Te Ao Māori
Emotions run high for haka groups on exhilarating first day of festival
There were 15 haka groups from across the motu performing at the long-awaited Te Matatini national kapa haka festival today. Audio
Te Matatini Herenga Waka Herenga Tangata begins
Midday Report is broadcasting live from Eden Park where Te Matatini Herenga Waka Herenga Tangata is taking place; the world's largest kapa haka festival.
It is day one of four of the festival after… Audio
'Bring it': Te Matatini performers thrilled to be back after hiatus
Pūtātara trumpeted across the shores of Ōkahu Bay on Auckland's waterfront as Ngāti Whātua welcomed more than 1000 people to its rohe for Te Matatini.
Episode 1: 21st February 2023 - Mata
After Cyclone Gabrielle, will the government crack down on forestry? In the first episode of new podcast Mata with Mihingarangi Forbes, Labour MP Kiritapu Allan says it's not that simple - her… Video, Audio
Air New Zealand conducts first flight in te reo Māori
Aotearoa's airline has delivered a flight in te reo Māori for the first time as kapa haka stars flew to Tāmaki Makarau for Te Matatini.
Auckland flooding: 'If you think it was bad before, it's worse now'
Whānau in Tāmaki Makaurau who lost homes, possessions and taonga in the huge floods are working to rebuild, while a community group working with vulnerable families is calling for more resources.
'Why do we have to buy back our own land?': Perpetual leases battle continues
Māori locked out of their whenua by perpetual leases are continuing their fight against century-old legislation.
One-time Black Power president continues fight to remain on Māori coastal land
A notorious Black Power member once acquitted of murder is squatting on Māori coastal land and his almost decade-long illegal occupation must come to an end, a trust says.
No need for truth and reconciliation commission 'at this point' - PM
Chris Hipkins says the mechanism already exists through the existing Treaty settlement process.
Iwi set to spend thousands during kaimoana ban
A Taranaki iwi is spending hundreds of thousands of dollars to make the most of a two-year legal ban on collecting shellfish from the region's west coast.
Waitangi Day 2023 in pictures
Large crowds gathered at Waitangi this morning to commemorate the 183rd anniversary of the Treaty.
Waitangi Day: All the action from the Treaty grounds
Politicians spoke at Te Whare Runanga as hundreds gathered in the dark before it on the Waitangi Treaty grounds.
PM on Waitangi Day welcomes less politics, more commemoration
Prime Minister Chris Hipkins has described this morning's Waitangi dawn service as moving and says he welcomes the shift away from a focus on politics. Audio
What the party leaders said at Waitangi
It is hard to separate the politics from Waitangi, but the day party leaders were welcomed on to Te Whare Rūnanga was largely free of inflammatory rhetoric and political point scoring.
Census redesign hoped to boost Māori participation rates
Organisers are hoping a redesign will boost Māori participation rates in this year's Census, which takes place on 7 March.
Greens demand end of perpetual leases on Māori land
The Greens are demanding the end of perpetual leases on Māori land, labelling them an outdated and unjust colonial weapon.
Non-Māori are embracing te reo - but there’s more to it than language
Opinion - As we approach another Waitangi Day, we should be thinking again about what Te Tiriti o Waitangi means.
Good Morning America showcases iconic Rotorua destination
An iconic Rotorua destination has been broadcast to millions of viewers on Good Morning America.
Government invests $3m to boost Waitangi Treaty Grounds
The government has put forth a one-off $3 million investment to support the Waitangi Treaty Grounds.
Iwi chairs meet with senior ministers ahead of Waitangi Day
We go to Waitangi now where Iwi-chairs and senior ministers have been meeting today at Paihia in the Bay of Islands.
The prime minister Chris Hipkins has just been updating media on their… Audio