Te Ao Māori
News and perspectives for and about tangata whenua in Aotearoa
Te Waonui a Te Manu Korihi for 17 September 2017
Now time for a round-up of the Māori news for the week with our Te Manu Korihi team. Audio
Maori artists keeping te reo alive through Waiata
Aotearoa's greatest Māori musical talent is converging on Hastings tonight to celebrate the 10th Waiata Maori Music Awards. Audio
Maisey Rika and Troy Kingi win big at the Waiata Māori Music Awards
The 10th annual Waiata Māori Music Awards were celebrated in Heretaunga on Friday night - get to know the winners. Video, Audio
Festival of Architecture city tour
The Festival of Architecture has an event tomorrow which ties in nicely with Maori language week. The Tamaki Makarau Hiko is led by Pita Turei, a noted story teller and respected orator who's hoping… Audio
Jenny-May Clarkson and Te Reo
TVNZ presenter and former silver fern, Jenny-May Clarkson, began learning Te Reo six years ago. Now she's teaching it to her twin sons. Audio
Ngā kupu Māori mo ngā kai o te ata
We've reached the end of Māori language week, and Te Manu Korihi chief reporter Shannon Haunui-Thompson joins us to kōrero some kupu and phrases you could use at breakfast time (parakuihi). Audio
Māori Parliament celebrates 100-year anniversary
Iwi and officials from across the country gathered yesterday to honour the one hundred year anniversary of the Maori Parliament. Audio
Greens pledge $160m for compulsory te reo
The Greens would spend $160 million dollars to make te reo Māori a core subject for all schools from years 1 to 10.
Te Reo Māori help lacking in Australia
There are calls for more funding to be allocated to help grow te reo Māori use in Australia, where around 130,000 Māori now live. Audio
The Maori Language Petition, 45 years on
Its been 45 years since the Māori Language Petition was presented to Parliament calling on the government to introduce te Reo Maori in schools. Audio
Sound Archives - Our earliest recorded Maori radio broadcast
To mark Te Wiki o Te Reo Maori, Nga Taonga Sound & Vision has launched an online exhibition of the oldest recordings of a Maori radio broadcast - a hui held at Turangawaewae Marae. Audio, Gallery
How to talk politics in Te Reo Māori
We're in the midst of the election campaign, and it's Te Wiki o Te Reo Māori, so how do we kōrero politics in te reo? RNZ Māori issues correspondent Mihingarangi Forbes joins Guyon Espiner for a… Video, Audio
Scotty and Stacey Morrison: everyday te reo
Husband-and-wife team Scotty and Stacey Morrison have written an everyday guide to learning te reo Māori called Māori at Home. Audio
Keeping traditional Māori stories alive
Young Māori graphic designers are dismissing criticism that they have gone too far by modernising historic Māori figures in contemporary art. Audio
Thousands attend Maori Language Week Parade
Featuring more than 20 floats, the parade returned to the capital for the second year running to mark the week and to promote Te Reo Maori. Video, Audio
Rangatahi asking New Zealanders to say their names properly
A Maori Language week begins today, one issue for Maori still persists - the mispronunciation of their names. The theme of this week's celebration - keep the Maori language alive. According to the… Audio
Te wiki o te Reo Māori - what's on?
It's Te wiki o Te Reo Maori. Mihingarangi Forbes joins Guyon for a korero. Audio
Mist lifts as Tūhoe prophet Rua Kenana signed
This past weekend in Maungapohatu, the mist lifted was lifted for the descendants of Rua Kenana after a statutory pardon was signed for the famed Tūhoe prophet. Audio
Te Tai Tonga: the Te Wero debate
Candidates for the Māori seat of Te Tai Tonga debate the response to the earthquakes, who owns the water, the shape of education, and other social issues. Audio
Kēnana pardon a chance to move forward - signatory
It's a historic day for the descendants of Tūhoe prophet Rua Kēnana as the Crown signs an agreement to grant him a statutory pardon.
