Te Ao Māori

Demand for intensive week-long full immersion Reo courses has soared, with a record number held in the last year.

Thousands of students attend these Kura Reo, but as the Government cuts budgets and… Audio

Deidre Brown, a professor at Auckland University's School of architecture, went on an 8 year hunt for the lost whakairo rakau. The missing whakairo rakau were first acquired by the Christchurch… Audio

"A man who has only one plan may not succeed" is part of legendary journalist Moana Maniapoto's chosen whakataukī. Audio

This week on Mapuna we speak with Ngati Hau, Ngati Kaharau kaikorero Dallas King of Omanaia. She discusses the story of the Omanaia River, a story that she presented at the commemorations at Mangungu… Audio

The epic Te Arawa legend of Hatupatu and the bird woman Kurungaituku is centre stage at the Aotearoa New Zealand Festival of the Arts. Audio

'The thrust of a spear can be avoided, but not the thrust of words' is a whakataukī the broadcasting legend finds very relevant in the current climate. Audio

This weekend at Auckland Museum there is a rare overnight wananga to share matauranga Māori knowledge around an extraordinary object: Te Rā, the only customary Maori sail in existence. It has returned… Audio

For over thirty years Rangahau Aotearoa Research New Zealand has helped dozens of government and not-for-profit organisations understand what Aotearoans are thinking across a range of social issues… Audio

In past years some media outlets were ambivalent about Waitangi Day - some even hostile at times. But new moves by the new government and a strong pushback from Māori gave it an extra edge this… Audio