Te Ao Māori

Extended interviews with tribal historians Dr. Ruakere Hond, Hēmi Sundgren, and Rāwiri Doorbar. Also, acclaimed historian Dr. Vincent O’Malley. Video

Ngamata Skipper explains the origins and meaning of three waiata poi. Video

A series of dramatic re-enactments and animations lifted from the main documentary. Video

NZ Wars: Stories of Waitara combines oral histories, animations, and re-enactments to bring to life the narratives of Te Ātiawa in their epic battle against the British Empire. Video

NZ Wars: Stories of Waitara combines oral histories, animations, and re-enactments to bring to life the narratives of Te Ātiawa in their epic battle against the military might of the British Empire. Video

The Royal Society – Te Apārangi has celebrated the achievements & contributions of New Zealand’s top researchers at its 2019 award ceremony. Audio

Abel Tasman and James Cook’s first contacts with Māori were complex and sometimes violent. Europeans brought new technologies, food and ideas, such as muskets, potatoes and Christianity. In some cases… Audio

Around 850 years ago Polynesian explorers found an empty land and the story of people in Aotearoa began. A new culture emerged; tangata whenua had arrived and started to thrive. Audio

Prophet and pacifist Rua Kēnana is to be pardoned - who was he, and how is this related to the government's announcement on teaching New Zealand history in schools?  Audio

They called her "the Foxy Lady," and just a few weeks after entering Parliament, Masterton mother-of-nine Marama Fox almost brought down her party’s government. Video, Audio

Tau Henare retired from politics in 2014 – but could there be a comeback? Asked if he misses Parliament, Tau doesn't hesitate. "Hell yes!" he exclaims. Video, Audio

Sandra Lee is a history-maker: the first Māori woman to win a general electorate seat, and the first person to lead a kaupapa Māori party (Mana Motuhake) into Parliament. Video, Audio

In 1996, New Zealand First signed a deal with National to form the first MMP coalition government, and Tuariki Delamere knew he would be a one-term MP. Video, Audio

In 2004, Dame Tariana Turia voted against her own government's foreshore and seabed legislation before resigning from Parliament and returning as the Māori Party co-leader. Video, Audio

Did Metiria Turei mean to turn the 2017 election on its head? Earlier that year, the former Green Party co-leader made an admission that would upend their entire campaign. Video, Audio

Meet the Matangireia series host, Morgan Godfery.

Years of planning for an Auckland arm of our national museum that would showcase much of the country's Māori and Pacific taonga have been dashed, in a decision that's stunned those behind it.  Audio