Te Ao Māori
News and perspectives for and about tangata whenua in Aotearoa
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
Racial bias expected in government's new Identity Check
A Māori oversight group expects instances of racial bias to come through in a new government-run identification platform - but says improvements will be made.
Singer answers the call of the Whanganui
Soprano Deborah Wai Kapohe talks with Bryan Crump about coming home to her whenua to sing in a fundraising gig for Whanganui's Sarjeant Gallery. Audio
'There is a deep sense of peace in this whare'
Five thousand balls of wool and a "kaupapa of joy" have been woven together to create what might be the most heartwarming building in Aotearoa. Video, Audio
'Our tomorrow will be just as bright as our today': Kīngi Tūheitia visits Parihaka Pā
Kīngi Tūheitia, following in the footsteps of his ancestor King Tawhiao, visited Parihaka at the weekend to strengthen the bonds between Taranaki and the Kiingitanga.
A ‘Māori Elite’ tours the nation
Living in the Kāpiti Coast town of Ōtaki, where he runs a gallery and shop with his wife Mia Brennan, Hohepa 'Hori' Thompson says his art and expressions are his way of “decolonising himself”, a… Audio
We're going to 'Māori up' Fortnum & Mason
Mapuna producer Tama Muru meets London based Ngati Raukawa chef Matt Burgess for a korero and a mean kai. Audio
Te Pāti Māori plans for future as it reflects on success in Māori seats
After its most successful election - taking all but one of the Māori seats - Te Pāti Māori is amping up for the next three years as "the only true opposition".
It's a dramatic turnaround for a party… Audio
Te Pāti Māori plans for future as it reflects on success in Māori seats
After its most successful election - taking all but one of the Māori seats - Te Pāti Māori is amping up for the next three years as "the only true opposition".
It's a dramatic turnaround for a party…
Audio'A hell of a year': The young mayor sparking change
Far North kahikā (mayor) Moko Tepania says being elected with the support of local iwi means he and his councillors are not alone.
