Te Ao Māori

Auckland iwi say scattering the ashes of the dead in public places and waterways is abhorrent and they're calling for it to be banned. But the council says while it's happy to have wider discussions… Audio

British Imperialism, colonization, the attributes of Maori leaders and the NZ Land Wars are themes of books and reports written by Historian Vincent O Malley. At a recent symposium he discussed why… Audio

Hastings councillors have voted to increase Māori representation on its committees. The new structure will see non-elected members of the Māori Joint Committee appointed with voting rights to each of… Audio

In this special episode of Black Sheep, William Ray looks at the history of white supremacy in NZ. Audio

If you cast your mind back to 2015, perhaps you will remember the New Zealand Flag referendum - it was an exercise by the then National Led government to vote for a new flag. A member of the flag… Audio

A man with Maori ta moko and Samoan tatau has been turned down for a customer service role at Air New Zealand because of his tattoos. Sydney Heremaia says it's not just ink. The works have cultural… Audio

In the wake of the Christchurch mosque attacks Māori leaders are telling New Zealander to reject the notion that "this is not us." They are sending their aroha to Muslim whanau, but say this is not… Audio

Rongoā Practitioner David Kukutai Jones researched the use of native plants to heal wounds suffered on the battlefield both in the NZ Land Wars and inter tribal warfare. David says the plants… Audio

A group with ancestral links to land at Ihumatao is calling on the government to revoke consent for a housing development there. About 300 people were at Parliament today to present an 18,000-strong… Video, Audio

Decades of depletion of toheroa beds have left the shellfish struggling to recover. Dr Phil Ross, is a marine ecologist at the University of Waikato, based in Tauranga. His research focuses on why… Audio, Gallery

A controversial plan to revamp the historic Russell wharf with a cafe and toilets is set to get final sign-off within a fortnight. The government's offered a million-dollar grant for the job from the… Audio

Maori land activists are demanding the government step in and stop a housing development in South Auckland, or risk confrontation on the land. Those protesting the development at Ihumatao will deliver… Audio

Great Barrier islanders are going to the High Court to stop millions of cubic metres of waste from Auckland and Waikato developments - including the Americas Cup Village - being dumped off its… Audio

Artist Harry Sangl immigrated to New Zealand in 1971 and soon set off in his caravan to the rural Tuhoe Valley to ask kuia – elderly Māori women – if he could paint their portraits. Sangl was met with… Audio

NZ Golf wouldn't tell us who made the so-called 'korowai' it bestowed on the winner of the NZ Open, but we can confirm it's faux fur, with rooster or turkey feathers and is sold by Rozcraft - starting… Video, Audio

The rivers campaigner Millan Ruka is calling for an end to commercial eeling on parts of two Northland rivers. Mr Ruka and hapu helpers have just finished a survey of eel numbers on the Wairua and… Audio