Te Ao Maori
Green Party wants to tax international visitors
The Green Party wants all international visitors to pay a tax to go towards the cost of infrastructure and to help with the government's predator-free dream. Audio
Sonny Tau punished for kereru shooting and cover-up
Ngapuhi leader Raniera Sonny Tau has been sentenced to community detention and fined $24,500 for shooting five kereru and then trying to cover up his role. Video, Audio
Search on for mystery Māori soldier's name
A call has gone out to identify a man photographed in a group of Māori soldiers from WWI.
Ngāpuhi factions propose way forward
The warring factions of Ngāpuhi have come up with a plan to settle their differences and then, hopefully, their Treaty claim.
He Tohu to be new home of NZ founding documents
The Treaty of Waitangi and other NZ founding documents will soon be housed at He Tohu in The National Library.
Unitary Plan votes continue at council meetings
Auckland Council is moving along with its decisions on the city's Unitary Plan, having already rejected some of the Independent Panel's proposals.
Akl Council votes against Māori site protection
Councillors have voted to go with the proposed Auckland Unitary Plan and remove protection for sites of value to Māori.
Maori members step out of Unitary Plan debate
Two members of the Independent Maori Statutory Board have agreed not to be part of the final political debate on Auckland's Unitary Plan because of conflict of interests. Audio
Māori board members left out of Unitary Plan debate
Members of Auckland's Independent Māori Statutory Board will not be included in the debate over the city's Unitary Plan, in a surprise decision.
Kai a Miro: Ngapo Wehi and Nanaia Mahuta
Shannon Haunui-Thompson from RNZ's Te Manu Korihi team acknowledges the passing of Kapa Haka master Ngapo Wehi and looks at the significance of Nanaia Mahuta's new moko. Audio
Auckland Council planners argue Māori sites should be protected
Political battle lines have been drawn by a report advising Auckland councillors to reject parts of the re-written Unitary Plan.
Mahuta in MP tattoo first
Labour's Nanaia Mahuta received a moko kauae on the weekend and is now the first woman MP to wear the traditional tattoo on her chin.
Parents open to te reo Māori in schools, but most kids not being taught
Parents are open to Māori language being a core subject in primary schools, a survey suggests, though at present most students are not being taught the language.
Treaty Settlement stories preserved
New Zealanders who've been involved in negotiating treaty settlements, or whose lives have been affected by them, are sharing their stories for a national research project. The Ministry for Culture… Audio
The first Māori in Australia
Did you know that the first Māori arrived in Sydney in 1793? Hohepa Ruhe is the director of Kotahi Tourism, which leads tours exploring the lives of the first Māori Australians. Audio
Labour MP Nanaia Mahuta returns to Parliament with moko
Labour MP Nanaia Mahuta will be the first woman to wear the moko in the House of Representatives when she returns to Parliament tomorrow. Audio
Auckland Council wants changes to Unitary Plan
A council report recommends changes to the proposed plan, including reinstated protection for more than 2000 Māori sites.
Beer brand removes Te Arawa names
A North Shore beer company has dropped the names of Māori ancestors from two of its brands after members of the iwi expressed disapproval.
Clark criticised over Māori rights record
The indigenous rights advocate who went to the United Nations to argue against Helen Clark's possible appointment as Secretary-General says Miss Clark failed to uphold Māori interests. Audio
Shortage of Maori language teachers
Most parents want te reo taught in schools but the Maori Language Commission sets out the challenges around making it a core subject. Audio