Te Ao Maori
Bail refused for Ngatata Love, following jail sentence
The Maori leader, Sir Ngatata Love, has been refused bail and jailed for 2 years and 6 months for obtaining property by deception. Audio
NZ tradies hand over houses to Fiji families
New Zealand's Maori and Pasifika Trades Training organisation is this week handing over newly-built houses in Fiji as part of the Cyclone Winston rebuild. Audio
Job losses ahead for Maori Land Court and Waitangi Tribunal
A proposed restructure at the Ministry of Justice could mean about 40 percent of the 148 staff at the Maori Land Court and Waitangi Tribunal will lose their jobs. Audio
'Tainui has never forgotten the atrocities against their women and children'
Every couple of years Tom Roa takes his whānau on a pilgrimage through the Waikato. Video
Te Matawai aims to make Te Reo use trendy, modern
Making Maori trendy in the age of Facebook and Twitter is one of the aims of a new umbrella organisation that will support Maori language. Te Matawai's held its first hui and RNZ was there. Audio
Teenage te reo speakers attend first wananga reo for youth
About 50 teenagers from schools around Auckland are spending their holidays in Rānui, attending the first wananga reo specifically for their age group, where they will speak only Te Reo Māori. Audio
New Zealand Wars should be core history subject
The launch of the first book on the Waikato Land Wars in over a hundred years is raising questions about how New Zealand history is taught in schools. Audio
Waitangi Day organiser wants decision soon on PM visit
The veteran Waitangi Day organiser Pita Paraone has given the Waitangi marae three weeks to decide if it will make the Prime Minister welcome next Waitangi day. Audio
Two kuia with a passion for teaching te reo
For over four decades kuia Elizabeth Mana Hunkin (Ngati Kahungunu) and Hokimoana Te Rika-Hekerangi (Tuhoe) have been teaching te reo Māori with – Te Ataarangi - a learner-friendly language method… Video, Audio
Poetry with Gregory O'Brien
Kim Hill talks to painter, poet, curator and writer Gregory O'Brien, who discusses The Collected Poems of Alistair Te Ariki Campbell, and the new edition of Small Holes in the Silence: Collected Works… Audio
Shannon Te Ao: Walters Prize winner
Kim Hill talks to artist, writer and curator Shannon Te Ao, whose current research interests include performance and video art practices. He lectures at Whiti o Rehua School of Art, Massey University… Audio
Hapū call for commissioner to oversee Ngāpuhi negotiations
A Hokianga hapū spokesman is recommending an independent commissioner be appointed to oversee the Ngāpuhi mandate restructure.
ACT Party leader David Seymour rejects Hobson's Pledge
ACT Party leader David Seymour rejects the ideas put forward by the Hobson's Pledge group - despite it being backed by former ACT leader Don Brash and other ACT party members. Video, Audio
The people behind Hobson's Pledge
Don Brash is fronting Hobson's Pledge, which opposes race-based laws and Maori seats in Parliament. But who is backing this crusade? Mihingarangi Forbes reports. Video, Audio
Winning waiata gives musical history lesson
Alongside the coveted APRA Silver Scroll award, the trophies for the APRA Maioha Award, Best Original Music in a Feature Film Award, and Best Original Music in a Television Series Award have been… Video
Broadcasters rise to challenge of a te reo Maori-only September
Mihingarangi Forbes checks in on people who took up the challenge to speak te reo during Mahuru Maori - Maori September. Audio
Maori Women's Welfare league in $30,000 tax bill dispute
The Maori Women's Welfare League national conference starts today in Auckland, with a row over a tax bill threatening to derail the usually collegial atmosphere. Audio
Ngapuhi negotiation body to responds to claims of abuse
The future of Ngapuhi's treaty settlement talks are in the hands of the Treaty Negotiations Minister Chris Finlayson after a dramatic turn of events at the weekend. Audio
Mayoral candidates back dedicated Māori seats
Three leading mayoral candidates have backed the idea of dedicated Auckland Council seats for Māori.
Nga Puhi trustees resign, walk out of treaty claim meeting
We talk to Ngapuhi lawyer Moana Tuwhare who walked out of a fraught eight hour meeting of the board Tuhoronuku on Friday and resigned. Audio