Te Ao Māori
News and perspectives for and about tangata whenua in Aotearoa
Julian Wilcox: live from Te Matatini
It's finals day at Eden Park. Over the last three days, 45 of the country's top kapa haka ropu have been performing. Now the twelve finalists battle it out. Audio
Te Matatini enters final day of preliminary rounds
It is the last day of the preliminary rounds at Te Matatini, the national kapa haka competition, being held at Te Ana Wai/Eden Park.
RNZ's Tumu Māori Shannon Haunui-Thompson spoke to Guyon… Audio
Mātangirau bring Wairoa mud on legs to Te Matatini after Cyclone Gabrielle
The second day of Te Matatini brought another 15 groups, among them defending champions Ngā Tumanako and crowd favourites Angituu.
But one group that's had to go through more than anyone to get to… Audio
Te Matatini enters day two in Auckland
It's day two for Te Matatini, the national kapa haka competition which is being held at Te Ana Wai/Eden Park.
It is going to be a another big day for the festival with defending champions from Tamaki… Audio
Excitement at Eden Park for first day of Te Matatini
Fifteen haka groups from across the motu performed today at the long awaited Te Matatini national kapa haka festival.
It was day one for the competition and there were lots of excited haka fans and… Video, Audio
Te Matatini opens at Eden Park
Te Matatini is due to start on Wednesday at Eden Park.
Pokere Paewai spoke to Guyon Espiner.
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Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei welcome Te Matatini participants
Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei have welcomed more than 1000 kaihaka to Tāmaki Makaurau for Te Matatini.
Haka groups from across the country have arrived in Auckland for the festival - with the first… Audio
Te Reo Maori takes flight
Air New Zealand operated its first flight in te reo Maori, taking performers to Te Matatini. Air New Zealand's Tupara Morrison discusses the importance of this historic trip. Audio
Episode 1: 21st February 2023 - Mata
After Cyclone Gabrielle, will the government crack down on forestry? In the first episode of new podcast Mata with Mihingarangi Forbes, Labour MP Kiritapu Allan says it's not that simple - her… Video, Audio
Kaihaka (performers) welcomed for Te Matatini
Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei have welcomed over 1000 kaihaka to Tāmaki Makaurau for Te Matatini. The pōwhiri was held on the shores of Okahu Bay in Auckland. Audio
The Adventures of Piripi | Episode 1
Piripi takes us on a tour of his kingdom, introducing his girlfriend Luxy, and showcasing his many talents, which include cleaning the whare and doing the lawns... NOT! Video
Annette Sykes on 'futures that we have never imagined'
Lawyer Annette Sykes says the next generation will be innovative and take Aotearoa 'into futures that we have never imagined. She also traces her own role in Maori activism and the law dating back to… Audio
Chartered plane delivers Starlink devices to Tairawhiti
Ngāti Porou iwi members from around New Zealand and the world have come together to deliver urgently required communications equipment into the remote East Cape.
The iwi's commercial arm - Ngāti… Audio
Trailer: Introducing Mata with Mihingarangi Forbes
Mata with Mihingarangi Forbes discusses the latest in politics with a range of Māori commentators and newsmakers. Watch and Listen to the trailer and subscribe now. Video, Audio
Professor Margaret Mutu on constitutional transformation
Professor Margaret Mutu says Aotearoa's current constitutional set up is fragile and needs transforming. She says there's nothing mysterious about constitutions which are simply a set of rules… Audio
Professor Margaret Mutu on constitutional transformation
Professor Margaret Mutu says Aotearoa's current constitutional set up is fragile and needs transforming. She says there's nothing mysterious about constitutions which are simply a set of rules… Audio
Prof Huhana Smith: using biochar to restore whenua
Professor Huhana Smith, who heads Whiti o Rehua School of Art at Massey University, has spent the last 20 years focussed on the restoration of her ancestral coastal whenua and awa at Kuku Beach, near… Audio
‘Unjust colonial weapon’: Green Party promises to continue fight against perpetual leases
A Green Party politician is vowing to make perpetual leases an election issue as Māori landowners continue their fight to gain back control of their whenua.
Luxon reflects on first Waitangi as party leader
The National Party leader Christopher Luxon made his first appearance as leader at Waitangi over the weekend, distancing himself from previous iterations of the National Party.
Luxon said the Don… Audio
