Te Ao Māori

Ngapuhi kaumatua Kingi Taurua has died after a short illness. The high-profile and often controversial Maori activist had a voice and a face that many New Zealanders recognise... especially as he was… Audio

A dawn ceremony is being held to mark the 40th anniversary of the Bastion Point occupation. In 1978, police and army personnel forcibly evicted more than 200 people from Takaparawhau Taka para whau or… Audio

Pākehā life coach Sally Anderson has sparked outrage on social media for flaunting her moko, which some say is a taonga which should only be worn by Māori women. But others are backing her. Video, Audio

Jimmy Le Comte was one of 500 people who turned up to a Christchurch cafe offering free te reo Māori lessons. He spoke to John Campbell about why, at 75, he decided to learn Māori. Video, Audio

Toni Boynton took to the streets in support of Māori wards in Whakatane and says losing the vote won't stop her from continuing the battle. Māori wards were rejected last week in binding referendums… Audio

E ono rau nga tāngata i tae atu ki te akoranga reo Māori he kore utu kei Ōtautahi i te Pōhina. Nā Anton Matthews i whakatū te akoranga i tōna wharekai, e mīharo ana ia i te tokomaha o ngā tāngata e… Audio

A campaigner pushing for Māori to have a voice on local councils is promising she won't give up the fight. Māori wards have been rejected following five binding referendums across the country. A… Audio

A community in northern Hawke's Bay is in shock after vandals destroyed 20 or so headstones at a small cemetery. Kaye Wesley posted a Facebook video of her visit to the Raupunga urupa on the weekend… Audio

Former Labour Cabinet Minister John Tamihere says he can't understand how Māori took a back seat in the government's priorities when there are 13 Māori MPs in the government. "The Families package is… Audio

After losing his teenage son to cancer, Tauranga tattoo artist and teacher Stu McDonald is convinced taa moko [traditional Māori tattoo] can play a role in healing emotional pain. Audio

Paul Moon is a professor of history at AUT whose latest book is "The Waikato - A History of New Zealand's Greatest River". At 425 kilometres long, the Waikato is the longest river in New Zealand and… Audio

The Treaty of Waitangi negotiations minister Andrew Little has extended the deadline for groups wanting to contest the Pare Hauraki's Treaty Settlement. On Tuesday a hikoi calling for the Crown to… Audio

The Minister of Treaty Negotiations is having to wrestle with the contenious issue of overlapping and competing Treaty claims. A hikoi calling for the Crown to recognise tikanga in the treaty process… Audio

Central Auckland iwi Ngati Whatua Orakei has appeared before the Supreme Court to stop the Crown from giving land believed to be within its tribal boundaries to other iwi as part of a collective… Audio

The Government is under serious pressure to resolve the problem of overlapping treaty settlements to avoid a repeat of the Foreshore and Seabed controversy. A hikoi calling for the Crown to recognise… Audio

The pressure is coming on the government to clear up the issues of overlapping treaty settlements before it boils over into another controversy like the Foreshore and Seabed. A hikoi of 600 people… Audio

This patu paraoa (whalebone hand weapon) used during the New Zealand Wars offers a window or "little cobweb" into New Zealand's past. Audio

The Electoral Commission is calling for a law change so Māori can choose which electoral roll they want to be on at any time. Around nineteen-thousand people tried to change electoral roll type last… Audio