Te Ao Māori

Māori health experts say the age-based approach baked inequities into the Covid-19 vaccine rollout and giving Māori and Pasifika vaccination priority could have dampened the Delta outbreak.

Far North area commander Inspector Riki Whiu says police started working with far north Iwi in Te Hiku on the concept of Nga Pou Kōrero, a combined Iwi and Police-led education and help campaign.

A Māori-led housing project in Hawke's Bay says the government's state housing agency is not helping out enough in their battle to guarantee shelter.

The government has announced the people who will lead the Māori Health Authority that it hopes will address the staggering inequities Māori face in the health system.

New concept designs for a controversial barging facility on the East Cape have been released as the community repeats its call for the proposal to be put to bed.

Manawhenua have dropped objections to a mining venture on the Barrytown flats after the original plans were modified.

There were smiles all round in Manurewa this week as a new addition to the vaccination program was unveiled - a mobile vaccination bus cheerfully named Shot Cuz.

Associate Minister of Health Peeni Henare says it's critical Māori health providers get more resources for their Covid-19 response given how at-risk Māori are. Audio

Two wāhine Māori are behind a new short documentary Wind Song and Rain released this year, which explores one granddaughter's connection to her famous grandfather through poetry and te ao Māori.

Taranaki Regional councillors have rejected calls from Māori for two seats at next year's local body elections.

Māori King Tuheitia and other senior figures have banded together to encourage Māori to get their Covid vaccines.

The National Māori Pandemic Group says Auckland should remain in alert level 4 and Waikato should also go into lockdown after three new cases were identified in the region.

It might be the last day of Te Wiki o Te Reo Māori, but the challenge now is to keep the mahi going, a prominent author and broadcaster says.

Māori who were beaten for speaking te reo at school deserve an official apology from the Crown, a former Labour government minister says.

Kaupapa Māori content on social media has helped those celebrating te wiki o te reo Māori this year to embrace the language no matter where they are.

RNZ staff share their tips and words of encouragement for those starting their te reo Māori journey, plus their favourite whakataukī and tips for parents who want to use more te reo around the home. Video

After a slower start Wellington's vaccination rollout has leaped ahead in recent weeks.