Te Ao Māori
News and perspectives for and about tangata whenua in Aotearoa
Remembering the New Zealand Wars
This weekend Aotearoa will commemorate the New Zealand Wars for the first time, with the focus on the Northern Wars where the conflicts began soon after the signing of the Treaty of Waitangi.
The New… Audio
Kelvin Davis navigates new post-treaty settlement role
Māori MPs are set to hold 18 ministerial portfolios in the new Labour led government - including a newly created portfolio focusing on the post-treaty settlement period.
Kelvin Davis' portfolio of… Audio
Ngapuhi's final day at Waitangi Tribunal
Ngapuhi and other northern iwi are now looking to the future after nine years of research and hearings on their Treaty claims. Te Paparahi of Te Raki - the largest inquiry ever undertaken by the… Audio
New Zealand Wars commemoration sparks surge of interest
The first ever day of commemoration of the New Zealand wars is sparking renewed interest in what happened in the battles that took place almost a century and a half ago. Historians and Maori leaders… Audio
Mana Tangata: Tawhirimatea Williams
Tawhirimatea Williams has teaching for over 50 years. Today he's the head of a private training institute in Auckland, churning out competent Māori speakers. Audio
Te Papa's new artistic endeavour
Te Papa's new art gallery, Toi Art, will open next March. Two floors of the national museum will be dedicated to four exhibitions that include fashion, jewellery and abstract art. The new gallery will… Audio, Gallery
Theatre taonga Rawiri Paratene on his latest project
Rawiri Paratene is a New Zealand acting taonga who's appeared in everything from Playschool to Whalerider, Hamlet to fully Te Reo spoken Purapura-whetu. Rawiri's again, stepping out starring in the… Audio
Kermadec sanctuary plans still afloat
The Labour and Green parties have rejected reports that the proposed Kermadec Ocean marine sanctuary is dead in the water.
More te reo Māori in the mix on TV
Publicly-funded programmes incorporating te reo Māori are now airing on TVNZ, including one that stars a new MP who made his name on the small screen. Audio
More te reo Māori in the mix on TV
Publicly-funded programmes incorporating te reo Māori are now airing on TVNZ, including one that stars a new MP who made his name on the small screen.
AudioOratory, anger, laughter and tears at Ngapuhi closings
After nine years of work, and 31 weeks of hearings, there was anger, laughter and tears on the last day of the massive Waitangi Tribunal inquiry into the grievances of northern Maori. Audio
Massive Maori representation in new govt
The parties that make up the new Labour-led government have 18 Maori MPs. Te Manu Korihi reporter Shannon Haunui-Thompson looks at what Maori may gain. Audio
Te Waonui for week ending Friday 20 October 2017
We hear from the head Judge from the 9 year long Te Paparahi O Te Raki Waitangi Tribunal hearings for northern Maori and what do Maori want and expect from the new labour led government who describe… Audio
Manawa Ora: Roses In Concrete
Ngā Rangatahi Toa is an alternative education hub at MIT in Auckland - where kids who don't fit into mainstream education are able to explore creative projects. Each year the students put on a multi… Audio
Waitangi claimants jubilant at Labour win
Labour of course won all the Maori seats so we sought some reaction. There was elation at Waitangi last night over New Zealand First's choice to go into government with Labour. Maori claimants from… Audio
Final Waitangi Tribunal hearings for Northland claim underway
The claim by Te Paparahi O Te Raki cover a range of issues from tino rangatiratanga, to te reo Maori, to socio-economic issues. Audio
Rob Ruha awarded prestigious Arts Laureate Award
Each recipient receives $50,000 to be used in any way they choose. Past winners include Taika Waititi, Chris Knox, Moana Maniapoto, Eleanor Catton and Jane Campion. Video, Audio
Fletcher rejects claims of destroying sacred Ihumātao
Construction company Fletcher is rejecting claims its housing development on Ihumatao will destroy sacred Maori land. Yesterday Pania Newton from Save Our Unique Landscape told Morning Report she… Audio
How to get more Maori and Pasifika into leading business roles
Did you know that just 17% of New Zealand's top 60 firms have an executive that identifies as non-European, and there isn't one NZX listed company with a Maori or Pasifika CEO. Audio
Last ditch effort to save Ihumatao from development
A construction company has passed its final hurdle to develop a Special Housing Area on land at Ihumatao in South Auckland. But it's not without opposition.
Heritage New Zealand granted Fletcher… Audio