Te Ao Māori
News and perspectives for and about tangata whenua in Aotearoa
Te Puea Marae's homeless outreach success focus of summit
The grass-roots model used by a South Auckland Marae to support the city's homeless will be at the centre of a summit in Mt Albert.
Te Puea Marae in Māngere has fed, housed and transitioned 415… Audio
Matariki as a public holiday
How about Matariki as a public holiday? And the Question of the Day is: If you could invent a public holiday what would it be to commemorate. Audio
Māori-Samoan resort plan in French Polynesia collapses
An ambitious joint Māori-Samoan bid to build a US$700 million tourism resort in French Polynesia has collapsed before it even got started. The Kaitiaki Tagaloa consortium, headed by the former MP and… Audio
NAISA panel discussions: Spaces of Kanaka Maoli Resurgence
Te Ahi Kaa features highlights from NAISA – or the Native American and Indigenous Studies Association conference hosted by The University of Waikato. Professor Mary Tuti Baker and Tina Grandinetti… Audio
PERE - High on Ingoingo
Maimoa Music crew member Pere Wihongi has released his first solo song 'High on Ingoingo' to encourage and inspire rangatahi. Pere speaks to Yadana Saw about being the brightest thing out of Herekino.
…$6.2m pledged to help Māori women facing racism, discrimination
The government is allocating millions of dollars to investigate systemic racism and institutional discrimination against Māori women.
Māori women continue to have poorer social, economic… Audio
Rāhui placed on Lake Taupō after sewage spill
A rāhui is being placed on parts of Lake Taupō and the upper Waikato River following the massive sewage spill earlier this week.
The Tūwharetoa Māori Trust Board has imposed the rāhui from 9am Friday… Audio
Rotorua whanau's plea for return of pounamu taonga from grave
A Rotorua whanau's social media plea for information about a stolen pounamu from their son's grave site has been shared nearly four thousand times. For three years, the dark-green - circle-shaped… Audio
The science of Matariki
Professor Rangi Mātāmua talks about the 120-year-old book which has preserved his ancestors' knowledge of Māori astronomy. Audio
The science of Matariki
Professor Rangi Mātāmua talks about the 120-year-old book which has preserved his ancestors' knowledge of Māori astronomy.
AudioOur Changing World for 4 July 2019
To mark Matariki, the Māori New Year, we join Dr Rangi Matamua from the University of Waikato to hear about Māori astronomy. Audio
Family pleads for pounamu’s return
A Rotorua whānau has issued a public plea for information about a pounamu which was stolen from their son's grave site. Audio
Bookmarks: Kahurangi Carter
Our Bookmarks guest today takes her role as an indigenous film maker very seriously, but having a Pakeha Mum and a Maori dad, being comfortable with her Maoriness wasn't always something that came… Audio
Māori-controlled, funded health system needed - claimants
The Waitangi Tribunal has found the Crown has breached the Treaty by failing to give Māori control over a primary health system that works for them.
The Tribunal says Māori health funding is poorly… Audio
Disparity between Maori, non-Maori youth arrests growing
New figures show a growing disparity between the numbers of rangatahi Māori (under-18's) and non-Māori being arrested.
Although the total number of youth arrests has fallen - Māori under-18-year-olds… Audio
Mahi a Atua – a Māori approach to mental wellbeing
Mahi a Atua is a Māori approach to mental wellbeing drawing on the stories, narratives and healing practices of te ao Māori (the Māori world). Psychiatrist Diana Kopua gives us an insight into the… Audio
Te Waonui for week ending Friday 28 June 2019
Oranga Tamariki continues to come under fire, former prisoners optimisitc about a move to reduce Maori recidivism, and a Treaty artefact goes under the hammer. Audio
Cautious approval for Māori pathway plan for ex-cons
People working with Māori prisoners are hopeful a new programme which involves whānau in inmate rehabilitation will help tackle the high rate of Māori reoffending.
The Māori Pathways approach will… Audio
Māori leaders to hold own inquiry into Oranga Tamariki
Māori leaders are gearing up for a national hui next month to launch their own inquiry into Oranga Tamariki.
It's the fourth investigation into the Children's Ministry in recent weeks but some say… Audio
Pop-up hāngi showcases Māori kai for Matariki
As part of Matariki celebrations, the 'Hāngi Master' has created a pop up hāngi in central Auckland to showcase the beautiful Māori cuisine and the process that goes with it. Video, Audio
