Te Ao Māori
News and perspectives for and about tangata whenua 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National has withdrawn its support from the bi-partisan housing agreement it helped draw up with Labour, instead opting to come up with its own policy.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.
Champion of Kura Kaupapa & Te Reo Maori, Cathy Dewes
Since the 1970s Cathy Dewes has been a leading advocate of Te Reo Maori and one of the founding members of the Kura Kaupapa Maori schools movement that emerged in the 1980s. This week she again… Audio
Decades-long claim finally settled, on anniversary of Treaty signing
The Te Whakatōhea Treaty settlement has been one of the longest running and most contentious.
Greens say benefit sanctions on people with children mainly used on women and Māori
The Green Party is concerned a policy that imposes sanctions on beneficiaries with outstanding arrest warrants is further widening the inequality gap.
Hundreds gather to reflect on Bastion Point 45 years after occupation
Karakia and waiata rose with the sun at a dawn service commemorating the final day of Bastion Point.
Wellington artist wins Kiingi Tuheitia Portraiture Award
A Wellington artist who wants to redefine what a portrait should be has won this year's Kiingi Tuheitia Portraiture Award and a $20,000 prize.
Stevei Houkāmau's work is a five-metre-long sculpture… Audio
Kōrero with a tā moko artist
Mokonuiarangi (Moko) Smith is a West Auckland tā moko artist from who works under the moniker Uhi Tapu. (One of Nights host Mark Leishman's favourite interviews of 2023) Audio
Inspiring to learn directly from Māori health professionals, hui attendee says
Māori students from across Aotearoa have had the opportunity to get some hands-on advice from Māori health professionals.
Kiingi Tuheitia Portraiture Award: Winning piece represents links of artist's whakapapa
Māori artists are redefining what a portrait looks like at this year's Kiingi Tuheitia Portraiture Award exhibition.
