Te Ao Māori
News and perspectives for and about tangata whenua in Aotearoa
Tuhoronuku defends overseas trips
The group which has received most of the $6 million of Ngapuhi settlement money Tuhoronuku is defending overseas travel expenses saying they were worth while. But as our our Maori Issues Correspondent… Audio
Future of Ngapuhi mandate up in the air
The Ngāpuhi treaty settlement process has stalled once again, as Sonny Tau rejects a challenge for Tuhoronuku's leadership to stand down in order to help progress the claim. Audio
Te Puea Marae chairman describes action plan
Te Puea Marae opened to the homeless last week and is already full. Its chariman Hurimoana Dennis tells John Campbell the marae's approach this winter is a more targeted one. Video, Audio
He Mātanga Toi - Dr Cliff Whiting
Tributes flowed this week for renowned artist and Master carver Dr Cliff Whiting who contributed to all facets of traditional and contemporary Māori Art. From marae restoration to design projects, Dr… Audio
Anne Salmond: Tears of Rangi
Professor Dame Anne Salmond is New Zealand's foremost anthropologist. Her most recent book - Tears of Rangi: Experiments Across Worlds revisits some of those historical encounters but also looks at… Audio
Slice of Heaven - Tensions
Immigration is a hot topic coming up to the election but just talking about it can be a tense experience. In episode two of Slice of Heaven, a 4-part podcast series for RNZ in association with Massey… Audio
Te Waonui for week ending 21 July 2017
One of New Zealand's leading secondary schools, Auckland Grammar, has a te reo Maori teacher since it was first established in 1869 and an emergency housing development is being built at Kokohinau… Audio
Enterprising conservation: Papa Taiao Earthcare
Founder Marty Taylor talks to Kathryn Ryan about his sustainability and ecological restoration training organisation Papa Taiao Earthcare. Here, secondary school students lead social, cultural and… Audio
Business study finds iwi outperforming top listed companies
Our Maori Issues Correspondent Mihingarangi Forbes has been looking at a report by the ANZ bank on the financial position of 31 iwi and hapu. It shows they're recording an average return on assets… Audio
Kai-A-Miro Catchup
'Eating the berry' with Shannon Haunui-Thompson 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
Auckland Grammar School hires first Maori language teacher
For the first time since it opened its doors in 1869, the boys college has made Te Reo Maori a compulsory subject for all year nine students. Audio
Emergency housing planned for Edgecumbe
An emergency housing development is being built at Kokohinau Marae in the Bay of Plenty to house families displaced by the Edgecumbe floods.
Legacy of Cliff Whiting lives on at Te Papa
The renowned Maori artist and carver Cliff Whiting has died aged 81. Audio
Don Brash and Marama Fox debate the Maori seats
Do we still need Maori electorate seats in Parliament? Don Brash, a spokesperson for the Hobson's Pledge Trust which wants a referendum on the seats and Marama Fox, co-leader of the Maori Party, which… Audio
Brighter Future, How are young Maori faring after school?
As part of RNZ's Is this the Brighter Future series, our Maori Issues Correspondent Mihingarangi Forbes, looks at how Maori are faring in education, training and employment. Audio
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
