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Ngā Kaupapa Hirahira o te Tau: A look back at the year that was in Te Ao Māori
RNZ's Te Manu Korihi team look back at the kaupapa and the people that shook Te Ao Māori in 2025.
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What was in the email Marlon Williams sent the Treaty Negotiations Minister?
24 Dec 2025The acclaimed singer-songwriter brought up the 2023 email to Paul Goldsmith during his acceptance speech at this year's Silver Scroll Awards.
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'No left bloc without Te Pāti Māori' - Leaders look ahead after turbulent year
23 Dec 2025In an interview with RNZ, Te Pāti Māori co-leaders say they were "blindsided" at the way things "spiralled out of control" this year.
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Study shows experience of Māori grappling with 'te reo trauma'
21 Dec 2025The new report noted that this can manifest in various ways "including language anxiety and feelings of shame (whakamā) for not being able to speak te reo…
Ngā Kaupapa Hirahira o te Tau: A look back at the year that was in Te Ao Māori
RNZ's Te Manu Korihi team look back at the kaupapa and the people that shook Te Ao Māori in 2025.
What was in the email Marlon Williams sent the Treaty Negotiations Minister?
The acclaimed singer-songwriter brought up the 2023 email to Paul Goldsmith during his acceptance speech at this year's Silver Scroll Awards.
'No left bloc without Te Pāti Māori' - Leaders look ahead after turbulent year
In an interview with RNZ, Te Pāti Māori co-leaders say they were "blindsided" at the way things "spiralled out of control" this year.
Study shows experience of Māori grappling with 'te reo trauma'
The new report noted that this can manifest in various ways "including language anxiety and feelings of shame (whakamā) for not being able to speak te reo Māori.
Kerensa Johnston & Jeremy Banks reflect on 180 year battle
This week a deal was signed at Parliament between Maori and the Crown for the return of more than 3000 hectares of land in Nelson, Tasman and Golden Bay. Kerensa Johnston and Jeremy Banks were part of… Audio
'Devastating in all ways': Tokerau Beach sand dunes destroyed by vehicles
Thrill-seekers causing significant damage to dunes on the Far North beach have forced the installation of temporary fences and blockage of access points. Audio
Maipi-Clarke outranks her Te Pāti Māori elders in new leadership poll
The poll of Māori voters put Parliament's youngest MP at the top of the list for favoured leaders of Te Pāti Māori.
Te Pāti Māori: From Comeback to Crisis
MATA Reports examines the crisis within Te Pāti Māori as an exclusive poll of Māori voters reveals the impact of its support. Audio
Rangatira Marae holds burial ceremony for taonga lost to Cyclone Gabrielle
Rangatira Marae was demolished this year after Cyclone Gabrielle devastated it in 2023.
New Zealand's only Māori visual arts degree celebrates 30 years of arts education
The indigenous-led programme Toioho ki Āpiti is based at Te Kunenga ki Pūrehuroa Massey University.
3000 hectares returned in one of country's longest land disputes
Māori landowners will have the land returned, and receive $420 million in compensation, in a landmark agreement with the Crown, ending questions going back to the 1830s. Audio
Government returning more than 3000 hectares of land to Maori
The government is returning more than 3000 hectares to Maori in the top of the South Island, along with 420-million dollars in compensation. Attorney-General, Judith Collins spoke to Corin Dann. Audio
Marae adds period care to Christmas parcels as costs bite
Kōkiri Marae has gifted about two and half thousand boxes of period products across three years.
Māori landowners to have over 3000 hectares returned to them
Māori landowners at the top of the South Island will have more than 3-thousand hectares returned to them in a landmark agreement signed with the Crown. The customary landowners were promised one tenth… Audio
Crown returns more than 3,000 hectares of land to Maori
The Crown is returning more than 3,000 hectares of land to Maori in the top of the South Island - ending what's thought to be the country's longest running property dispute. Kerensa Johnston from Te… Audio
The surging Maori economy
Iwi and business leader Helmut Modlik talks with Kathryn about the bright future for the indigenous economy.
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Parliament bill set to return historic Māori site in Northland to Ngāpuhi
Kororipo Pā, at Kerikeri Basin, was the stage for some of the most formative events in the history of Aotearoa. Audio
Treaty settlement process with largest iwi remains stalled
The Treaty settlement process of Aotearoa's largest iwi remains stalled. Peter de Graaf reports from Kerikeri. Audio
Taonga pūoro with Rob Thorne
Rob Thorne is an internationally renowned Māori taonga pūoro musician and anthropologist, at the forefront of the revival of traditional Māori instruments. Audio
Māori rock art one of 12 research areas to get funding boost
The Royal Society Te Apārangi announced the 12 recipients of its Mana Tūānuku Research Leader Fellowship for 2025 this week.
