Te Ao Māori
Head scratching over Te Papa North refusal
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.
AudioWhat happens when a place changes its name?
People get fired up when it's suggested the name of their town is changed - so what's involved in re-naming a place? Audio
What happens when a place changes its name?
People get fired up when it's suggested the name of their town is changed - so what's involved in re-naming a place?
AudioA vision enacted - Rua Kēnana’s lament in law
The Rua Kēnana Pardon Bill doesn’t just restore his mana, it adds his poetry to the law. Audio
A vision enacted - Rua Kēnana’s lament in law
The Rua Kēnana Pardon Bill doesn’t just restore his mana, it adds his poetry to the law.
AudioMāori shouldn't have to leave their culture at the gate
A new $42 million project is looking to address New Zealand's education inequality - a system where Māori are failing, and are "leaving their culture at the gate." Audio
Māori shouldn't have to leave their culture at the gate
A new $42 million project is looking to address New Zealand's education inequality - a system where Māori are failing, and are "leaving their culture at the gate."
AudioIs Ihumātao an impossible conundrum?
The history of Ihumātao is long, complicated and fraught - and there may not be any way of resolving the issue. Audio
Is Ihumātao an impossible conundrum?
The history of Ihumātao is long, complicated and fraught - and there may not be any way of resolving the issue.
AudioTelling the full story of Cook's arrival in Aotearoa
Fifty years ago a very British-style ceremony marked the bicentennial of Captain Cook's arrival in Aotearoa. This year for the 250th, Māori have found their voices and will tell their version of… Audio
Telling the full story of Cook's arrival in Aotearoa
Fifty years ago a very British-style ceremony marked the bicentennial of Captain Cook's arrival in Aotearoa. This year for the 250th, Māori have found their voices and will tell their version of…
AudioAnger motivates Māori over uplifted children
Māori say their anger over uplifted children is greater than the foreshore and seabed issue, and Oranga Tamariki can not continue this way. Audio
Anger motivates Māori over uplifted children
Māori say their anger over uplifted children is greater than the foreshore and seabed issue, and Oranga Tamariki can not continue this way.
AudioWhy do we pay such scant attention to Māori New Year?
Celebrations of Matariki seem pale in comparison to those for Chinese New Year and Diwali - why? And do we need to have a look at rearranging our public holiday schedule to mark it? Audio
Why do we pay such scant attention to Māori New Year?
Celebrations of Matariki seem pale in comparison to those for Chinese New Year and Diwali - why? And do we need to have a look at rearranging our public holiday schedule to mark it?
AudioMāori health: Give us a system that works for us
A watershed Waitangi Tribunal report backs claims the system is racist, finding the Crown has breached the Treaty in failing to give Māori control over a primary health system that works for them. Audio
Māori health: Give us a system that works for us
A watershed Waitangi Tribunal report backs claims the system is racist, finding the Crown has breached the Treaty in failing to give Māori control over a primary health system that works for them.
AudioThe brutal reality of babies taken by the state
Newsroom's Melanie Reid has been reporting on children and babies being taken by the state for two years. Now, footage taken by the families involved reveals the brutal reality of what really… Audio
The brutal reality of babies taken by the state
Newsroom's Melanie Reid has been reporting on children and babies being taken by the state for two years. Now, footage taken by the families involved reveals the brutal reality of what really…
AudioPodcast: The Battle of Ruapekapeka
This moment in New Zealand's history was inconclusive in 1845 and is little-known today. Shannon Haunui-Thompson looks at what led to the battle, the famous trench warfare, and its legacy today. Audio
