Te Ao Māori
News and perspectives for and about tangata whenua in Aotearoa
'It's just part of us' - Māori fear for whenua future with cyclone recovery plans
Māori impacted by last week's land categorisation in Hawke's Bay say they've got a huge choice to make: stay on their whenua or leave.
Maori scholarship winner put application in last minute
Last minute work CAN pay off! Just ask Lena Ormsby of Karamu High School. She is one of five Maori high school students who have won the prestigious Te Ara a Kupe Beaton Scholarship worth $25,000… Audio
Paltry payouts as bids surge for new council Māori fund
Many applicants fell short of their hopes for a new fund to boost community grants for Māori in New Plymouth after scant council dollars were doled out evenly between bidders.
How NZ's own law helped Australia win the Manuka Honey trademark war
Analysis - The mānuka honey trademark case shows how Aotearoa New Zealand's law lacks substantive protections for Māori intellectual property rights, writes David Jefferson.
King's Birthday Honours: Ngāti Porou leader receives knighthood
Sir Selwyn Parata is humbled and elated by his knighthood in recognition of his services to Māori.
Kia Mau Festival
Wellington is playing host to one of the city's most important arts events this year - the contemporary indigenous arts festival Kia Mau. It's grown from its enthusiastic but smaller-scale beginnings… Audio
Manurewa Marae chair Tunuiarangi McLean and Martin Cooper
Mapuna visits Manurewa Marae in south Auckland which is a thriving hub for social, health and education services in the area. Julian Wilcox talks to Marae chair Tunuiarangi McLean and board trustee… Audio
Rotorua iwi embraces bilingual road signs
Iwi groups around Rotorua are supporting a move to introduce bilingual road signage in Aotearoa.
Week in Politics: Party members cop heat over problematic remarks and plans
Analysis - National pulls out of the bipartisan agreement on housing density and gets itself into a muddle over bilingual road signs, while the prescription fee saga rumbles on.
East Coast iwi awaits details on Government's property buyout
East Coast iwi are waiting for more details on the government's plan to buyout property owners whose land cannot be rebuilt on.
Cyclone Recovery Minister Grant Robertson says he expects the details… Audio
Did 'wokeness' cancel Police Ten 7?
When TVNZ cancelled reality TV show Police Ten 7 earlier this year, it certainly rattled some law-and-order cages, Antje Deckert and Juan Marcellus Tauri write.
Alix Te Kere on being a finalist in Young Maori Grower Awards
For this year's Ahuwhenua Young Maori Grower Award all three finalists are wahine Maori. One of the finalists is Alix Te Kere, who is a health and safety advisor for Rockit Management Services in… Audio
Māori writers well represented among finalists at children's book awards
Māori writers and illustrators are well represented among the finalists for the 2023 New Zealand Book Awards for Children and Young Adults.
Scholarship-winning teen wants to help repair NZ's mental health system
The Wellington high school student awarded a $25,000 education scholarship hopes to improve the broken mental health system which failed his father. Johnny Bentley-Cribb was just 11 years old when his… Audio
Ruapehu District Council and Ngāti Rangi sign relationship agreement
Ruapehu District Council and Ngāti Rangi are celebrating the signing of a relationship agreement solidifying a commitment to work together.
'Maori Millionaire' on her quest to encourage independence
Te Kahukura Boynton is working hard encouraging other young people to find their own financial independence and empowerment. Audio
Five Māori high school students soar high with academic scholarship
The academic dreams of five Māori high school students from across the country are one step closer to reality thanks to the Te Ara a Kupe Beaton Scholarship.
Episode 9: May 30th - Mata
Former cabinet minister Hekia Parata discusses the Ministerial Inquiry she led into forestry debris in Te Tai Rāwhiti and Wairoa. Then Mihingarangi Forbes is joined by panellists Dr Lara Grieves and… Video, Audio
Willis:housing policy gives flexibility to where councils build
National has withdrawn its support from the bi-partisan housing agreement it helped draw up with Labour, instead opting to come up with its own policy. Instead of three-storey buildings, National… Audio
Watch: Te Whakatōhea settle with Crown
Hundreds gathered from around the country to hear the Crown apology to Ōpōtiki iwi Te Whakatōhea on Saturday.
