Te Ao Māori
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Te Waonui a TMK for Sunday 2 April 2023
This week, Taranaki iwi sign the deed of settlement for Taranaki Mounga, the Maori electoral option opens, the launch of Te Pouhere Korero, and a Ngai Tahu wharenui celebrates a century. Audio
Henare Kingi: Iconic Maori broadcaster
Henare Kingi (Ngapuhi) spent 25 years as an announcer at Wellington's Te Upoko o Te Ika, the first Maori radio station, from its founding days in the early 1980s. Over those decades, he became a… Audio
Liana Poutu: Taranaki Mounga
The deed of settlement for Taranaki Mounga was signed on Friday, setting out redress for the confiscation of the sacred mountain. Co-governance of the 30,000 hectare park will, according to Taranaki… Audio
Moko Tepania: forging a path for the Far North
Far North mayor Moko Tepania (Ngāti Kahu ki Whangaroa, Te Rarawa) tells Kim Hill why he's "naively optimistic" about the future of his region. Video, Audio
Taranaki peaks gain legal personhood - Te Kāhui Tupua
Hundreds of people gathered at Aotearoa Pa in South Taranaki today to witness the initialling of Te Ruruku Pūtakerongo - the Treaty of Waitangi settlement for Taranaki Maunga. he deal consigns the… Audio
'No more Egmont' - Taranaki Maunga officially welcomed at treaty settlement
Hundreds of people gathered at Aotearoa Pa in South Taranaki today to witness the initialling of Te Ruruku Pūtakerongo - the Treaty of Waitangi settlement for Taranaki Maunga.
'I didn't have a single word prepared' - this year's New Zealander of the Year winner
Māori astronomer and scholar Ahorangi Rangiānehu Mātāmua is this year's New Zealander of the Year. Audio
Professor Rangi Matamua Kiwibank New Zealander of the Year
The 2023 winner of the title Kiwibank New Zealand of the year, Te Pou Whakaare o Aotearoa was named as Professor Rangi Matamua (Ngai Tuhoe), who's been dubbed the man behind Matariki! He talks to… Audio
Farewell Māni Dunlop
After 12 years it is Māni Dunlop's last day with RNZ.
From her start as a newsroom intern in 2011, she went on to specialise in housing and social issues, with stints as a music reporter.
She later… Audio
Māori Astronomer named New Zealander of the Year
Māori Astronomer and scholar Ahorangi Rangiānehu Mātāmua is this year's New Zealander of the Year.
Professor Mātāmua has dedicated much of his life to the revitalisation and resurgence of Matariki.
…'Get out of the way' and let Māori help whānau - Housing advocate
Māori housing advocates say Cyclone Gabrielle highlighted stark disparities between Māori and non-Māori communities.
New NCEA tests poorly designed for Māori, Pacific students - report
An independent evaluation says it is likely the design of new NCEA maths and writing tests is unfair on Māori and Pacific teenagers.
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.
