Te Ao Māori
The teamwork that solved a life-and-death puzzle
It's been almost 30 years since a team joined forces to investigate a type of stomach cancer, and they have helped saved thousands of lives along the way.
Canada's first indigenous languages commissioner tours Aotearoa for Māori language week
While New Zealand's te reo Māori revitalisation movement has more than forty years under its belt, Canada is just getting started - and with over seventy indigenous languages, and precious few fluent… Audio
Aotearoa's best te reo speakers vie for $10k prize
Some of the nation's best speakers will descend on Te Whanganui a Tara this weekend to flex their te reo muscles. Audio
Te reo Māori needs to go digital to survive - innovator
A Māori tech innovator and language revitalist wants to see te reo Māori thrive in-person and digitally.
Our Changing World – Finding a cancer-causing genetic mutation
Almost 30 years ago a team of researchers banded together to investigate an aggressive form of stomach cancer that was responsible for early deaths in one Tauranga whānau.
Together, Kimi Hauora… Audio
Funding cuts could see 'significant change' for Whakaata Māori
Its chief executive says the organisation is looking "at everything possible" to achieve cost savings and ensure the next 20 years for Whakaata Māori.
What goes on inside a te reo-only stand-up comedy show
Bringing te reo outside the classroom is the goal of the reo Māori stand-up comedy show Tainapu.
Mata: More te reo speakers than ever, but overall proportion declining
Rawiri Wright is voicing concerns about dislocation from te ao Māori.
Mata Season 2 | Episode 17: Rawiri Wright on Te Wiki o te Reo, Jordan Williams on the Treaty Principles Bill
Te Rūnanga o ngā Kura Kaupapa Māori co-chair Rawiri Wright discusses Te Wiki o Te Reo, and Taxpayer Union Executive Director Jordan Willliams shares his views on the Treaty Principles Bill. Video, Audio
Syphilis hitting Māori and Pasifika the hardest
Rates of the disease are on the rise and hitting Māori and Pasifika the hardest.
Public reminded to have say on Taranaki fishing ban
It has been requested by Taranaki iwi and hapū over an area in western Taranaki.
A 'forever language' - te Wiki o te Reo Māori marks 52 years of extraordinary progress
A forever language still needs to be fought for, especially in the current environment where the government has moved to minimise the official use of te reo.
Organisers cut prices for haka record attempt at Eden Park
The event aims to bring 10,000 New Zealanders together to perform Ka Mate.
Te Matatini o Te Kāhui Maunga Festival 2025 to launch on Friday
It is one of the largest cultural events in te ao Māori.
Te Kawau ki Tai | Episode 1: Māhuhu o te Rangi
We look back on Māhuhu o te Rangi (Aotearoa’s largest waka taua), its voyages on the Waitematā, and its place within the iwi. Video
Te Kawau ki Tai | Episode 2: The Build
We explore the build itself from the first sketch on the rākau to the final chisel strike. It will be based in Whangārei, where master carver and waka builder Heemi Eruera will work his magic. Video
Te Kawau ki Tai | Episode 3: Ngā Kaihoe
As important as the waka taua is the kaihoe who will man it. We follow them as they prepare for this momentous occasion, starting with land training, involving learning haka, ngeri, and technique. Video
Te Kawau ki Tai | Episode 4: Ngā Wāhine
Wāhine play a critical role in whānau, hapu, and iwi as whare tangata (procreators) and whare matauranga (repositories of knowledge) -- but what role do they have in waka taua? Video
Te Kawau ki Tai | Episode 5: The Final Stages
We will join Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei in the final stage of their preparations for the launch that will bring all the elements of the waka journey together. Video
Te Kawau ki Tai | Episode 6: Te Whakarewatanga
History will be made as Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei launch their new waka tauā on the Waitematā. Video
