Te Ao Māori
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.
Watch: Party People on Matariki and Roe v Wade
Watch: The Party People panel discusses what Matariki means for Aotearoa and the Roe v Wade abortion case in the US.
Matariki celebrated by Māori and friends around the world
New Zealand wasn't the only place where Matariki was celebrated - whānau and other Kiwis living overseas organised their own festivities to mark the Māori New Year. Audio
Wairoa officials hope health reforms will better serve locals' needs
The small community of Wairoa hopes it will get a big say on what it desperately needs as the health reforms begin this week.
Matariki: Marking the Māori New Year at Te Kura-ā-Rito o Newton
An Auckland school community that has long celebrated Matariki is welcoming its recognition as a public holiday.
Pou unveiled to mark significance of Takapūneke near Akaroa
A pou has been unveiled at dawn on the Banks Peninsula this morning to mark a new phase for a historically significant site.
Matariki: 'This is when we came of age'
Today's Matariki celebrations signal the maturing of Aotearoa, Sir Pou Temara has said at a hautapu ceremony this morning.
Matariki: What is hautapu?
Julian Willcox explains the process and meaning behind the hautapu ceremony, including why the timing of the hautapu is crucial.
Matariki 'unites us under the stars of Aotearoa': Ardern
It is also is a step forward towards understanding what makes us unique as a country, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern says.
Celebrating Matariki on RNZ Concert
Special programming to listen out for on RNZ Concert as we mark the very first Matariki public holiday and the universal language of music in celebrating the winter solstice. Audio
