronation. Audio
How TikTok is empowering a new generation of rangatahi
Māori content creators are using TikTok to share and celebrate te reo, and hope platforms can be flooded with the language.
Huge crowd expected in Ngāruawāhia for Koroneihana celebration
A week-long celebration of the coronation of the Māori monarch, Koroneihana begins on Thursday in Ngāruawāhia. Te Kiingitanga spokesperson Rahui Papa spoke to Charlotte Cook. Audio
Iwi Chairs Forum asks police to use discretion in applying gang patch ban
The forum's Pou Tangata co-chairperson Rahui Papa says they are concerned that Māori incarceration levels will increase if police do not use their discretion in applying the new law.
