Te Ao Māori
News and perspectives for and about tangata whenua in Aotearoa
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
Te Atarangi Whiu on understanding Te Ao Māori
It’s the end of Te Wiki o Te Reo Māori - Māori Language Week. But today we're talking about how te reo Māori isn't the only way to understand the Māori world-view - Te Ao Māori. This has been the… Audio
Miriama McDowell: 'Te reo Māori was calling me'
Playing a prominent Māori leader on screen has prompted successful Kiwi actor Miriama McDowell to turn her back on her career in favour of learning te reo Māori.
Overseas whānau embracing Te Wiki o te Reo Māori
Aotearoa isn't the only place celebrating and embracing Māori language this te wiki o te reo Māori.
With podcasts, online classes, kapa haka and kōhanga reo, whānau living overseas are doing their… Audio
How Māori are keeping te reo flourishing overseas
With podcasts, online classes, kapa haka and kōhanga reo all around the world, whānau living overseas are doing their best to keep te wiki o te reo Māori thriving. Video
Māori Battalion Letter
Heartfelt words from a soldier to his mother separated by ten thousand miles, the panel translate a letter written by Ben Rata in 1942. Audio
Tearepa Kahi: 'I want to normalise te reo Māori'
The director of Muru, New Zealand's highest grossing film of 2022, says it has helped normalise and showcase the unique te reo Māori dialect spoken by the people of Tūhoe.
Pygmy blue whale found dead west of Levin
A local iwi in the Horowhenua says burying the remains of a dead whale was a sad occasion, but a useful lesson for their young people.
A large New Zealand pygmy blue whale was found dead on the sands… Audio
Episode 18: An interview with Labour Leader Chris Hipkins
In an in-depth interview, Labour leader Chris Hipkins discusses Labour’s tax policy, Māori housing inequity, the cost of living, and the climate crisis. Video, Audio
Kruze Tangira: 'I now feel more confident about being Māori'
Two years ago, Kruze Tangira could only read his pepeha off his phone. Now he's building a new career as a TV presenter on daily Māori news show Te Karere.
Winston Peters unconcerned he might stir up anti-Māori feeling
The New Zealand First leader says he cannot understand why his latest comments on Māori not being indigenous are being contested. Audio
Taranaki: fate of iwi-Maori partnership boards post-election
Time now to check in on Taranaki with our local democracy reporting part of the programme. Joining Nathan Rarere is Craig Ashworth. Audio
Matariki Handbook
Inspired by Dr Rangi Mataamua's easy-to-follow Matariki handbook, the panel look at the relation of the stars to the preparation of a hautapu. Audio
Whakamana Whānau programme boosts Māori and Pasifika health workforce
A pathway into work in health for Māori and Pasifika has been so successful, whānau and friends of participants are signing up too.
'Only eight people are fluent in my tribe': US scholar inspired by te reo learning
Experiencing the revitalisation of te reo Māori in Aotearoa is inspiring a Native American scholar battling to save her own indigenous language from extinction.
Tokomaru Bay Four Square celebrates Te Wiki o te Reo Māori
It's the first rā of Te Wiki o te Reo Māori and this year's theme is Kia Kaha Te Reo Māori - making the language stronger.
Well at Tokomaru Bay Four Square in Tairāwhiti Gisborne they're doing just… Audio
