Te Ao Māori
News and perspectives for and about tangata whenua in Aotearoa
Hemi Kelly: Sleeps Standing Moetū
A first national day of commemoration on October 28th is designed to put an end to what has been described as an "uncomfortable silence" about the New Zealand Wars. Witi Ihimaera's new novella Sleeps… Audio
Māori Jews
There's been a Jewish History in New Zealand since the very beginning of the 19th Century - so it should come as no surprise that some of our population identify as Māori Jews. This is a segment… Audio
Waikare Komene: 'You can achieve anything no where matter you've come from'
South Auckland has some amazing talent, but its young people need more support to channel their creativity, says architect Waikare Komene, co-founder of design firm Creative Native and The Roots… Audio
Te Ikaroa-Rāwhiti: the Te Wero debate
Candidates for the Maori seat of Te Ikaroa-Rawhiti debate welfare, health funding, the Ture Whenua bill, Treaty Settlements and boot camps during the run-up to the General Election. Audio
The Mixtape: AWA
This week's RNZ Music mixtape selector is best known as the vocalist for Nesian Mystik. But since the band called time Te Awanui Reeder has been a busy musician, student, father and iwi business man… Video, Audio
Te Waonui for week ending Friday 25 August 2017
The battle for the Hauraki-Waikato Maori seat this election is a contest between two cousins, while candidates in Auckland's Tamaki Makaurau electorate are getting a clear message from voters they are… Audio
Auckland Transport called to korero
Auckland Transport is being challenged to use Te Reo Māori signage across its transport network. Independent Māori Statutory board chairman David Taipari says the organisation needs to prioritise the… Audio
Mike Hosking gets it wrong, again - Māori Party
Māori Party co-leader Marama Fox says Mike Hosking has got it wrong again. The Seven Sharp presenter went to air last night to clarify a blunder over his earlier comments that people needed to be on… Audio
Rangatahi pitch innovative ideas in entrepeneurship training
Rangatahi from around the country are pitching their big business ideas to a panel of judges in an initiative aimed to boost Maori enterprise. Audio
Two cousins battle for Hauraki-Waikato electorate
The battle for the Hauraki-Waikato Maori seat this election is a contest between two cousins - Labour's Nanaia Mahuta and the Maori Party's Rahui Papa. Audio
Māori have 'massive ability' to help Auckland affordable homes
The body representing Māori interests in Auckland, the Independent Māori Statutory Board, wants a more co-ordinated push for quality affordable housing, involving local iwi. Board chair David Taipari… Audio
Te Tai Hauāuru: the Te Wero debate
Candidates for the Māori seat of Te Tai Hauāuru debate water rights, seabed mining, homelessness, economic policies, welfare and Treaty settlements. Audio
Jim Bolger and Tamati Kruger in conversation
Jim Bolger and Tamati Kruger talk with Wena Harawira about Tuhoe and Parihaka treaty settlements, truth and reconciliation, and how their life experience has affected the discharge of their public… Audio
Music 101 Pocket Edition 150: Apple Music/Kirin J Callinan/Moana
In the Music 101 Pocket Edition,we talk to Victoria Banks who has started an online petition asking Apple Music to include liner notes on their streaming platform. Tony Stamp hosts a live session with… Video, Audio
Moana: "You'd better get Maui's song right, we love that song!"
The blockbuster Disney film Moana has been translated into a record 54 languages, and the latest of those is te reo Māori. Musical director Rob Ruha spoke to Yadana Saw about what it was like creating… Video, Audio
Te Taka Keegan on technology, teaching and te reo
Te Taka Keegan put the macron onto the Microsoft keyboard and helped develop the te reo version of Google Translate. The computer science lecturer talks about his love of te reo Māori, his teaching… Audio
Poroti people tell Greens of water anguish
Greens Leader James Shaw and MP Marama Davidson have visited Maungarongo marae at Poroti, where they heard of locals anguish over plans to sell water from Poroti Springs. Audio
Ngāti Maniapoto signs agreement with Crown on Treaty claim
Ngāti Maniapoto has signed an Agreement in Principle with the Crown to settle its Treaty Claim. Māori issues correspondent Mihingarangi Forbes says it's a reasonably large claim and will have an… Audio
Rangatahi in poverty struggle to see a bright future
Rising levels of poverty have left Maori rangatahi with fewer resources to prepare for the future, a new study has found. Te Manu Korihi reporter Te Aniwa Hurihanganui has more. Audio
Te Tai Tokerau: the Te Wero debate
In this Te Wero debate, candidates for the Māori seat of Te Tai Tokerau discuss housing, Treaty Settlements and suicide in the lead-up to September's general election. Audio
