Te Ao Maori
Tūhoe still carry emotional impact of raids
A decade on, the Urewera raids have had a lasting impact on the people of Tūhoe, the son of an activist says. Audio
Wairere Iti: Tuhoe raids 10 years on
Today marks 10 years since police swooped on the people of Tuhoe on a Monday morning in the Urewera raids. None of the 17 people arrested ended up facing charges under the Terrorism Suppression act… Audio
Chelsea Cohen - Waru
Chelsea Cohen, sometimes credited as Chelsea Winstanley, is a film producer of Ngati Ranginui descent. Her short films Meathead and Night Shift were both selected for the Cannes Film Festival… Audio
Maori rangatahi call for conversation about suicide
A group of Maori youth have united in calling for Kiwis to talk about mental health and suicide. Their video - Time to Talk - has been viewed more than 100,000 times, but it's the message that counts.
…Small Northland Maori forestry company hailed as model
Taitokerau Forests Limited started with a government loan 30 years ago. Now, according to economists, it's a regional development success story. Audio
Tramping battlefields brings home the reality of war
Navy officer Te Kani Te Wiata is in Belgium to commemorate the 100-year anniversary of Passchendaele, where his own great-grandfather was wounded, later dying of his injuries. Video, Audio
Weaving tutor passes torch to Pākehā students
A Pukekohe weaving tutor is encouraging her Pākehā students to ensure weaving skills are kept alive.
Pukekohe weavers teach Pakeha to carry on legacy
A Pukekohe weaving tutor is encouraging her Pakeha students to ensure weaving skills are kept alive. Emily Whyte of Whariki o Te Ao has been teaching people how to make traditional Maori cloaks or… Audio
Sweet-As Academy to train young Kaitaia Māori in trades
A Far North trust that's been housing the homeless, and helping needy families into their own homes, is embarking on a new project. He Korowai Trust is starting a trades training academy in Kaitaia… Audio
Ngati Hine to be recognised as a tribe in the next census
The tribe is one of 33 new iwi groups to be included in the 2018 New Zealand census. Audio
West Auckland rangatahi take plunge with diving school
A West Auckland dive group known locally as the kina slayers is helping to immerse local rangatahi in tikanga in relation to the ocean. Te Kawa o Tangaroa Tikanga works to to ensure rangatahi are… Audio
Record number of Māori MPs for the north
The triennial reshuffle of MPs has seen a record number of northern Māori MPs this term, with three new faces making a total of nine members from Northland iwi.
All nine MPs have a Ngapuhi… Audio
Scholarships offered to boost Maori in IT
A lack of diversity in information technology is behind a move to encourage more Maori to step into the industry. The IT school, Enspiral Dev Academy is offering 42 web development scholarships for… Audio
Te Waonui a TMK for 8 October 2017
A project that's giving new life to old houses is changing lives and lifting spirits in one of Northland's neediest towns and a garden project created by prisoners at Auckland Prison in Paremoremo is… Audio
Mayoral meeting over controversial statue
Auckland mayor Phil Goff has met colonial-era descendants to decide the fate of a controversial statue.
Waka taua set for Passchendaele commemorations
A waka taua - Te Hono ki Aotearoa - will be part of the commemorations of the centenary of the Battle of Passchendaele. The battle is considered New Zealand's worst military disaster. Within two… Audio
Guy Fawke's vs Matariki in Wellington
Guy Fawke's or Matariki? Wellington Councillor Iona Pannett thinks we don't have to choose one or the other. Audio
Mana Tangata: Kingi Kiriona
Kapa haka tutor and composer Kingi Kiriona believes in the law of attraction – if you put out passion for the Māori language, it will come back to you. Audio
The powerful miniatures of Lina Marsh
In October 2019, we will commemorate the 250th anniversary of the first contact between tangata whenua and Captain James Cooks' Endeavour at Te Tairawhiti. Gisborne commemorates that meeting with… Audio, Gallery
Karl Johnstone: Ko Rongowhakaata
Gisborne iwi Rongowhakaata is being showcased at Te Papa in a two-year exhibition which opened on Friday. It will be the eighth iwi in residence display at the museum. The exhibition is called Ko… Audio, Gallery
