Te Ao Maori

Te Pūtake o te Riri - the national day of commemoration of the New Zealand Wars takes place on Saturday.

But experts say the event is at risk of passing by unnoticed outside of Māori circles.

Pokere… Audio

Globetrotting Wellington chef Joe McLeod is no stranger to utilising Aotearoas backyard pantry in everyday cooking. He's dedicated his time to preserving this knowledge and also saving money when it… Audio

What can the story of kūmara cultivation teach us about Aotearoa New Zealand's early history? Professor Paora Tapsell is the co-founder of the website www.maorimaps.com and a leader at the Māori… Audio

Maungarongo (Ron) Te Kawa of Ngati Porou has arrived in Karasjok - the Norwegian Arctic circle. The contemporary takatāpui fabric artist is in the midst of a residency in Norway and was behind a… Audio

This week on Māpuna we speak to Tauranga community leader Charlie Rahiri as Tauranga Moana prepares to host Te Pūtake o te Riri, the national commemorations for the New Zealand Wars. This year is the… Audio

After decades of collecting te reo Māori words for sports terms, sports commentator Hemana Waaka discovered he'd come up with something like an encyclopedia. The 77-year-old is sharing his knowledge… Audio

Te Pāti Māori have continued the momentum of their 2020 election win and secured an additional four seats in Parliament.

The party has claimed victory in Waiāriki, Te Tai Hauāuru, Te Tai Tonga and… Audio

As the Rugby World Cup in France enters the knockout stages, Māpuna talks to a former rugby professional, Daniel Browne, who lifts the lid on the way it used to be in French club rugby. After leaving… Audio

There are tight margins, party hopping candidates and the potential for electoral history to be made in the Māori seats.

The seats remain the Maori Party's avenue to Parliament, given it is again… Audio

Māori health services are waiting nervously to see what will happen to the independent Māori Health Authority after the election, with both National and ACT pledging to scrap it if they get into… Audio

A group representing 45 health-related NGOs and 75 individual public health academics and professionals says scrapping Te Aka Whai Ora, the Māori Health Authority, would pose a grave threat to Māori… Audio

In a public address to the government of Samoa Helen Clark apologised to the people for past injustices. Audio

To engage young people accustomed to visual storytelling, historian Monty Soutar wrote Kāwai: For Such a Time as This as if it were a movie. Audio

Ariana Tikao is a gifted musician, singer, taonga puoro practitioner and New Zealand arts laureate.

Ariana Tikao is joined by host Kara Rickard on this Mixtape. Audio

This week on Māpuna we speak to one of legends of Māori broadcasting and one of the first people to do sports commentary in te reo Māori, Hemana Waaka. Waaka has called everything from rugby, league… Audio

Māori leaders from the six leading political parties battled it out over race, health, climate change and employment in a debate on Thursday night.  

The Hui's Māori Policy debate hosted by Julian… Audio

To Belfast in Northern Ireland now - where Far North mayor Moko Tepania has been presented with an award naming him one of the world's top young politicians of 2023. Moko's a bit of a legend - he made… Audio

The campaign is heating up across the motu - and the Māori electorates are no exception.

Māori affairs broadcaster and host of RNZ's Māpuna Julian Wilcox says three of the seven races are proving… Audio

Our guest on Māpuna this week is Wellington based singer songwriter Kirsten Te Rito. Who is one of only two artists who have been commissioned to perform at the Wellington Jazz Festival which runs in… Audio