Te Ao Māori
News and perspectives for and about tangata whenua in Aotearoa
Wairoa post-settlement trust and Stats NZ aim to make data more accessible for whānau Māori
A new partnership between Stats NZ and Wairoa post-settlement trust Tātau Tātau will help make data more accessible for whānau Māori.
Increasing distress, declining mental health outcomes among rangatahi Māori - report
The report identified racism and discrimination, social media, whānau wellbeing and uncertainty about the future as the main factors affecting the wellbeing of young people. Audio
Te Pāti Māori and National have 'nothing in common' - Ngarewa-Packer
The Te Pāti Māori co-leader would not be drawn on whether the party would prefer to be part of a coalition government or not following the general election. Audio
Te Pati Maori and National have 'nothing in common' - Ngarewa-Packer
Te Pāti Māori has risen in popularity in new political polling, suggesting they could play kingmaker this election.
The party has almost doubled in points from 1.8 percent to 3.5 percent in the… Audio
'We can achieve wonderful things' - Reducing child poverty for Māori whānau
A whānau-centered programme has had a positive effect in reducing child poverty among Māori, according to two reports.
Iwi dispute puts council between a rock and a hard place
New Plymouth councillors say they are the meat in the sandwich as they puzzle how to deal with a dispute between two iwi.
Karakia booklet encourages NZers to celebrate public holiday
The path towards the rising of Matariki has been laid at an event in Takapō (Lake Tekapo) on Thursday.
Spoken Feature: Nau Mai Town Timaru
We may all know the South Canterbury town as 'Timaru', but did you know that there's two other versions of this name? Justine Murray is back with an episode of Nau Mai Town and joins Justin Tipa, the… Audio
Local hapū and whānau gather to place rāhui on Abbey Caves
A month long rāhui has been placed over Abbey Caves, where a Whangārei boy's High School student died in a caving incident on Tuesday.
Children's stories tackle the loneliness of trauma
Māori academic Linda Tuhiwai Smith tells Kathryn Ryan she often cried while writing her new series of therapeutic storybooks for kids. Audio
Breast Cancer screening failing Māori and Pacific women
A new report has found 50,000 women had their mammograms delayed by Covid and that the system fails Māori and Pacific women.
Breast Cancer Foundation chief executive Ah-Leen Rayner says the findings… Audio
Breast screening delays affecting thousands
A new report has found 50,000 women nationwide have had their breast screening delayed.
And it says the system is racist because of the worse rates for Maori and Pacific women.
It makes 26… Audio
Nau Mai Town - Episode 9: Timaru
Timaru is a small town in South Canterbury which has two lesser-known names - Te Maru and Te Tihi o Maru. Justine Murray finds out more. Audio
Left-aligned parties label National's one-person-one-vote system line 'dog-whistling'
They say Luxon's ability to vote in multiple regions in local elections undermines his "one person, one vote" philosophy; he says he would "possibly" look to repeal that.
Tens of thousands miss out on cancer screening due to Covid-19 disruptions
The figure is part of a damning report into breast screening that calls the system racist.
Kura Kaupapa Māori airs grievances to Waitangi Tribunal
Today, May 10, is the last day for kura kaupapa Māori to lay out their grievances before the Waitangi Tribunal.
The second week of hearings into alleged inequities in the education system has been… Audio
Kiwi to be released into Wellington's South Coast
Later today 25 kiwi will be released into the wild on the outskirts of Wellington as part of a conservation campaign by Capital Kiwi Project and Save the Kiwi.
Earlier this morning they were welcomed… Audio
'Affront to our ancestor': East Coast sports club seeks lease renewal on burial site
An East Coast sports club wanting to renew its lease on land it shares with a Māori burial site has sparked frustration from pockets of the community who call it a desecration.
Homes on wheels part of housing solutions for young Maori
If you're a young Maori looking to own your own home, imagine one on wheels with bedrooms and an upstairs, no money owed on it and little of the hassle of a consents process. Maia Ratana has done just… Audio
Tuariki Delamere on Meka Whaitiri going to Te Pati Maori
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Tuariki Delamere was a cabinet minister in the New Zealand First-National coalition government in 1998 when he resigned from New Zealand First. What's his view of Meka Whaitiri's defection from Labour… Audio
