Te Ao Māori
News and perspectives for and about tangata whenua in Aotearoa
Bookmarks with Dr Arama Rata
Dr Arama Rata is a lecturer in Maori Studies at Victoria University and has done numerous studies looking Maori cultural engagement and identity, health experiences and rural communities. Audio
Te Reo Māori: the Te Wero debate
Four Māori candidates from different political parties discuss the health of te reo Māori in Aotearoa New Zealand and set out what their parties will do for the language's well-being. Audio
Rangatahi encouraged to take up kapa haka earlier
Te Matatini, held every two years, is the pinnacle of Maori performing arts in Aotearoa and showcases young talent coming through the ranks - and now they're looking to the future. Audio
Howie Morrison Jnr on music, whanau and kapahaka
Howie Morrison Jr has a famous whanau saying – 'Have piupiu, will travel'. For 40 years, kapahaka took around the world and this year he released his first solo album. Te Ahi Kaa visits Howie at his… Audio
Slice of Heaven - Choices
It's obvious that immigration has changed New Zealand in the past. But it's difficult to foresee how it will change us in the future. Where will the debate go and can we move past racism? What role… Audio
Te Pari o Auahatanga - The Flood of Inspiration
Te Pari o Auahatanga -‘The Flood of Inspiration’ - is an apt title for an album made by a group of musicians who were caught out twice by the Whanganui River in flood. Video, Audio
Te Waonui for week ending Friday 4 August 2017
The Labour Party has a new leadership team and for the first time ever they have a Māori deputy leader, a tumultuous seven years in Ngāpuhi history draws to a close at the Waitangi Tribunal's… Audio
Seven years of Ngapuhi hearings draw to close
A tumultuous seven years in Ngapuhi history draw to a close today at the Waitangi Tribunal's long-running Northland inquiry. Lois Williams went along to listen. Audio
If voters want it, 'we will work with Labour' - Māori Party's Tuku Morgan
Labour's new deputy leader Kelvin Davis says Labour would talk with the Māori Party after the election. Māori Party president Tuku Morgan joins us. Audio
Two-for-one deal for Te Tai Tokerau?
Kelvin Davis' appointment as deputy leader of the Labour Party has reinvigorated the race for his Te Tai Tokerau seat. Audio
Food for the new chief
Labour's new deputy leader Kelvin Davis has received widespread support following his promotion, and has been giften two buckets of muttonbird to celebrate the occasion.
Ngāpuhi to spend $50k testing Tuhoronuku mandate
Ngāpuhi will spend up to $50,000 to test support for Tuhoronuku - the board claiming the right to drive the iwi's Treaty settlement.
From campfire tales to book award shortlist
Far north school principal Fraser Smith often struggled to find material to engage the Maori children in his rural community, particularly boys. So he did something about it, with his debut novel… Audio
Tangiwai Ria: a life in kapahaka
Tangiwai Ria and her husband George have won three national titles with their kapa haka group Waihirere. Tangiwai shares her story with RNZ's Te Ahi Kaa. Audio
Slice of Heaven - Theory and Practice
New Zealand is one of the great immigrant nations. Everyone here has a link to someone from somewhere else. But that doesn't mean everyone can agree on who should get to come here next. In the third… Audio
Te Waonui for week ending Friday 28 July 2017
New Zealand First leader, Winston Peters has criticised Te Ururoa Flavell for using te reo Māori in parliament during question time; a new study has found positive health benefits for people over 60… Audio
New study says poi twirling improves your health
Looking for an interest that is fun and improves your health? Consider the poi. An Auckland University study shows there's obvious fitness benefits to using poi - improving grip strength, balance and… Audio
'For Māori, by Māori' achieves results
A collective of whānau ora services are achieving better outcomes for Māori by working together.
Virtual clinic replaces GPs in Patea
An iwi-led pop-up virtual medical clinic has begun operating in Patea which has been without a GP for several weeks. Video, Audio
Matariki XPonential
About 500 Māori entrepreneurs will spend this Saturday focusing on how technology can help realise their business dreams. The annual Matariki XPonential event is hosted by Callaghan Innovation and… Audio
