Te Ao Maori
Clive Fugill on Māori carving tools
Clive Fugill, Master Carver at the NZ Maori Arts & Crafts Institute in Rotorua, learned his craft in the late '60s. His new book examines the creation and evolution of implements like the toki (adze)… Audio, Gallery
Big Aroha for The Slacks' Big Aroha song
Taranaki based four piece The Slacks song 'Big Aroha' is sprinkled with Te Reo Māori and has gone viral online. They came into the Checkpoint studio to perform it for you. Video, Audio
More Maori doctors heading into the work force
A commitment some years ago to increase the number of Maori doctors is bearing fruit. Tomorrow 45 will graduate from the University of Otago. Audio
Iwi treaty settlements grow in value to around $6 billion
Ngati Whatua o Orakei and Ngai Tahu are star performers, returning healthy profits on treaty settlements according to Maori Issues Correspondent Mihingarangi Forbes Audio
Parliamentarians urged to show interest in righting historical wrongs
A Maori MP is criticising fellow Parliamentarians for being uninterested in addressing historical injustices after very few politicians turned out to listen to treaty settlement bills being read. Audio
Akld iwi to build 300 houses after buying land from govt
An Auckland-based iwi has announced plans to build 300 houses on a reserve, after sealing a deal to buy the land from the government. Sharon BrettKelly has the latest. Video, Audio
From Zero - The Business of Drugs
A lot of money is being made from selling illegal drugs in this country. Who's making it, who's taking all the risk and what are the factors that decide what drugs YOU might be taking? Audio
‘We lose our voice’ by not speaking out
After experiencing his own tragedy, James Rakena Robinson now works in suicide prevention and has founded an online platform for those who need to talk. Audio
PANGO/BLACK
Traditional Maori creation stories begin with Te Kore, the concept of nothingness and that's what is being explored in PANGO/BLACK - the latest work from Atimara Dance Company. It's about to be…
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We The Ones
The time of the Queen's visit to New Zealand for the 150th Treaty of Waitangi signing celebrations, is the setting for a new novel, We The Ones. Julie Helean has created an activist group where… Audio
Te Waonui for week ending Friday 2 December 2016
Our Maōri issues correspondent, Mihingarangi Forbes hosts a discussion on the new book the Great War for New Zealand, Waikato 1800-2000. Audio
Tauranga Moana iwi mourn death of leader Awanuiarangi Black
Hundreds of people have gathered at a Tauranga marae to farewell Maori leader, Awanuiarangi Black, who died aged 48. Audio
Kaikoura whale watch businesses face months out of the water
It may be months before the Kaikoura harbour floor can be dredged, and whale watch boats can't operate until it is. Kauahi Ngapora, the CEO of Whale Watch Kaikoura, joins Checkpoint. Video, Audio
Taranaki iwi finally see settlement bills passed in parliament
Taranaki iwi and hapu members packed out parliament's public gallery, to witness three Settlement Bills passed into law. Audio
The next stage for female Maori playwright
Award winning female Maori playwright Maraea Rakuraku’s play Tan-Knee was one of three selected as part of Auckland Theatre Company’s development programme Next Stage Festival. The broadcaster, poet… Audio
'I belong therefore I am'
To what extent is psychology culture specific? Kathryn Ryan talks to Dr Waikaremoana Waitoki about the importance of Maori approaches to psychology when treating whanau experiencing mental illness. Dr… Audio
Mana, Maori Party alliance could mean Fox won't return
An alliance between the Maori and Mana Parties could mean the end for Maori Party co-leader Marama Fox if she doesn't win her seat. Audio
From Zero - A New P Epidemic?
We look at where New Zealand is at now with a drug that is rarely out of the headlines: methamphetamine, or P. Are we seeing a new epidemic of use? If so, why? And is the current situation so acute… Audio
Ngāti Maru signals interest in DOC land
A Taranaki iwi has signalled its interest in thousands of hectares of Department of Conservation land at a Treaty settlement hui at Te Upoko o te Whenua marae today. Audio
Graverobber: the story of Andreas Reischek
In the 1880s Austrian naturalist and ethnographer Andreas Reischek stole four mummified Maori corpses and secretly smuggled them out of the country so they could be displayed at a museum in Vienna. He… Audio
