Te Ao Māori

It is time to get things moving - that is the message from the minister in charge of bringing together a steering group to decide the future of Ihumātao.

The rōpū whakahaere, or steering committee… Audio

A Northland kaumatua wants the Crown to buy an island in Northland's Matauri Bay. The only privately owned island in the Cavalli group, Motukawaiti, is for sale for $22 million. The island - known as… Audio

Kennedy Point Boat Harbour Ltd director Kitt Littlejohn is concerned about the increasing violence at the construction site. But he says the protesters should accept the Supreme Court ruling, and let… Audio

Violence is escalating as work progresses on the new Kennedy Point marina at Waiheke Island, with footage emerging of a protester holding onto buoys in the water and being hit repeatedly with a boat… Audio

We’re in Te Whanganui-a-Tara to meet three wāhine who work with taonga puoro. We ask why these taonga almost disappeared and what their dreams are for the future of the practice. Video, Audio

Universities are nervous about changes that will boost research funding for Māori and Pasifika academics ahead of their Pakeha colleagues. 

The $315 million a year Performance Based Research Fund… Audio

Former National MP Paula Bennett opens up about her fifteen years in parliament.  Audio

Today is the first day of Matariki and the Government has announced the first annual Matariki public holiday will happen next year on 24 June.  Karyn speaks with renowned Maori astrologer Rereata… Audio

Today is the first day of Matariki, the Māori lunar new year.

Across the country, people gathered at dawn around fires, on hilltops and on beaches to catch a glimpse of the glittering cluster.

And… Video, Audio

Otago Museum's Matariki celebration this weekend will include a projection of a telescope set up on the Otago coast. Danielle Parke, Otago Museum's Science Engagement Coordinator Māori, talks to Jesse… Audio

This morning - many gathered around the country at dawn to see Matariki - or to others - Puanga - this morning. Although it can be seen it is the Tangaroa phase of the lunar calendar that marks the… Audio

New research has highlighted the serious barriers faced by Māori and Pasifika children when trying to access primary healthcare.

The report was based on an analysis of the University of Auckland's… Audio

Put June 24 in your diary for next year.. it will mark the first Matariki public holiday. The arrival of the star cluster also known as Pleides or Subaru marks the start of the Maori New Year The… Audio

Tomorrow marks the first day of the Tangaroa Lunar phase of te tahi o Pipiri the first month of the new year. Which means the constellation Matariki is set to rise or Puanga to rise. Māni Dunlop… Audio

As the Government unveils its ambitious new plan for water, hapū and iwi are worried their voices won't be heard in the four mega agencies proposed,

One example is rural Māori in the North, who… Audio

In 2016, a memorial was unveiled to 457 psychiatric patients buried in unmarked graves at Tokanui Cemetery. Audio

An iwi leader says the proposed replacement for the Resource Management Act doesn't put Māori at the decision-making table. 
A provisional draft version, released yesterday, strengthens environmental… Audio