Te Ao Māori

The Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall visited Waitangi yesterday - the first members of the Royal family to visit the treaty grounds in 25 years. Prince Charles first visited almost half a… Audio

Hundreds of mourners have paid their respects and shared their aroha for actor, playwright and producer Nancy Brunning.

Over 400 people descended on Raukawa marae in Otaki to say their final goodbyes… Audio

While the government moves closer to a resolution at disputed Ihumātao, the long-time protesters and occupiers of the land remain on the sideline.

Sources have told RNZ the Crown is considering… Video, Audio

A debate has emerged about whether euthanasia has a place within te ao Māori.

The End of Life Choice Bill passed through the house last week, but not without intense debate among Māori MPs from… Audio

Talks are under way for Auckland Council to buy disputed Ihumātao land in a bid to break a deadlock over a planned housing development.

Sources have told RNZ the Crown is considering loaning money to… Audio

A debate has emerged in the Māori community about the tikanga of euthanasia.

The End of Life Choice Bill passed its third reading this week, but not without intense debate, including about tikanga… Audio

Residents in South Auckland's Ōtara suburb say they're deeply concerned after being left in the dark about a Māori Mental Health and Addictions housing building which is being built next to its local… Audio

Dr Haare Williams is RNZ Alumni having worked as part of the Maori unit in the formative years of public broadcasting, this week he released the book 'Words of a Kaumatua' edited by Witi Ihimaera. The… Audio

Indigenous artists from around the world are in Ngāruawāhia this week for a special gathering and an art exhibition.The 9th International Indigenous Artists Gathering (Pūhoro ō mua, Pūhoro ki tua)… Audio, Gallery

There are calls for the government to save more Māori women's lives by immediately funding a DIY test for the virus that causes many cervical cancers.

Māori women are more than twice as likely to be… Video, Audio

Descendants of the Tūhoe prophet Rua Kēnana are backing proposed changes to the pardon Bill, which would see the Crown take greater responsibility for the unlawful conviction of their ancestor.

The… Audio

Hawke's Bay hapū are at loggerheads with Wairoa District Council over the closure of a bridge which forces them to carry bodies nearly a kilometre on foot for burial at their urupā.

Patangata Bridge… Audio

The repair of the only bridge offering vehicle access to three Urupa near Wairoa hangs in the balance after the district council deemed it structurally unsafe. Patangata Bridge was closed to cars in… Audio

An enterprising book in Te Reo and English teaching the important Maori concepts of kaitiakitanga and rahui is just going into its second print run. Te haerenga o Piri - Piri's Adventure - is a… Audio

Māori teachers and parents are calling for the qualifications authority to change the NCEA timetable to stop disadvantaging Te Reo Māori students.

Many of them are sitting in an exam room for six… Audio

Māori leaders are alarmed that armed police squads set up to tackle serious crime will also deal with low-level offending.

They say it was overkill that armed officers in Hamilton stopped a car and… Audio

National MP Joanne Hayes reckons benefit cuts could be good for Māori. She says cutting benefits could strengthen whānau - if they're resourceful. Her comments have been condemned by the Māori… Audio

Te Ahi Kaa is with revered orator and Māori language exponent, Professor Pou Temara who discusses the evolution of Māori customary practices as seen on the marae. The marae, a complex of buildings… Audio

Maori are used to having their experience captured by others. Think of the photographs of Ans Westra and Marti Friedlander. But Chevron Hassett is a young Maori artist taking the camera into his own… Audio, Gallery