Te Ao Māori

The good, the bad and the ugly of Oranga Tamariki social work practice was aired by claimaints in the Waitangi tribunal today.

It's the second and final day of the urgent hearing into why there is a… Audio

The head of the Hastings Mongrel Mob chapter is among those giving evidence at an urgent Waitangi Tribunal hearing into the removal of tamariki Māori from their whānau by Oranga Tamariki. 

The… Audio

Maori health leaders want Oranga Tamariki to share its budget and resources with iwi organisations - and the Children's Commissioner agrees.

A Waitangi Tribunal hearing has today heard how parts of… Audio

The Waitangi Tribunal has heard how parts of the legislation setting up Oranga Tamariki act still undermine the role of whānau, hapū and iwi in the protection of children.

An urgent hearing is… Audio

Oranga Tamariki says it's seen a reduction in the amount of Maori children entering state care since its name change and establishment of its Treaty commitments.

The new figures report on the… Audio

The review of the Resource Management Act put forward a raft of changes to give iwi more power in environmental law. 

The report highlighted that, "despite the large number of provisions in the RMA… Audio

Lockdown saw young Māori students battle with unequal access to digital technology, stymying their efforts as learning went online. 

That's from a new report, that also praises the way iwi stepped in… Audio

Whānau Māori who are going through the family court say they're being ignored by judges, and left to navigate a confusing system without support.

The experiences of 36 people - ranging from parents… Audio

Shut out, disrespected, and intimidated - that's how many whānau say they've felt when in the Family Court according to a new report.

Te Taniwha I Te Ao Ture-ā-Whānau, Whānau Experience Of Care And… Audio

The fight to stop a major international company from taking a billion litres of water a year from the Awaiti Aquifer near Whakatane moves to the High Court in Rotorua today.

Ngāti Awa is appealing… Audio

Māori trying to switch electoral rolls ahead of the election are frustrated they won't be able to do so until 2024. 

It's led to renewed calls from the Electoral Commission to allow Māori to switch… Audio

A leader of the Ihumātao land occupation says while there's no resolution yet, protestors are still winning as there are no police and houses on the land.

Whānau and supporters gathered for a karakia… Video, Audio

A woman says she caught a racist landlord red-handed, after she was rejected for a property because she is Māori.

Te Iwi Kemp has applied for 10 Christchurch rentals in the past fortnight, but was… Audio

A vote to establish a Māori ward in New Plymouth is being applauded by former mayor Andrew Judd.

Yesterday councillors voted to establish a Māori ward, and in doing so, side-stepped community… Audio

The government is considering plans to give Māori tendering rights to its $42 billion spend on roads, housing and other goods and services.

The plan is widely supported by Māori leaders who say it… Audio

New Plymouth councillors have voted to establish a Māori ward, and in so doing side-stepped community consultation on the issue, for the time being.

It comes six years after another attempt to form a… Audio

Sharon Brettkelly heads to the Bay of Plenty where a tiny iwi has managed to galvanise a community behind a high-risk aquaculture project - and is reaping the rewards.  Audio

Peter Meihana grew up swimming in the swift currents of Marlborough's Wairau River. The lecturer in Maori history at Massey University says the large braided river is a central identity marker for… Audio