Te Ao Māori
News and perspectives for and about tangata whenua in Aotearoa
New Report on tikanga Māori and the Law
This week on Māpuna we are talking tikanga and ture, the place of tikanga in the law. Justice Christian Whata and Amokura Kawharu the President of the Law Comission join the show to discuss the… Audio
Episode 2: Piano
No one in Kingswood seems to know where Mihi is. Aria finds a diary which changes everything. Audio
From 'pebble in the shoe' to future power broker – the rise and rise of Te Pāti Māori
In 2020, Rawiri Waititi told his fellow MPs his job was to be a change agent for Māori. Three years later, how does the party grow its platform and base, Annie Te One asks.
Ikaroa-Rāwhiti: Labour defector Meka Whaitiri trails in latest poll
A third of voters remain undecided in the Māori electorate of Ikaroa-Rāwhiti, a new poll is showing.
Here are the best-designed books in Aotearoa
A book celebrating contemporary Māori art has been named the best designed book in Aotearoa at the 2023 PANZ Book Design Awards in Auckland.
Parenting: Teaching Te Reo Maori in schools
Mohamed Alansari, senior researcher for the New Zealand Council for Educational Research joins Kathryn to talk about how to improve outcomes for growing Te Reo Maori in schools. Which schools are… Audio
The falsehood Luxon was allowed to repeat in the leaders' debate
Analysis - It's clearly wrong that there are no health outcomes that have got any better under Labour. So why was Christopher Luxon allowed to repeat this?
Labour, Te Pāti Māori in tight race for Te Tai Hauāuru
Soraya Peke-Mason holds a slim lead in the electorate contest over the Te Pāti Māori co-leader Debbie Ngarewa-Packer in a new poll released tonight.
Episode 19: An interview with Green Party co-leader Marama Davidson
Green Party co-leader Marama Davidson talks to Mihingarangi about her role as Minister for the Prevention of Family and Sexual Violence. In an extended interview, she discusses the Green's… Video, Audio
'Absolutely ridiculous': Iwi health provider pays for staff health insurance
It was an "absolutely ridiculous" situation, the boss of Whakatāne's Ngāti Awa Social and Health Services admitted.
Researchers worried polling booths unprepared for Māori electorates
Māori researchers are worried this election will be a repeat of the last two after finding polling booths were unprepared to take their votes.
Surveys of Māori voters following the 2017 and 2020… Audio
Jazz in te reo Māori
Inspired by Goldsmith Baynes' new album E Rere Rā, Nick presents an hour of jazz sung in te reo Māori. Audio
The Mixtape: Te Kuru o te Marama Dewes
Our guest on the Mixtape this week is Te Kuru o te Marama Dewes. He is a journalist, a radio host, a voice actor and also a licensed translator of Te Reo certified by The Maori Language Commission. Video, Audio
Kapowairua, Te Hāpua and the history of Ngāti Kuri.
In this special interview entirely in te reo Maori, Mapuna is in Kaitaia at the home of one of the acknowledged kaumatua of the Far North, Graeme Neho. Matua Kerema Neho regales us with some of the… Audio
Mahuru Maori is back for 2023
Mahuru Maori, the month long kaupapa aiming to normalise te reo in everyday situations is back for 2023. Mahuru Maori challenges participants to consciously use as much te reo Maori as they can during… Audio
Episode 1: Returning
Aria Hikirangi returns home to Kingswood to help find Mihi. The search is on. What clues lay beneath the surface? Audio
'We are hoping to wrap our pēpi in their culture from birth'
Last year Joelle Holland invested all of the money she had saved for a home deposit and put it into a baby product business called Hawaiiki Pēpi.
Māori Language Commission believes NZ can surpass 1 million speakers
Demand for te reo courses has surged over the past few years, but teachers and students still face some challenges. Audio
Te Wiki o te reo Māori - Māori language week coming to an end
Te wiki o te reo Māori - Māori language week is starting to wrap up for the year.
Kia Kaha Te Reo Māori - making the language stronger has been the focus for the year.
Someone who works to make it… Audio
Head of Māori Language Commission aiming for a million te reo speakers
The head of the Māori Language Commission is aiming for a million speakers of Te Reo Māori long before the target date set by the Government.
But while demand for courses is huge, teachers and… Audio
