Te Ao Māori
News and perspectives for and about tangata whenua in Aotearoa
Coronavirus: Marae gatherings restricted at Level 2
Gatherings on marae will be affected at Alert Level 2. With a ten-person cap on the number of people who can take part, it won't be business as usual.
Christine Panapa is a past president of the… Audio
Pa Ropata on Rongoā Māori
Rob McGowan also known as Pa Ropata knows Māori medicine. The former Catholic priest was taken under the ‘wing’ of Kuia Rua Henare from Whanganui in the mid 1970's and learned about the many… Audio
Radio ‘roadblock’ interview sparks racism complaints
A confrontational radio interview about iwi-run roadside checkpoints this week prompted complaints of racism. Broadcaster Sean Plunket condemned one iwi’s actions as “separatism,” asked an iwi leader… Audio
Radio ‘roadblock’ interview sparks racism complaints
A confrontational radio interview about iwi-run roadside checkpoints this week prompted complaints of racism. Broadcaster Sean Plunket condemned one iwi’s actions as “separatism,” asked an iwi leader…
AudioTe Waonui for week ending Friday 8 May 2020
Simon Bridges is blamed for a lack of Māori appearing before the Epidemic response committee, Māori testing for covid-19 surges, and locals prepare to set up a checkpoint on Aotea Great Barrier island… Audio
Distance learning Te Reo Maori for kids
Kiwi kids are keeping up with learning Te Reo Maori this term through a distance learning TV channel during school hours each day on the Te Reo Channel and online. It's called Mauri Reo Mauri Ora and… Audio
Coronavirus: More Māori tested, but some DHBs lagging
There's been a surge in the rate of Māori being tested for Covid-19, but several districts are still lagging behind.
New Ministry of Health data shows Māori are being tested at a slightly higher rate… Audio
Coronavirus: Māori testing jump a relief - academic
Māori academic Rawiri Taonui says it's a relief to see a surge in the rate of Māori being tested for Covid-19.
Ministry of Health figures show in April, the rate of Māori testing jumped from 16 per… Audio
Covid-19: Digital contact tracing risky for Māori - Technologist
A Māori technologist says a digital contact tracing system in New Zealand poses the risk of discrimination against Māori.
PhD candidate Karaitiana Taiuru has just released a paper on indigenous… Audio
Coronavirus: Some Māori businesses cautiously optimistic
Māori and Pacific Island small business owners are cautiously optimistic that they can weather the Covid-19 storm.
It's been just over a week since the level four lockdown was lifted, enabling… Audio
Coronavirus: MPs blame Bridges for lack of Māori representation on ERC
Government MPs on the Epidemic Response Committee are blaming Simon Bridges for the lack of Māori voices at the committee meetings.
The committee whose job it is to challenge the government's… Audio
Maori health officials feel shut out of pandemic committee
Concerns have been raised about Māori health issues not being heard at Parliaments Epidemic Response Committee. Audio
Remembering Atareta Poananga
We speak to musician Moana Maniapoto, who has posted a tribute to Atareta Poananga. Audio
Coronavirus: Pania Newton concerned over fast-tracked consents
The leader of the occupation movement at Ihumātao is concerned if legislation is passed to fast track resource consents, significant Māori heritage sites may be destroyed.
Cabinet has approved a new… Audio
Coronavirus: Epidemic Response Committee has only heard two Māori groups
Maori health experts and industry leaders have largely been excluded from parliament's epidemic response committee, leaving many feeling extremely frustrated and left-out. The committee is tasked with… Audio
Coronavirus: Iwi meeting Ministers over fast-tracking consents
The government plans to fast-track consents for 'shovel ready', large scale building projects, sidestepping mechanisms for the community to have a stay.
The temporary changes will speed up the… Audio
Grieving communities struggling with lockdown funeral rules
Grieving communities are feeling the strain over having to ensure funerals and tangi are restricted to 10 people only.
More than 100 people turned up to a tangi near Christchurch this week, despite… Audio
Iwi health services on major mission to test more Māori
Māori communities in isolated areas are turning up in droves to be tested for Covid-19.
New mobile testing units are being deployed to rural areas and to whānau homes, and clinics are being set up at… Audio
Covid-19: Northland checkpoint remains with police help
An iwi roadblock north of Whangārei remains in place under level three, with volunteers reporting huge increases in traffic.
As questions remain over the legality of such checkpoints, some drivers… Video, Audio
Kōhanga Reo says more home learning resources on the way
The Kōhanga Reo National trust is reassuring parents their tamariki aren't missing out, after parents complained that kōhanga reo students received fewer resources for home learning than children at… Audio
