Te Ao Māori
News and perspectives for and about tangata whenua in Aotearoa
Combating a mono-linguistic New Zealand
Why do we need a second language in our lives? New Zealand is still lagging behind on the international stage, as far as second language learning in school goes. That could be about to change.
AudioReconnecting the disconnected: Tackling homelessness in Tauranga
Delwyn Rowan has lived in Tauranga for fifty years, she's a social worker and says homelessness in the area is only going to get worse. As part of her job she feeds up to 40 homeless people every week… Audio
Poverty Bay votes for dual name
Gisborne District councillor Meredith Akuhata-Brown explains why she thinks the name Poverty Bay should be dropped altogether. Her comments come after the Council voted to submit to the NZ Geographic… Audio
Te Waonui for week ending Friday 2 March 2018
Protestors marched down the main street of Dargaville this week in opposition at plans to build New Zealand's biggest chicken farm; beginners' classes in te reo Māori are attracting so many… Audio
Governor-General urges young to learn Te Reo Maori
Governor-General Dame Patsy Reddy has been introduced to life in the Far North this week on her first official visit to Kaitaia. Over three days, she's been welcomed by school children, held a… Audio
Erebus victim's son upset by Air NZ Antarctica video release
It's the location of New Zealand's worst ever air disaster and now it's the location for Air New Zealand's latest safety video. In 1979 an Air New Zealand DC10 crashed into Mt Erebus in 1979, killing… Audio
Te Puea Marae helping struggling locals find work
Te Puea Marae opened its doors yesterday to local employers in an effort to find more jobs for the people it helps. And for the employers who went along, it was an eye-opener. Te Manu Korihi reporter… Audio
Kāpehu Marae fights Tegel's mega chicken farm plan
A Northland marae just five metres away from a site on which Tegel plans to build New Zealand's biggest chicken farm says the plans will cause them 'immeasurable and excruciating trauma and pain.'… Audio
Te Puea Marae brings employers, job-seekers together
Te Puea Marae opened its doors yesterday to local employers in an effort to find jobs for the people it helps. One of those potential employers was Telnet co-founder and chief executive, John… Audio
Fear & sabotage impeding Maori land aspirations
Research out of the University of Auckland's Business School has found that the way land trusts are set up, goes against shared Māori cultural values and that's impacting on the effective management… Audio
Petition to exempt Māori land from Public Works Act rejected
MPs have rejected a petition calling for the government to exempt Māori land from the Public Works Act. Petitioners who include the author Patricia Grace argued in 2016 that the forced sale of… Audio
Te reo Māori classes inundated with enrolments nationwide
Beginners' classes in te reo Māori are attracting so many enrolments, many are full and some have hundreds of would-be students on their waiting lists.
Course instructors say the growing presence of… Audio
Rangatahi court launched in Whangarei
Judges, police, cabinet ministers and iwi turned out in force in Whangarei on Saturday for the launch of the first Rangatahi Court in Northland. Koti Rangatahi are youth courts held on marae, and… Audio
NZ Festival Review: Teeks and Ria Hall
The NZ Festival Club saw two contrasting but self-assured performances from Māori artists on Saturday night. For those who saw both acts, it made for an affecting and exciting double bill: Teeks and…
The Casketeers: putting the fun into funerals
The Casketeers is a local TV show that's been an unexpected runaway success - following the owners and staff of Tipene Funerals. It negotiates the fascinating world of death, grieving relatives and… Audio
Te Waonui for week end ing Friday 23 February 2018
Almost 60,000 people have now signed a peition calling for Sir Bob Jones to have the Sir removed; the government is refusing to condemn as racist the law that allows Maori wards to be contested with… Audio
Stories of the second Great Maori Migration
Exploring what being Māori means today, author and historian Bradford Haami (Ngāti Awa) looks back to the experiences of those who formed part of the second great Maori migration. He has traced the… Audio
Govt open to reviewing Maori ward law
The government is refusing to condemn as racist the law that allows Maori wards to be contested with referendums. The lobby group Hobson's Pledge has now gathered enough support to force votes in five… Audio
Tissue samples from brother's autopsy turn up on front doorstep
The family of a deceased man who received tissue samples from his autopsy on their doorstep say coronial services need to improve. Video, Audio
'Kapahaka brings out the best in us'
The small township of Te Teko was the host of the Mataatua Kapahaka Regional Competition, from which the top groups go on to compete at Te Mataini 2019 in Wellington. Te Ahi Kaa asked performers what… Audio
