Te Ao Māori
News and perspectives for and about tangata whenua in Aotearoa
Te Pāti Māori not happy with police treatment of complaint
Te Pāti Māori is accusing the police of having double standards when dealing with death threats made against Pakeha and Māori.
The Party has lodged an official complaint to the Independent Police… Audio
Matangireia | Season 2 | Episode 2: Georgina Beyer
Georgina Beyer knows all about breaking barriers, becoming the first transgender MP in the world. But what is her biggest regret as a Māori MP in Parliament? Video, Audio
Housing Māori - where will the Budget money go?
There was a lot of money for Māori housing and infrastructure in the Budget - $730 million in total. But what is Māori housing, and how will the money be used? Audio
Housing Māori - where will the Budget money go?
There was a lot of money for Māori housing and infrastructure in the Budget - $730 million in total. But what is Māori housing, and how will the money be used?
AudioRob McGowan - Ka Ora Te Whenua, Ka Ora Te Tangata
Justine Murray joins Rob McGowan at his home on the outskirts of Tauranga. Widely known as Pa Ropata, the former Catholic priest has dedicated his life to healing the whenua. Audio
Policing political race speech with a posse
Parliament’s Speaker doesn’t want to stifle MPs’ free speech, instead he’s deputising all MPs to call out bigotry when they hear it. Audio
Policing political race speech with a posse
Parliament’s Speaker doesn’t want to stifle MPs’ free speech, instead he’s deputising all MPs to call out bigotry when they hear it.
AudioRereata Makiha: Recapturing ancient knowledge - 'A language on how to understand the world'
Matua Rereata Makiha (Ngati Whakaheke, Te Aupouri, Te Arawa) is a renowned Maori astrologer and a leading authority on the maramataka - the Maori lunar calendar. Makiha joins the show to discuss why… Audio
Emily Karaka: Rahui and the art of resistance
Emily Karaka's colourful post-modern expressionist paintings explore personal, political, and environmental issues, with an emphasis on the importance of matauranga Maori. One of Aotearoa's most… Audio, Gallery
Te Waonui for week ending Friday 28 May 2021
Coming up on Te Waonui -- a new trades and training program educating Māori and Pasifika gets underway in West Auckland -- Dame Cindy Kiro is set to become the first wahine Māori governor-general --… Audio
Online threat to Māori - how robust are reporting processes?
There are concerns at how long a video threatening to slaughter Māori was accessible before it was taken down, and whether the YouTube channel it was posted to was on the radar of authorities. Police… Audio
Brodie Friend's 'Nana Pat' wins Inaugural Kiingi Tūheitia Portraiture award
A crowd of hundreds conducted a powhiri this week to mark the inaugural Kiingi Tūheitia Portraiture award exhibition in Wellington.
A little under 130 Maori artists submitted their artworks which… Audio
Vandals damaging sacred Waitomo site - DOC
The Department of Conservation is asking the public to report vandals and fly-tippers desecrating Te Kuiti's Mangaokewa Reserve - a site sacred to the Ngāti Rora hapū.
Caves in the Waitomo reserve… Audio
Indian pilot blows passengers away with fluent te reo Maori
An Air New Zealand passenger was so impressed by a pilot's use of te reo Maori over the intercom he just had to meet and thank him. When he discovered the pilot wasn't Maori, he was astonished ... and… Audio
Mayors and rangatahi school each other on civics and culture
Mayors are learning about Māori culture and helping rangatahi develop leadership skills in a two-way mentoring programme.
Tui Keenan's Gisborne hunting trips changing lives
Former Gisborne police officer Tui Keenan tells us about sharing her skills with local whanau and rangatahi - teaching them how to forage, hunt and fish. Audio, Gallery
Oranga Tamariki survey highlights lack of family contact
One in four tamariki and rangatahi in state care don't feel they can contact their birth families as much as they'd like to.
The statistic is just one finding taken from an Oranga Tamariki survey of… Audio
Taonga pūoro lending
Awa Pūoro ki te Ao and the Alexander Library in Whanganui are offering a Taonga pūoro kit that can be borrowed from the library. Audio
Matangireia | Season 2 | Episode 1: Paula Bennett
Paula Bennett quickly became a breakout star in Parliament. But the former National Party MP opens up on the brutal leadership coup that sealed her fate. Video, Audio
Matangireia | Season 2 | Trailer
The second season, Matangireia - Māori Political Legacies, explores the careers of former Māori members of Parliament. Video