Te Ao Māori
News and perspectives for and about tangata whenua in Aotearoa
Marae of the South Island
Te Ahi Kaa visits marae in Christchurch and Motueka for the series Ngā Marae o te Motu (Marae of this Country). Audio
Te Waonui for week ending Friday 24 March 2017
Labour's Maori MPs decide not to go on the party list and work is being done at a grass roots level to try to improve the bleak outcomes for Maori men with prostate cancer and weeks of crime and chaos… Audio
Maori Party decides to support changes to RMA
The Maori Party has reached an agreement with the Government to support the remaining stages of the Resource Legislation Amendment Bill. Video, Audio
New study wraps services around Maori men with prostate cancer
Work is being done at a grass roots level to try to improve the bleak outcomes for Maori men with prostate cancer. Leigh Marama McLachlan reports. Audio
Whānau both help and hinder Māori students - study
Māori students credit whānau support for their success but say family commitments also made studying more difficult.
Whanau help and hinder Maori Uni students, study shows
Otago University study finds whanau support is a key factor in Maori students success, but whanau commitments are a key hindrance. Audio
Auckland art school offers disadvantaged kids a future
A West Auckland arts school is offering hope - and new skills - to teenagers who've had it tough at home and at school. Mihingarangi Forbes visited Kakano Youth Arts Collectiveand found out the… Audio
Ōtakou Marae - history and community
Ōtakou Marae overlooks the Otago Peninsula and sits on a site steeped in history - it was where the Treaty of Waitangi was signed on 13 June, 1840. Audio
Love and Hope in Session
Soul singers Mark Vanilau, Troy Kingi and Mara TK have joined forces to spread Love and Hope, they join Melody Thomas in session. Audio
Te Waonui for week ending 19 MARCH 2017
On Te Waonui the Whanganui river will be the first river in the world to have the same legal status as a person and a claim has been lodged with the Waitangi Tribunal calling for an independent… Audio
Accord aims to reduce Māori reoffending
Corrections and the Kiingitanga have signed an accord to help reduce Māori reoffending rates.
Whanganui River the first to get the legal status of a person
The Whanganui River has become the first in the world to be granted the legal status of a person. Audio
Maori say Government's decision on whanau a win
The Maori Party is pleased the Social Development Minister is bowing to pressure to give whanau a higher priority in child protection law. The Maori Party co-leader, Marama Fox, says the issue was a… Audio
Polyfest connects students with Samoan identity
Samoan students at an Auckland boys school who do not speak the language are using Polyfest to reconnect with their culture.
Issue of abuse in state care headed to the Waitangi Tribunal
Maori who say they were abused while in state care want the Waitangi Tribunal to back growing calls for a wide-ranging inquiry."Maori childrenwere singled out, and apprehended and taken into state… Audio
Claim for child abuse inquiry lodged with Waitangi Tribunal
A claim calling for an independent inquiry into state welfare abuse that disproportionately affected Māori has been lodged with the Waitangi Tribunal.
Martin Langdon - TEMP Festival
Auckland's first TEMP festival, bringing together artists and scientists for a month of installations and events around climate change, begins next week. One of the five projects is led by artist… Audio
Elisapeta Heta - Maori and architecture
Elisapeta Heta is an architectural graduate who recently joined the board of the New Zealand Institute of Architects as a representative of Nga Aho - Aotearoa's national network of Maori design… Audio
Te Waonui for week ending Friday 10 March 2017
The Māori King has delivered a humiliating insult to his cousin and Labour MP Nanaia Mahuta, endorsing tribal leader, Rahui Papa to contest the Hauraki Waikato seat and the guardians of the world's… Audio
