Te Ao Māori

A group of hapu, left virtually landless by the crown, have come to the end of a long battle to finalise their treaty settlement. More than four hundred people from Heretaunga Tamatea in the Hawkes… Audio

Iwi Te Uri o Hau at the border of Auckland and Northland lobbied hard for a US billionaire to be exempt from a ban on foreign speculators buying houses. They convinced Labour to put in a special… Audio

It’s one of the most recognizable lullabies – a go-to for many, ‘Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star’ has been adapted and performed by parents and professional musicians alike. But what's the real story… Video

Chamber Music New Zealand is marking Matariki with unique performances in some of our Museums. Ngā taonga puoro player Alistair Fraser and double bass player Phil Boniface team up with story teller… Video, Audio

Today it’s all about technology - new copyright laws for Youtube and Alexa teaches us music. Plus a live performance by Nga Taonga Puoro player Alistair Fraser and bass player Phil Boniface. Video

Oranga Tamariki has apologised for using Trade Me in a bid to find foster parents. The child welfare agency advertised for a caregiver on the site and provided some of the child's personal information… Audio

Hundreds of people gathered in Rotorua today to farewell Talei Morrison, who died from cervical cancer last week. Her cervical cancer social media campaign "smear your mea" went viral earlier this… Video, Audio

Auckland rapper, writer and visual artist Jessica Hansell aka Coco Solid has received the 2018 Fulbright-Creative Pacific Writer’s residency. Video

A South Auckland hapu whose cemetery keeps flooding is one of the many Māori communities around the country living with the effects of climate change. Te Ahi Waru and Te Akitai are said to have lived… Audio

A terminally ill woman is calling for greater access to Maori healing methods saying they've helped to keep her alive for years longer than doctors expected. When Tanya Filia was diagnosed with brain… Audio

A Wellington law firm is setting an ambitious goal to have all its staff members able to speak te reo Māori to its clients. Late last week Kahui Legal was the first in the country to sign up for a Reo… Audio

Over 450 former refugee student learners are celebrating what they've learned through a Tikanga Māori pilot project that only lasted a year. There are calls from the refugees and organisations behind… Audio, Gallery

Cy Mcloed is passionate about Kapahaka, health & fitness and moko. Justine Murray sits in on a session at his home at Mount Maunganui where he talks about how the physical demands of being a moko… Audio

An Auckland University student says she's been called the "n-word" and "abbo" growing up in Auckland's affluent North Shore, and that racism is an everyday experience for Māori there. Audio

It's a significant moment in Māori music history - Alien Weaponry's reo Maori heavy metal album Tū has hit number one. Tū has more than one million streams on Spotify since the album was released on… Audio

Richard  Francis is a taa moko artist, graphic artist, teacher, painter and carver who graduated from the Māori visual arts and design school Toihoukura in 1995. Audio

For the past 30 years Ron Nilsson has been trying to get conclusive scientific existence that the South Island kokako - a bird officially listed as extinct in 2007 - is alive. Audio