Te Ao Māori
News and perspectives for and about tangata whenua in Aotearoa
Creators of Māori language-speaking dolls up for innovation award
Te Ahi Kaa meets the entrepreneurial couple behind the super-successful Pipi Mā dolls. Kristin Ross and Hohepa Tuahine are currently working on a 'mihi' Pipi Mā doll and a cartoon series for Māori… Audio
Slice of Heaven - Have You Come Far?
With record migration and a fast-growing population, Aotearoa/New Zealand is changing. How that will look depends upon the interplay between people here now and those who want to come. So who is… Audio
Te Waonui for week ending Friday 14 Jul7 2017
The trashing of a Maori language emersion school in Northland, Ngati Tuwharetoa signs its final treaty settlement weith the crown, and Mana Productions halts publication while reviewing the future of… Audio
Black Power founder Reitu Harris dies
The founding president of the Black Power, Reitu Harris, has died. Te Manu Korihi reporter Shannon Haunui-Thompson looks back on his life. Video, Audio
Maori Party wants to put "iwi" back in KiwiRail
The Maori Party wants to put the "iwi" back in KiwiRail - with a bold strategy to get regional railways back on track, beginning with the Napier-Gisborne route. Audio
Te Puea Marae ready to welcome the homeless
Te Puea Marae will open its doors to the homeless again next week, but instead of being funded by kindness and aroha, the Government will be footing the bill. The marae's resource manager takes… Video, Audio
Complaint upheld over Northland news story
A Northland paper failed to validate claims by an amateur historian that a pre-European race of people settled New Zealand, the Press Council has ruled.
Blue Light Senior Boys School planned for Taupo
Two new charter schools are opening in Taupo and Rotorua specifically for Maori students. Principal of the Blue Light School, Mike Jackson, says the experience will be holistic for the students and it… Audio
Mana Magazine to stop publication
It's been a mainstay on NZ's magazine stands for more than quarter of a decade but the only independent Maori print news publication Mana Magazine is looking to stop publication for the foreseeable… Audio
Te Puea Marae will re-open to homeless
Te Puea Marae will be up and running again from next Tuesday, this year with financial help from the government, but won't be taking on long-term rough sleepers. Video, Audio
Ngati Tuwharetoa sign final Treaty settlement
Ngati Tuwharetoa iwi members gathered at Waiteteko Marae on the shore of Lake Taupo on Saturday to hear Chris Finlayson deliver a Crown apology they have been waiting decades to hear. And to witness… Audio
Paraone Gloyne – 'activator' of Te Reo Māori
Māori language advocate Paraone Gloyne started the Mahuru Māori movement in which participants speak only in te reo during September (Mahuru). Te Ahi Kaa meets him in Te Awamutu. Audio
Rachel House: 'There's a change in the air'
Rachel House's face is familiar from her many acting roles, but she's also working behind the scenes on HUI – a film script based on the play of the same name which she will eventually direct. Audio
Culture clash over controversial comedy
Heard the one about the Aussie comedian, the Tongan teenager and the New Zealand TV channel? No-one’s laughing now after Maori TV's top brass stepped in to dump a controversial comedy after one… Audio
Culture clash over controversial comedy
Heard the one about the Aussie comedian, the Tongan teenager and the New Zealand TV channel? No-one’s laughing now after Maori TV's top brass stepped in to dump a controversial comedy after one…
AudioThe intergenerational transmission of te reo Maori
Te Reo is on the rise, with more families speaking it in the home. According to a new study has found the Maori language being passed on to a new generation has increased since it was last measured in… Audio
College community angry school boarding hostel will house homel
Members of the Hato Petera College community are angry the Catholic Diocese of Auckland has allowed their boarding hostel to be occupied by the homeless. Audio
Have we been singing 'Tutira Mai Nga Iwi' wrong?
We've been singing 'Tutira Mai Nga Iwi' for nearly 60 years, but the composer's daughter says we've got the words wrong. Video, Audio
Nine rising stars of Matariki
RNZ Music's top nine up-and-coming Māori musicians - one for each of the stars in the Matariki constellation. Video, Audio
Maori Party targets seats with large Pacific communities
Up to nine candidates from the One Pacific movement will stand for the Maori Party in general seats, mainly in Auckland. The President of the Maori Party, Tukoroirangi Morgan, says it will strengthen… Audio
