Te Ao Māori
News and perspectives for and about tangata whenua in Aotearoa
Podcast Critic: Justine Murray
Today RNZ's own podcast producer, Justine Murray talks to Jesse about a new series Ne?, a new podcast by Maori, for Maori on The Spinoff. Audio
Iwi want protestors at Parliament to leave
Iwi say the protesters have lost their right to occupy their whenua and are asking them to pack up their things and leave. This week, Taranaki Whanui in Wellington - who were served a bogus trespass… Audio
Nau Mai Rā: the Māori power company helping people out of hardship
Ezra Hirawani is the co-founder of the country’s first kaupapa Māori electricity retailer Nau Mai Rā. Audio
Aotea iwi fight helipad applications
Māori on Aotea Great Barrier Island have told the Auckland Council to stop helipads being put in, and to start taking them seriously as kaitiaki.
But the council says the complete absence of sites of… Audio
Iwi chairs discuss how to support mana whenua against protest
Iwi Chairs are throwing their support behind mana whenua who have called out what they call unacceptable behaviour by protesters - and desecration of their whenua.
Wellington iwi, Taranaki Whānui and… Audio
Party People | Season 2 | Episode 8: 22nd February 2022
In a fiery episode of Party People, Mihingarangi Forbes, Shane Te Pou, and Tau Henare debate the ins and outs of the anti-mandate occupation that’s taken over Parliament grounds. Video, Audio
Maori University thriving 30 years on
Te Whare Wananga o Awanuiarangi is one of three Maori Universities. It began with two relocatable classrooms in Whakatane, teaching programmes that included a Certificate in Maori Studies and a… Audio
Te Karere celebrates 40th Anniversary
On Monday 21 February, the Maori News programme 'Te Karere' celebrates its 40th Anniversary. What began in 1982 as a four minute news programme in Te Reo Maori fighting for air time and resource to… Audio
'Uniquely Māori export success story' celebrated at awards
A Hamilton-based Māori-owned and operated business is being celebrated as a "uniquely Māori export success story". Audio
Government helping get Māori into mahi
The government is set to help more Māori get into work.
This morning it launched Te Mahere Whai Mahi Māori - the Māori Employment Action Plan.
Similar schemes have helped more than 10,000 Māori into… Audio
Māori education overhaul plans hit snag
Plans to overhaul Māori education have hit a significant hurdle, with full immersion schools refusing to take part.
The government is taking another step towards a revamp, which it hopes will… Audio
Heke Rua: a campus for our taonga
The ground has been turned and the building begun for a new whare for more than 7 million important documents. A building of national significance, Heke Rua Archives, the new purpose-built archives… Audio
Grammy award winning Jerome Kavanagh on Taonga Puoro
Taonga Puoro are traditional Maori instruments such as the Koauau, a cross blown flute. Jerome Kavanagh is one of its leading exponents. His musical journey has scaled the heights with a Grammy Award… Audio
Alf Filipaina remembering his brother, Olsen Filipaina
Aotearoa is saying farewell to one of it's great rugby league players. Olsen Filipaina died in Sydney on Thursday at the age of 64. His brother, Alf Filipaina, talks to Mapuna. Audio
Party People | Season 2 | Episode 7: 8th February 2022
Party People reconvenes in a special Omicron bunker, discussing Waitangi Day, the latest poll results, and the proposal to raise the retirement age. Tau & Shane predict the Auckland mayoral race. Video, Audio
Waitangi Tribunal claim filed over Maori education
Te Rūnanga Nui o Ngā Kura Kaupapa Māori have filed an urgent claim over the state of Māori education to the Waitangi Tribunal.
The claim is on behalf of all 63 kura and the whānau of 6500 students… Audio
The whakapapa of a story from imagination to understanding, laid out by Lyttelton poet Ben Brown
Ben Brown (Ngāti Mahuta, Ngāti Koroki, Ngāti Paoa) speaks about the power of imagination and its deep roots in te ao Māori at the 2021 WORD Christchurch Festival. Audio
Mediawatch for Waitangi Day 2022
For years Māori journalism leaders warned not enough training, investment or opportunities meant Māori people and perspectives were mostly missing in our mainstream media. This Waitangi Day he looks… Audio
Mediawatch for Waitangi Day 2022
For years Māori journalism leaders warned not enough training, investment or opportunities meant Māori people and perspectives were mostly missing in our mainstream media. This Waitangi Day he looks…
AudioPublicly-funded boost for Māori media
For years Māori journalism leaders warned a lack of training, investment and opportunities meant Māori people and perspectives were mostly missing in our media. But more effort and money than ever… Audio
