Te Ao Māori
News and perspectives for and about tangata whenua in Aotearoa
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
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
