Te Ao Māori

A growing number of Māori are ditching dairy and meat, and embracing veganism.

The topic was at the centre of a New Zealand Human-Animal Studies conference this month, where researchers highlighted… Audio

More than 200 Ngāpuhi people turned up at Waitangi at the weekend for a meeting with Treaty Negotiations Minister Andrew Little.

It was Mr Little's first testing of the waters with the hapū since the… Audio

A Wellington judge has applied a new law to return a child to their whānau after a long custody battle with Oranga Tamariki.

Section 7AA, part of the changes to the Oranga Tamariki Act that kicked in… Audio

He Waka Kōtuia are a Ōtepoti/Dunedin kapa haka roopu who have just released an album with Mara TK and Troy Kingi. The rangatahi join Yadana Saw to talk about the process of songwriting. Audio

Kelvin Davis has come out in favour of compulsory Te Reo Māori in schools. It's a break from Labour and the Prime Minister's position on the issue - who have stayed away from the word "compulsory" Audio

The stories of a prominent Ngāi Tahu storyteller and leader from the 19th century, Teone Taare Tikao are being brought to life on stage by one of his descendants. Audio

A Northland Iwi leader says the vandalising of cultural statues is disturbing.

Earlier this year a Rangitane carving in Manawatu Gorge reserve had its wooden penis chopped off, while last week in… Audio

Māori say their anger over uplifted children is greater than the foreshore and seabed issue, and Oranga Tamariki can not continue this way. Audio

Whanaungatanga, whakapapa and whānau - the solutions that have always been with us, but are largely ignored. Laura O'Connell-Rapira reflects on an historic hui held in Auckland over the weekend to… Audio

Imagine walking into a medical clinic and getting two options of healthcare, one that stems from traditional plant based healing practices, and the other a western model of healthcare with… Audio

Māori adoptees are calling for urgent reform of New Zealand's adoption legislation, saying it is depriving Māori children of their whakapapa.

Adopted people can access their original birth… Audio

Maori wanting customary title of their coastlines say the process is taking so long they're worried many people will die of old age without living to see justice for their people.

Applicants had a… Audio

Tobacco giant Philip Morris is targeting Māori with its new e-cigarette, selling the device to them at half price and going to places with high Māori populations to promote it. Guyon Espiner… Video, Audio

The findings of a two-year study into how a grassroots-model turned homeless people's lives around will be at the centre of a summit in Mt Albert.

Marae and social agencies want to know what it will… Audio

The grass-roots model used by a South Auckland Marae to support the city's homeless will be at the centre of a summit in Mt Albert.

Te Puea Marae in Māngere has fed, housed and transitioned 415… Audio

How about Matariki as a public holiday? And the Question of the Day is: If you could invent a public holiday what would it be to commemorate. Audio

An ambitious joint Māori-Samoan bid to build a US$700 million tourism resort in French Polynesia has collapsed before it even got started. The Kaitiaki Tagaloa consortium, headed by the former MP and… Audio

Celebrations of Matariki seem pale in comparison to those for Chinese New Year and Diwali - why? And do we need to have a look at rearranging our public holiday schedule to mark it?  Audio