Te Ao Māori
Pressing need for more Māori nurse practitioners - training boss
A nursing educator says now is the time to boost the number of Māori nurse practitioners - currently, they make up just nine percent of the 612-strong practitioner workforce.
Te Matatini 50
Julian Wilcox and Rob Ruha present a selection of waiata, both archival and newly recorded, in celebration of 50 years of kapa haka competition at Te Matatini. Audio
Assessing the impact of a warming ocean on Māori fishing interests
Any geographical expansion or shift in fish stocks will have major implications for Māori commercial seafood interests, writes Maui Hudson.
Richard Bradley, battler for Māori rights in foreshore and seabed dispute, dies
The late Marlborough iwi leader Richard Bradley is being commemorated as a brave and passionate Māori leader.
Waka business among those steering into calmer waters
Māori tourism businesses say a targeted funding boost helped to keep their waka steady during turbulent times.
Electric jet boats and solar-powered marae: Ngāi Tahu's climate action plan
Te Rūnanga o Ngāi Tahu is jetting towards a zero-carbon future after unveiling the world's first electric tourism jet boat.
Māori and Pasifika encouraged to get screened for bowel cancer
A campaign to encourage more Māori and Pasifika to get screened for bowel cancer was launched today, and Associate Health Minister Peeni Henare says early detection is crucial in helping prevent…
Healthy homes vital in cutting risk of childhood rheumatic fever, study finds
New research shows household overcrowding and drinking sugar-sweetened drinks could lead to rheumatic fever.
New Hawke's Bay health services to be informed by mātauranga Māori
Kaupapa Māori health providers in Te-Matau-a-Māui say whānau can now get immediate mental health support, instead of having to jump through hoops.
Learning te reo Māori could be key in improving wellbeing for Māori
The rise in te reo Māori could be key to helping improve Māori wellbeing - among its benefits are helping give a sense of belonging.
'Just amazing': Scheme opens door to purchasing a home
Hundreds of people have signed up for a programme aiming to support Māori whānau into home ownership.
Study to focus on impact of dementia - mate wareware - on Māori
Current statistics show Māori accounting for 6.2 percent of Aotearoa's population who live with mate wareware - dementia.
Māori authority welcomes health system reform as important first step
Manukau Urban Māori Authority is welcoming the government's health reforms as an important first step to improving Māori and Pasifika health in south Auckland.
From tragedy to success: Medical student presented with prestigious awards
Medical student, widow, mother and former NZDF Platoon Sergeant Leigh Albert has been awarded the Ngārimu VC and Māori Battalion Scholarship.
Massive health shakeup : will we see equity of access ?
The biggest change to our health system in two decades kick-in today with the establishment of Health New Zealand and the Maori Health Authority. Audio
'Hopefully we'll get green lights': Turnaround in Māori health outcomes anticipated
But while there are hopes of equity in the long-term, there are warnings that some changes will take years.
'Unfair system' frustrates efforts to build on ancestral whenua
A Waikato iwi is weighing into the debate on the harsh reality for Māori building on ancestral whenua.
'Really evident': Advocates relate racist attitudes of health staff
The Hawke's Bay District Health Board has been called racist following an internal review into how it treats Māori and Pasifika patients.
'Huge concern': Nearly a third of adults were a victim of crime in 2021
About 1.2 million people in New Zealand experienced crime last year and people in a range of minority groups are more likely to be victimised.
District's youngest councillor enters Ruapehu mayoral race
Elijah Pue Pue said his campaign would focus on economic development, the climate emergency and removing red tape to boost housing and community wellbeing.