Te Ao Māori
News and perspectives for and about tangata whenua in Aotearoa
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
Publicly-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…
AudioMāori, Pasifika, most at-risk of breast cancer death - report
Māori, Pasifika, and younger people are most at-risk of dying from breast cancer, despite improvements in overall survival rates.
That's according to a new report by the Breast Cancer Foundation… Audio
Māori radio spectrum agreement signed at Parliament
An historic agreement that recognises Māori interests in radio spectrum has been signed at Parliament.
The agreement, designed in partnership with the Māori Spectrum Working Group, is a chance to… Audio
DOC looking at need for more Te Urewera funding
Conservation Minister Kiri Allan is promising a forensic examination of the funding available to Tūhoe to maintain Te Urewera and Lake Waikaremoana as one of the Great Walks, after an iwi appeal for… Video, Audio
Cautious welcome as rangatahi in youth justice system numbers down
A downward trend in the number of rangatahi in the youth justice system is being cautiously welcomed.
The number of youth offenders has more than halved in the past decade. But with disparities for… Audio
The Mixtape: Julian Wilcox
Julian Wilcox (Ngāpuhi, Te Arawa) is the host of RNZ's new magazine-style show Māpuna, which launches on 5 February. The acclaimed broadcaster chats to Yadana Saw about some of the songs that have… Video, Audio
Rātana and Waitangi Day events cancelled
The red light setting has forced the cancellation of some of the biggest events on the Māori calendar.
The Treaty Grounds will be closed on Waitangi Day, while Rātana commemorations kicked off this… Audio
Māori band IA release new track composed exclusively with traditional instruments
Indigenous soul band IA have released their first waiata composed entirely with taonga pūoro - traditional Māori instruments. The love song 'Pūmau' is also their first collaboration with… Video, Audio
Māori health providers braced for child vaccination rollout
Māori health providers are getting ready to hit the ground running with child vaccinations, which start today.
At the end of last year, Māori were fast becoming the most affected by Delta, though… Audio
