Te Ao Māori
News and perspectives for and about tangata whenua in Aotearoa
Waitangi Tribunal inquiry into Oranga Tamariki reconvenes
The Waitangi Tribunal's urgent inquiry into Oranga Tamariki has reconvened in Wellington, during a week where the agency has come under continued scrutiny. Māni Dunlop speaks to RNZ's Te Aniwa… Audio
Oranga Tamariki head admission of structural racism good, but government needs to start changing things - Lady Tureiti Moxon
The head of Oranga Tamariki has failed to head off opposition after appearing at an urgent Waitangi Tribunal inquiry in Wellington.
Grainne Moss conceded for the first time publicly that structural… Audio
Children's Comissioner on urgent uplifts of tamariki
The Children's Commissioner wants no more urgent uplifts of tamariki and pepi Maori from hospitals - but has stopped short of recommending an end to all uplifts where the family isn't notified… Audio
Phillip Rhodes has a song for all those who never said goodbye
New Zealand baritone Phillip Rhodes has had a tough year seeing all his work disappear, coupled with the loss of his mother. Performing in the Royal Albert Hall with a group of other Kiwi singers has… Audio
Māori Horticulture joins Ahuwhenua Trophy competition
Diary and sheep and beef farming has been the mainstay of the Ahuwhenua Trophy in recognition of excellence in Māori farming - but for the first time in its 87-year history, horticulture is now part… Audio
Hirini Kaa: Te Hahi Mihinare
Historian, Anglican minister, TV presenter and social commentator Dr Hirini Kaa (Ngati Porou, Ngati Kahungunu and Rongowhakaata) has long been interested in the engagement and the interaction between… Audio
A World History of Bluff: Dr Michael Stevens
Ngai Tahu historian Dr Michael Stevens specialises in the history of Awarua (Bluff), a key Ngai Tahu settlement. Audio
Te Waonui for week endng Friday 20 November 2020
The Crown is being accused of ignoring Māori rights to the foreshore and seabed -- Ngapuhi leader and kaumātua to the Labour Party, Rudolph Taylor, is laid to rest --- and iwi justice panels are… Audio
Minister told to include Māori on future of Aotearoa tourism
A Māori tourism leader wants the new Minsiter, Stuart Nash, to include Māori operators in any discussions about the future focus of the sector.
Mr Nash said once borders re-open, he wants to focus on… Audio
Crown accused of ignoring Māori rights to foreshore, seabed
The Crown is being accused of ignoring Māori rights to the foreshore and seabed.
It is the second day of the civil appeal by offshore mining company Trans-Tasman Resources in its bid to get previous… Audio
Labour elects new leaders for largest ever Māori caucus
Rino Tirikatene and Willow-Jean Prime will lead the largest Labour Māori Caucus in New Zealand history this parliamentary term.
They were unanimously elected yesterday, replacing Willie Jackson and… Audio
Te Pae Oranga celebrates alternative justice success
Iwi justice panels in Wellington are crediting strong relationships with police and support services for the region's success.
Te Pae Oranga is an alternative justice pathway for low-level offenders… Video, Audio
Ngāpuhi leader Rudolph Taylor dies, aged 66
Ngāpuhi leader and kaumātua to the Labour Party, Rudolph Taylor, has died, aged 66.
Rudy, as he was more commonly known, is being described as a big man with a big heart.
He became the senior Māori… Audio
Urupounamu Episode Eight - A Kōrero about Pepeha
Pepeha is a formulaic expression that identifies the ancestral connections of Māori to their lands, mountains, rivers, oceans, and waka. So how does pepeha apply to non-Māori who are learning the… Audio
Te Waonui for week ending Friday 13 November 2020
Māori social service providers have called for money from Corrections to be put into Whānau Ora --- Ngati Kahungunu and its iwi services mobilise to help whanau affected by the floods in Ahuriri ---… Audio
Māori architecture far more sophisticated than people think
Jeremy Treadwell has just completed a PHD in Māori architectural technology. Audio
Reservations over Education Ministry's hopes for more te reo
A te reo Māori academic says he has reservations that educators will adequately incorporate te reo and tikanga into their everyday lessons..
The Education Minister, Chris Hipkins, this morning… Audio
Wahakura - a woven cradle to save babies' lives
The 2020 Tahunui-A-Rangi Award goes to David Tipene Leach for the wahakura, a woven bassinet to address the problem of sudden unexpected death in infancy. Audio
Wahakura - a woven cradle to save babies' lives
The 2020 Tahunui-A-Rangi Award goes to David Tipene Leach for the wahakura, a woven bassinet to address the problem of sudden unexpected death in infancy.
AudioOur Changing World for 12 November 2020
The invention of a woven bassinet to save babies' lives & a geneticist seeking to understand plants & animals have won awards at the 2020 Research Honours Aotearoa. Audio
