Te Ao Māori
News and perspectives for and about tangata whenua in Aotearoa
Iwi and council join forces as government signals cuts to co-governance
South Taranaki's iwi and council have drawn up a new partnership agreement just as the new coalition government plans to take an axe to co-governance.
New Government plans to review laws with references to principles of Te Tiriti
The Coalition Government is planning to review how it gives effect to Te Tiriti o Waitangi, saying it is focused on the principle of equal citizenship.
As part of National's agreements with New… Audio
Episode 27: Mata Reports 4: Aorangi Awarua
Launched in 2018, the Māori Carbon Collective was promoted as an indigenous approach to carbon farming, enabling iwi to prosper from the Emissions Trading Scheme while helping to tackle climate… Video, Audio
Madison Kelly’s call and response with the kakī
The black stilt or kakī is one of the world's most endangered birds. It is central to the latest work of Kāi Tahu Otepoti artist Madison Kelly’s new work in a major exhibition Spring Time is… Audio
‘Anything can be art’ an eight year old artist and curator’s Ōtautahi exhibition
Artist Pia Hill was four when she held her first group exhibition as a curator, in her bedroom. The Bat Show raised hundreds of dollars towards these endangered species conservation.
Now, aged… Audio
The coalition government and the Treaty
The new National-ACT-NZ First coalition government says it will introduce a Treaty Principles Bill, based on ACT policy, and support it to a Select Committee. So what could this mean for Maori… Audio
What does the new government mean for Māori?
A referendum on the Treaty of Waitangi could still be in play in the new coalition government agreement.
New government plans to review Treaty of Waitangi principles
The principles of the Treaty of Waitangi will come under review by the new government.
Study finds rangatahi Māori experience worse 'structural disadvantage'
The long-running Growing Up in New Zealand study says urgent action is needed to implement policy changes. Audio
Rangatahi Māori face higher levels of structural disadvantage study shows
A long-running New Zealand study shows rangatahi Māori experience higher levels of "structural disadvantage" than other young people - with those disadvantages including a whānau's ability to afford… Audio
The Barber Shop Sessions | Episode 3: John
John puts a contemporary spin on one of the North's most treasured waiata, before performing his original lament, Kairangi, in memory of his late brother. Video
Māori being used as 'guinea pigs' for facial recognition tech - ethicist
Māori technology ethicist Dr Karaitiana Taiuru says there is "mountains" of international research pointing to these systems being racist and Māori beneficiaries were being used as guinea pigs. Audio
Poll shows most New Zealanders want equal say in Te Tiriti decisions
A survey commissioned by the New Zealand Human Right Commission has found that 70 percent of New Zealanders want decisions around Te Tiriti o Waitangi to be done on an equal footing.
Māori being used as guinea pigs for facial recognition technology says ethicist
A Māori technology ethicist says the government is allowing tech companies to use Māori as guinea pigs for facial recognition technology.
A Māori Reference Group at the Ministry of Social Development… Audio
Poll finds majority believe Te Tiriti applies to everyone
Seventy-percent of New Zealanders want decisions around Te Tiriti o Waitangi to be done on an equal footing between Māori and non-Māori.
That's according to a new Horizon Poll commissioned by the New… Audio
Carbon farming on Māori land: Assets or liabilities?
Mihingarangi Forbes and Annabelle Lee-Mather investigate growing concerns around the Māori Carbon Collective and its elusive managing director.
Hutt City Council votes to support name change for Petone to Pito-one
Hutt City Council has voted unanimously to support a call from mana whenua to change the name of the suburb Petone back to Pito-one.
The area's traditional name was misspelled after colonial… Audio
Auckland Arts Festival: Force of Nature
A concert at the 2023 Auckland Arts Festival of new music by New Zealand composers. It celebrates New Zealand's wildlife. Audio
Petone to Pito-one name change gets council backing
Pito-one became Petone following colonial settlement in the 19th century, a misspelling of the area's traditional name. Now, it may change back.
Lower Hutt suburb name gets a spelling check
A lower hutt suburb is getting a well over due spell check.. The council has voted this afternoon to support an application to change the spelling of Petone to Pito One; meaning "end of the sand… Video, Audio
