Te Ao Māori
News and perspectives for and about tangata whenua in Aotearoa
Controversial Maori TV CEO resigns as legacy questioned
A former Maori Television staffer says she's disappointed it's taken so long for the station's Chief Executive Paora Maxwell to resign. Audio
Outrage over Canadian 'Haka' energy drink
A group of expat New Zealanders has tried repeatedly to talk to the company behind Haka about its commercial appropriation of Māori culture, but the company won't respond. Video, Audio
'It's something to revive, the tikanga of Pai Mārire'
Kōhanga Reo teacher Jesse Huriwai has a leadership role in Pai Mārire, the Māori Christian faith also known as Hauhau. He shares his story with Te Ahi Kaa. Audio
Kelvin Davis defends Labour's Māori rankings
Labour's party list is a "total victory" for Māori despite no Māori being ranked in the top 15, MP Kelvin Davis says.
Kicking it with SoccerPractise
Synth-electro quartet SoccerPractise are live in session the M101 Studio. They speak with Yadana Saw Video, Audio
Te Waonui for week ending Friday 5 May 2017
On Te Waonui: Has stolen Maori land earned the New Plymouth District Council over 100 million dollars? Iwi claim New Zealand coastlines and Mongrel Mob women say the gang is treating them better. Audio
Council earned $140m from stolen land - Treaty group
The New Plymouth District Council is being urged to be up front about the millions of dollars it has earned from land stolen from Waitara hapu in the 1860s.
Council's earnings from Waitara land bone of contention
It's being argued millions of dollars the New Plymouth District Council has earned from stolen Waitara land should be included in the fraught discussions about settling one of New Zealand's… Audio
Playboy's nude Mt Taranaki pic disrespectful - Maori
Model Jaylene Cook, who is originally from Cambridge in the Waikato, has sparked outrage by posing in just a beanie and gloves near the summit of Mt Taranaki. Audio
Nights' Pundit - Mihingarangi Forbes
'Eating the berry' with Mihingarangi Forbes from Radio New Zealand's Te Manu Korihi team; from the proverb 'Ko te Manu kai Ana I te Miro nona te Ao' (the Bird that eats the Berry owns the World)… Audio
Willow-Jean Prime ranked 16 on Labour's list
Willow-Jean Prime is number 16 on Labour's party list. She's 34 and the highest ranking Maori candidate on the list. Audio
Willie Jackson on standing for Labour, and his list ranking
The announcement of Labour's party list was delayed a day, reportedly because broadcaster Willie Jackson wasn't happy with his ranking. He talks to John Campbell. Audio
Iwi say coastline claims are not about ownership
Iwi say claims on New Zealand's coastline are not about ownership. Leigh Marama McLachlan reports. Audio
Labour releases party list
Labour released its party list today, a day after it planned to. The delay was widely reported to be because Willie Jackson was unhappy about his position. Chris Bramwell reports. Audio
Maori make big claims for New Zealand coastline
More than 150 claims have been made for the ownership of New Zealand coastline under the Marine and Coastal Area Act, the law that replaced the highly controversial 2004 Foreshore and Seabed Act. Audio
New claims for foreshore and seabed customary rights
Iwi leader, Maanu Paul, spoke with Te Manu Korihi's Shannon Haunui-Thompson about the claim for all of the country's foreshore and seabeds. Audio
'It was instilled in us as we grew up, our Katorikatanga'
Te Ahi Kaa explores Māori Catholic faith in the small community of Te Puna and at Hui Aranga – a four-day Easter event which attracted thousands to Tauranga this year. Audio
Anton Blank: the case for diversity
Anton Blank is the co-author, with Carla Houkamau, of Rewire: a Little Book on Bias. In the book he argues that New Zealand needs to transition from biculturalism to multiculturalism and that one of… Audio
Te Waonui a TMK for 30 April 2017
Maori most likely to be put in solitary confinement, a Bay of Plenty iwi cries foul over poisoned shellfish and debate about teaching more te reo in schools is on the cards. Audio
Kaye expects 'healthy debate' over Te Reo in schools
Any extension of teaching Te Reo in schools would depend on whether resources are available for it, the incoming Education Minister says. Audio
