Te Ao Maori
When the facts get in the way of a good story
Mediawatch looks at two cases of local papers taking a very different approach to controversial stories that weren't backed up by facts.
AudioStan Walker: 'This is probably the strongest I’ve ever been'
Stan Walker says he 'wanted to go to war' in the video for his new song 'New Takeover', which is a powerful statement showcasing Māori as beautiful, composed and powerful. Video, Audio
Maori and Pacific Island takes the stage in capital
The Kia Mau Festival kicks off in Wellington today - a chance for Maori and Pacific Island actors to take centre stage, with fourteen different plays or shows across the Wellington region till later… Audio
$4m for rangatahi to get driver licences and ID
The government will help pay for young Māori to get their driver licences in a bid to get them into work and keep them out of jail. Audio
Young Maori get help to get drivers licence and passports
The Government will help pay for young Maori get their drivers licences in an effort to get them into work and keep them out of jail. Audio
Govt hiring before Maori land bill passes 'arrogant'
The government been called 'totally arrogant' for hiring a director for its proposed Maori Land Service before contentious legislation creating the agency has even passed. Correction: RNZ earlier… Audio
Man out to prove Māori not original settlers under investigation
An amateur historian is under investigation for taking human remains in a bid to prove his theory that Māori were not the original settlers.
Ancient human remains return to New Zealand
Four overseas museums have now returned the boxed up remains of 59 Maori and Mori-ori - some up to 100 years old. And now they've been formally accepted by Te Papa in Wellington, bringing to an end… Audio
Man who took human remains from harbour being investigated
An amateur historian who's admitted taking human remains from the Kaipara Harbour in a bid to prove his theory white settlers arrived in the country long before Maori is being investigated. Mr… Audio
59 Māori and Moriori ancestral remains returned from Europe
The man behind the return of 59 ancestral remains says there are more tipuna in private hands overseas than in New Zealand institutions. Audio
The Panel pre-show for 29 May 2017
Your feedback, and a preview of the guests and topics on The Panel. Audio
The healing waters of Awahou
The children knew about Pekehaua, the taniwha of the Awahou river, many years later they share their stories of growing up at the Pa, living off the land and river, and the genesis of Kapahaka. Audio
Hoani Jeremy Lambert: Listening to our kids
Hoani Jeremy Lambert is the tamariki advocate at the newly formed Oranga Tamariki - The Ministry for Vulnerable Children. He only got the job after being given the nod by a panel of children currently… Audio
Te Waonui for week ending Friday 26 May 2017
The Crown will formally apologise for the atrocities it committed at the peaceful settlement of Parihaka in Taranaki; a Kaitaia doctor has launched a passionate attack on the controversial film about… Audio
Govt withdraws promise to rebuild school
Te Kura o Matapihi got the green light for a Ministry-funded rebuild more than two years ago, but now it's been told that was a mistake. Audio
Spectacular Waitangi welcome planned for Lions
The official welcome for the British and Irish Lions is shaping up as the one of the biggest ever seen at Waitangi.
Fire in her belly, Cook Islands artist Miria George
New Zealand's only contemporary indigenous theatre and dance festival, Kia Mau, returns to the capital on Friday 2nd June with fire in its belly. Miria George (Te Arawa; Ngati Awa; Rarotonga & Atiu… Audio
Pounamu goes on display in Paris today
Pounamu to Paris: "The Sacred Stone of the Maori" exhibition opens in the French capital later today. Leigh Marama McLachlan reports. Audio
A people build a house, and a house builds a people
Te Kura Whare - The Living Building symbolises the future of the Ngai Tuhoe people, Te Ahi Kaa visits the space with Maia Rurehe. Audio
The Butcher Shop: Meat
Since the 1890s we have been the land of frozen meat. The Sunday roast, the barbecue steak, spring lamb are traditions. How do we think about it in the 21st century? Audio
