Te Ao Māori
News and perspectives for and about tangata whenua in Aotearoa
Cyclone highlighted housing disparities - Māori housing advocates
Māori housing advocates say Cyclone Gabrielle highlighted stark disparities between Māori and non Māori communities.
The National Māori Housing Conference in Rotorua scrutinised the impact of… Audio
Māori free to switch voting rolls from Friday after law change
From Friday Māori are free to switch their enrolment choice at any time except in the three months before an election.
Kaipara council meeting begins with karakia months after Mayor's controversial ban
A karakia rang out across Kaipara District Council's monthly meeting on 29 March, just four months after new Mayor Craig Jepson banned its use.
Changes to Māori electoral roll in effect from tomorrow
Māori will be able to choose between the general or the Māori roll for October's election from tomorrow.
Previously, Māori had to wait four years between switching rolls, but a new law passed last… Audio
Warning about new curriculum from Māori historian
A group of the country's pre-eminent Māori historians warns that a new curriculum offers no easy path for confronting the realities of the country's past.
At the launch of their latest journal at… Audio
'It's the bureaucratic process in the middle that tends to slow things up'
An iwi organisation says Wairoa has ready-to-go projects that could be accelerated to quickly get people back into homes.
'For me it means home': Port Levy to celebrate 100 years of whare Tūtehuarewa
Residents of Port Levy will gather together over Easter to celebrate 100 years of the whare at the heart of their community.
Protest against anti-cogovernance rally goes ahead in Auckland
A protest against an anti-cogovernance rally has gone ahead in Auckland, despite the rally being cancelled.
Taranaki Maunga agreement to be initialled on Friday
Co-governance of the 36,000-hectare park has been hammered out, and a deal over the future of the maunga will not end the need to involve iwi and hapū in running the national park.
Māori historian granted honorary doctorate for work revitalising te reo
When Ross Calman first enrolled at university, he had only a superficial knowledge of te reo and his whakapapa.
Welsh Kiwi completes his citizenship ceremony in te reo Māori
Picton resident and new NZ citizen Iwan Jones won fans on TikTok this week after his wife Katie shared a video of the Welsh-born aircraft engineer reading his affirmation in te reo. Audio
The Adventures of Piripi | Episode 6
Piripi got the orders from his aunty to look after his younger cousin, so what better way to pass the day than getting his cousin to do all his jobs! Video
Co-governance at the coalface
Co-governance is alive and well in many organisations across the country - how does it actually work? Audio
Co-governance at the coalface
Co-governance is alive and well in many organisations across the country - how does it actually work?
AudioKeeping the flow: the use of te reo at Parliament
An increased appetite to learn Te reo Māori among different parts of the Parliament system means the work of the Māori Language Service is in demand more than ever. Audio
Keeping the flow: the use of te reo at Parliament
An increased appetite to learn Te reo Māori among different parts of the Parliament system means the work of the Māori Language Service is in demand more than ever.
AudioRotorua club withdraws venue hire for controversial anti-co-governance event
A Rotorua club has pulled its offer to hire out its venue for an anti-co-governance event after learning of its "content" and "volatility".
Matariki Williams: Maori Arts, ATE, and protest through art
Matariki Williams (Ngai Tuhoe, Ngati Whakaue, Ngati Hauiti, Taranaki) is a Whakatane-based writer, curator, and historian. She is the co-founder of and co-editor of ATE Journal of Maori Arts… Audio
Matariki Williams: Maori Arts, ATE, and protest through art.
Matariki Williams (Ngai Tuhoe, Ngati Whakaue, Ngati Hauiti, Taranaki) is a Whakatane-based writer, curator, and historian. She is the co-founder and co-editor of ATE Journal of Maori Art alongside… Audio
Business supporting Maori landowners to plant more natives
Tāmata Hauhā is a business with a unique strategy for replanting native forestry and supporting Maori landowners. Tāmata Hauhā's chief executive Blair Jamieson talks to Jesse. Audio
