Te Ao Māori
Big increase in youth and Māori voters in 2020 election
This years election saw the biggest youth voter turnout in more than two decades.
Eighty-two percent of young people voted - with 94.1 percent of people aged between 18 - 24 enrolled - the highest… Audio
Korowai vision for children in Aotearoa
Hiria Faofua is a West Auckland business owner and the founder of Kids Korowai. Audio
Stuff apologising for racism against Māori 'a very positive move'
Stuff has been praised for owning up to perpetuating racist narratives about tangata whenua but academics have expressed scepticism that it will lead to lasting change.
Stuff apology for racist reporting receives mixed response
The news outlet Stuff has received a mixed response since making a public apology for its racist reporting of Māori issues over the past 160 years
Its editor, Mark Stevens, says the company's… Audio
'It's done a disservice to Māori': Stuff apology
The media company is issuing a public apology for the way it has portrayed Māori, from its first editions until now. Audio
Stuff says 'we are sorry' to Māori
The Stuff media organisation has issued an apology to Māori this morning for what it calls decades of monocultural journalism. Audio
Intensive drownings study shows majority didn't wear lifejackets
A study on drowning cases has found a majority of missing people in New Zealand weren't wearing a lifejacket when found, reinforcing the importance of safety equipment.
Will Auckland have Māori seats in 2025?
In 2009, the royal commission which helped set the groundwork for the creation of the supercity recommended having three Māori seats on the Auckland Council.
Is Basketball NZ doing enough for Māori and Pasifika?
Basketball New Zealand is under fire over claims that its representative system leaves underprivileged communities out in the cold.
Systemic racism at heart of Māori wards debate - ex-mayor
Systemic racism is at the heart of New Zealand's current council Māori wards debate, according to a leading campaigner for their establishment who spoke in Whangārei last night.
Heritage NZ seeks plan to resolve pā tensions at coastal reserve
The Crown agency has weighed into a long-running access rights battle at a historic pa site in Taranaki as friction simmers at Hauranga Pā.
Iwi vows to continue fight against Dome Valley landfill plan
Mana whenua made their case to independent commissioners against a controversial dump proposed for the Dome Valley, north of Auckland.
NZDF to help deliver medals to Māori Battalion descendants
The New Zealand Defence Force has agreed to help descendants of soldiers in the Māori Battalion's C Company claim the war medals their ancestors never received.
Law Commission finds flaws in DNA use for criminal investigations, calls for overhaul
A review looked into the Criminal Investigations (Bodily Samples) Act 1995, and found there was no clear and robust process to guide police on how to collect, use and store DNA. Audio
Tired of racism - of talking, writing, and living it
First Person - I shouldn't have been checking my work emails. It was a Saturday night at my grandparents' house. Before I had time to comprehend what I'd read, there was another ping, writes RNZ…
Māori, Crown must work in partnership for children - Kelvin Davis
The minister for children says he is "not into separatism" and that Oranga Tamariki needs to work in partnership with Māori. Audio
Whānau torn by removal of children: 'you can see the hope leave their eyes'
Midwives have shared how they were not included in decisions by Oranga Tamariki to remove babies from their whānau, in the latest report by the Children's Commissioner.
Councillors vote for Māori wards in Gisborne
"If not now, then when," deputy mayor Josh Wharehinga said as tears of joy flooded the public gallery after an extraordinary meeting at Gisborne District Council this morning.
Govt must transfer power to Māori, Oranga Tamariki report says
The Children's Commissioner is calling for an urgent and significant transformation of Oranga Tamariki - and is telling the government to commit to a transfer of power to Māori. Audio
Protestors set up camp at Shelly Bay
Iwi members and a protest group have spent their first night occupying land at Wellington's contentious seaside development at Shelly Bay.
The Wellington iwi Taranaki Whanui sold a large part of the… Audio
