Te Ao Māori
News and perspectives for and about tangata whenua in Aotearoa
Brain researchers strapped for cash after funding pulled
As dementia numbers soar and a cure remains elusive, one of the key organisations leading research into prevention and treatment is under threat.
AudioTe Pae Oranga celebrates alternative justice success
Iwi justice panels in Wellington are crediting strong relationships with police and support services for the region's success.
Te Pae Oranga is an alternative justice pathway for low-level offenders… Video, Audio
Ngāpuhi leader Rudolph Taylor dies, aged 66
Ngāpuhi leader and kaumātua to the Labour Party, Rudolph Taylor, has died, aged 66.
Rudy, as he was more commonly known, is being described as a big man with a big heart.
He became the senior Māori… Audio
The Outliers | Episode 23: Huriana Kopeke - Te Aho
Huriana Kopeke - Te Aho is an activist and artist based in Auckland. They are passionate about social justice and making the world a fairer and more equitable place. Video
Tracking the fortunes of the Māori Party
Māori politics is a story of rapid rises and sudden falls - and this year the Māori Party is back Audio
Tracking the fortunes of the Māori Party
Māori politics is a story of rapid rises and sudden falls - and this year the Māori Party is back
AudioUrupounamu Episode Eight - A Kōrero about Pepeha
Pepeha is a formulaic expression that identifies the ancestral connections of Māori to their lands, mountains, rivers, oceans, and waka. So how does pepeha apply to non-Māori who are learning the… Audio
Te Waonui for week ending Friday 13 November 2020
Māori social service providers have called for money from Corrections to be put into Whānau Ora --- Ngati Kahungunu and its iwi services mobilise to help whanau affected by the floods in Ahuriri ---… Audio
Māori architecture far more sophisticated than people think
Jeremy Treadwell has just completed a PHD in Māori architectural technology. Audio
Reservations over Education Ministry's hopes for more te reo
A te reo Māori academic says he has reservations that educators will adequately incorporate te reo and tikanga into their everyday lessons..
The Education Minister, Chris Hipkins, this morning… Audio
Wahakura - a woven cradle to save babies' lives
The 2020 Tahunui-A-Rangi Award goes to David Tipene Leach for the wahakura, a woven bassinet to address the problem of sudden unexpected death in infancy. Audio
Wahakura - a woven cradle to save babies' lives
The 2020 Tahunui-A-Rangi Award goes to David Tipene Leach for the wahakura, a woven bassinet to address the problem of sudden unexpected death in infancy.
AudioOur Changing World for 12 November 2020
The invention of a woven bassinet to save babies' lives & a geneticist seeking to understand plants & animals have won awards at the 2020 Research Honours Aotearoa. Audio
The Leap of Faith To Save a Language
Forty years ago the Māori language was on the brink of dying out. Only 5% of Māori spoke it fluently. A massive push to save it was underway and at the heart of that movement was a little school at… Audio
Māori Party request recount in Tāmaki Makaurau, Te Tai Hauāuru
The Māori Party has requested a recount in Tāmaki Makaurau and Te Tai Hauāuru, claiming discrimination prevented many Māori from voting.
Its president Che Wilson says he was bombarded with… Audio
Local Napier iwi supporting those affected by Ahuriri floods
There's been a strong community response - among them, Ngati Kahungunu and its iwi services have mobilised to help whānau affected by the floods in Ahuriri.
Marae in the rohe are on stand by for… Audio
Increase in turnout for Māori electorates
Māori voter turnout for the October election was at its highest level since 1999 - but the rate is still much lower than the overall turnout.
69.1 percent of those enrolled on the Māori roll voted -… Audio
The Outliers | Episode 21: Julie Zhu
Julie Zhu is an inspiring filmmaker who works with primarily minority communities. In 2019, she made the popular Conversations With My Immigrant Parents for RNZ. Video
Urupounamu Episode Seven - Life After Moko
Should there be restrictions around receiving moko or is this deficit thinking? Is there an expectation that a person must speak Māori or even change their lifestyle? Hosts Ngairo Eruera, Te Kehukehu… Audio
Coverage of new Cabinet sparks debates over diversity
This week the PM picked the minsters to form the top tier of the new government - and said we should be proud to have the most diverse Cabinet we’ve ever had. That prompted some in the media to… Audio
