Te Ao Māori

As more and more Māori reclaim their language, many are growing curious about the rangi or dialect of their own iwi. 

But as Pokere Paewai reports some reo experts are warning there is other work to… Audio

An education symposium hosted by iwi in Whakatū Nelson last week aimed to inspire leaders to look at education through a Māori lens. Dr Mel Riwai-Couch speaks to Jesse about the changes they would… Audio

Drugs, lies and regret became a reality for Shareef after an encounter with some local gang affiliates, but growing up in the North has shaped this proud takatāpui into who he is today. Video

Surfer, builder and musician Rawiri has a yarn about work, a life changing accident and living everyday like its his last. Video

Gifted barber Jimmy remembers his childhood, a broken relationship, and the injustice he is living with since his mothers passing. Video

Harry knew university wasn’t for him and papa kāinga life was, but the expectations of whānau and a Pākehā system threw him off his path.  Now he’s making up for lost time. Video

Xavier upholds the mana of his revered tupuna through service to community, but now fatherhood beckons a new pathway. Video

Kīngi is going hard to revive reo and tikanga in the North.  This young father-to-be wants to look like his tūpuna and preserve their enduring legacy. Video

In 1841 a few tiny islands of Pākehā settlement existed in an ocean of Māori land. Today, that picture has reversed & Māori own a fraction of Aotearoa. A big part of the reason? The Native Land Court.

In the last few weeks, Cherneka Johnson, aka Sugar Neekz Johnson, has experienced both triumph and tragedy. Earlier this year, the Brisbane-based boxer (who is Ngāti Ranginui) became the second wahine… Video, Audio

From peacemakers and strategists to explorers and entrepreneurs, writers Melinda Webber and Te Kapua O'Connor introduce a new generation to 24 tupuna of Te Tai Tokerau including Nukutawhiti… Audio

Those infectious beats by Ka Hao and Rob Ruha were blasted across Auckland's Spark Arena last night.

Their waiata '35', an ode to State Highway 35, took out the coveted 2022 APRA Silver Scroll Award.

Mihingarangi is joined by Tau Henare and newly elected Whau Ward councillor Kerrin Leoni to discuss local government and the latest political news.  Video, Audio

The rural town of Pukekohe, south of Auckland, has a bleak history of racial segregation that has, for the most part, gone untold. A new TVNZ documentary No Māori Allowed sheds light on the town’s… Audio

The first 500 years of Māori settlement in Aotearoa saw significant, dynamic changes to how people lived; changes that challenge the idea of Māori culture as something carved in stone. Video, Audio

Kennedy has an update on incoming flights of bar-tailed godwits, arriving on our shores from Alaska.

He also explores a remarkable new decision from the Supreme Court on the place of tikanga in New… Audio