Te Ao Maori
Koroneihana 2025: Rangatahi on what the Māori Queen means to them
One year since Te Arikinui Kuini Nga wai hono i te po became the head of the Kiingitanga, rangatahi Māori reflect on what the Māori monarchy means to them in 2025.
A future Maori leader, Te Rika Temara Benfell
At the tender age of just 17 Te Rika Temara Benfell was a case manager at the Maori Land Court. Now 24 he's the Kaihautu, Chief Executive, of Te Puna Ariki Charitable Trust and is on Toi Kai Rawa, the… Audio
Partnering indigenous knowledge with technology
PhD researcher Haukapuanui Vercoe explains how indigenous knowledge and technology can work together to strengthen resilience against natural hazards. Audio
Group of young Māori to attend COP30 in Brazil
A group of ten young Māori hope lessons learned at the world's largest climate change gathering will be useful to their people. Pokere Paewai spoke to them as they prepare for the trip. Audio
Fran Kora on the brand new Kora album, Fifth Season
Kara chats with Fran Kora about staying grounded in kaupapa Māori, their beginnings at a hot air balloon festival, which includes a special waiata dedicated to the late Aaron Tokona. Audio
Mapuna podcast Aug 23
In a special extended interview with Ngati Tuwharetoa ariki, Sir Tumu Te Heuheu, he discusses why his seeks the return of the Tongariro National Park and maunga. Now aged in his 80s he also talks… Audio
'It's been a failure right across the board' - Peeni Henare
As voters head to the poll for the Tamaki Makaurau byelection, Labour's Peeni Henare and Te Pati Maori's Oriini Kaipara join Mihingarangi to discuss the issues facing whanau in the biggest Polynesian… Video, Audio
Mentors for Maori businesses
A recent hui at Hoani Waititi marae in Tamaki Makaurau brought together some heavy hitters from the business world and a group of Maori businesspeople. One of the organisers was Amokura Panoho, who's… Audio
Mother of the Nation - the story of Dame Whina Cooper
Written and illustrated specially for children, this is the true story of Dame Whina Cooper who drove many successful campaigns for Māori and women's rights. Audio
Midday Report Essentials for Friday 15th August 2025
In today's episode, the Supreme Court has found riverbeds can be included in Maori customary marine title - if other legal tests are meet; Neighbours have detailed the moments following the police… Audio
Māori educator on govt scrapping Māori words in readers
A Māori educator says he's angry the Education Minister is blaming possible confusion over pronunciation for excluding most Māori words from future books in a series for five-year-olds learning to… Audio
The Panel with Heather Roy and Tim Batt Part 1
Tonight, on The Panel, Wallace Chapman is joined by panellists Heather Roy and Tim Batt. First, the Education Minister ordered an almost total ban on Maori words in a series of books used to teach… Audio
Education minister bans Māori words from future kids books
Education Minister Erica Stanford has been accused of overstepping the mark by excluding most Māori words from future books in a series for five year olds. An Education Ministry document shows… Audio
Morning Report Essentials for Tuesday 12 August 2025
In today's episode, Labour's had a bump in the latest political poll - up four points in the One News Verian poll - nipping at National's heels; New Zealand is fast becoming one of the last western… Audio
Report shows Māori have highest rate of death from heart disease
New Zealand's first Māori cardiologist says the country needs to face up to the ethnic divisions in cardiac health. New Zealand's first Māori cardiologist Dr Wil Harrison spoke to Corin Dann. Audio
Midday Report Essentials for Monday 11th August 2025
In today's episode, the first submissions have been heard by a People's Select Committee designed to challenge the government's rushed changes to the Equal Pay Amendment Act; A Northland cardiologist… Audio
Greens launch petition to restore Te Reo electorate names
The Green Party's Wellington MPs have launched a petition calling for Maori place names to be restored to the capital's electorates. Rongotai MP Julie Anne Genter spoke to Charlotte Cook. Audio
Lifting the tapu: Māori women who carve
It's commonly assumed that Māori women don't carve. Carving is a tapu occupation with its own tikanga and ritual. Women have often not been allowed to be present while a carver is working. It's a… Audio
Whatever happened to the bootleg? Visual and sound artist Abigail Aroha Jensen
A bootleg is something illegally made, copied or distributed. The term originated in the prohibition practice of hiding illicit liquor in your boot, next to your leg. But it's more familiar in recent… Audio
Mapuna Podcast August 9 Temuera Hall
Tahito is a world first indigenous ethical investment company which invests in Australasian companies through its fund, Te Tai o Rehua. It uses Maori values, especially around the environment, to… Audio
