Te Ao Maori

A three way collaboration between iwi groups Ngāti Awa Group Holdings, Rotoma No I, and Te Arawa Group Holdings recently secured a deal, buying three Bay of Plenty kiwifruit orchards. Together as the… Audio

A successful Māori charter school in Whangarei has gained approval to become a state school. Te Kāpehu Whetū  - the Maori Star Compass - is bilingual and coeducational - and was named by legendary… Audio

A Māori data group says the low Census turnout could have a major impact on the number of Māori seats in Parliament. Early Census 2018 results show only 90 percent of individuals responded, and the… Audio

RNZs Maori News Correspondent Leigh-Marama Mclachlan asks, could compulsory te reo Māori in schools reduce racism? Audio

Composer and academic Taiarahia Black gives us an insight into traditional Māori music. Audio

Hutt Valley singer Sianne Dougherty performs her single 'Azaelea' and chats to Yadana Saw about breaking stereotypes. Video, Audio

Auckland Libaries has restored 200 year old Māori sketches - which were some of the first materials to teach the world about the Māori culture and language. The drawings will be lent to the Royal… Audio

Bags of bone fragments are casting a genetic spotlight on New Zealand's lost natural world, and on the impact of early Polynesians on its biota. Audio

A Hawke's Bay regional councillor says a new Māori advisor role will not do enough to ensure Māori representation. The creation of the job follows the council's narrow rejection last year of a Māori… Audio

A Serious Fraud Office investigation in to the office of the Māori King is being welcomed by his former spokesperson. The SFO raided King Tūheitia's headquarters on Tuesday, and reportedly removed… Audio

Roimata Smail is a lawyer but in her spare time she writes songs in Te Reo for teachers to use in primary schools. She came up with the idea after her husband, a teacher, complained that he didn't… Audio

Huge numbers of Māori are going back to school later in life to learn te reo. Many have sent their children to Maori immersion schools and feel their own identity is incomplete without the language… Audio

About 50 people marched down the town's main street, banners flying and placards waving, with hapu members saying they're fed up with the leadership of the Ngapuhi runanga and want change. Video, Audio

A leaked casting call for the newest Bond film - Bond 25 - is calling for a male Māori actor. The call sheet was obtained by fan site MI6 and calls for a Māori actor between 35 and 55 with advanced… Audio

Environment Minister David Parker is under pressure to install an independent Commissioner at the Manawatu-Whanganui Regional Council to force it to do more to clean up polluted lakes and rivers. The… Audio