Te Ao Māori

Archaeologist Atholl Anderson explains why he thinks that the first people to make landfall in New Zealand were exiles escaping from conflict in their homelands Audio

Maori in Lower Hutt have spent the day bailing rainwater out of Kokiri Marae in a desperate attempt to reduce damage from the storm that's caused chaos across the Wellington region; A Bay of Plenty… Audio

A Māori archaeologist says the number of tangata whenua doing social and cultural degrees is rising due to a desire to challenge the status quo. Audio

Tina Ratana has had a horror afternoon trying to keep the water out of Kokiri Marae in Seaview. Audio

The Crown entity, Landcorp, is eager to go ahead with selling farms in Pukehina that had been at the centre of a Court of Appeal judgement that's found in its favour; New research from Statistics New… Audio

The Crown entity, Landcorp, is eager to go ahead with selling farms in Pukehina that had been at the centre of a Court of Appeal judgement that's found in its favour; The Maori Centre of Research… Audio

The oil giant Mobil Fuel has been forced to apologise today to a Bay of Plenty iwi over its handling of a fuel spill last month; A Bay of Plenty tribe's bid to find the Crown entity, Landcorp, acted… Audio

The Hastings District Council is backing a Hawkes Bay iwi's choice of venue for the next Te Matatini national kapa haka festival in 2017. Ngāti Kahungunu is working with the council and Te Matatini to… Audio

A Maori trust has announced it's keen to buy state houses in the Papamoa rohe of Tauranga from the Government; New data that's found more Maori are getting bachelor's degrees, also reveals people with… Audio

A Maori trust has announced it's keen to buy state houses in the Papamoa rohe of Tauranga from the Government; New data that's found more Maori are getting bachelor's degrees, also reveals people with… Audio

A new report released today reveals that Māori who live in regional areas such as Northland and Gisborne are getting what it describes as a 'bad deal'; Māori are likely have permanent representation… Audio

Māori are likely have permanent representation on two of the Taranaki Regional Council's powerful standing committees by the end of the year; A new report released today reveals that Māori who live in… Audio

A driving instructor says more rangatahi lives could be saved if parents and caregivers pay for them to do defensive driving courses. An Otago University study published earlier this year found that… Audio

A driving instructor is urging parents and caregivers to pay for their rangatahi to do defensive driving courses saying it could save their lives. Audio

The Māori word of the week is: moana - sea. Pōkarekare ana ngā wai o te moana. The waters of the ocean are choppy. Audio

A Taranaki tribe is accusing the Environmental Protection Authority of failing to engage with the region's iwi; A Treaty lawyer says the Crown's approach to recognising Maori water rights is no better… Audio

A Treaty lawyer says the Crown's approach to recognising Maori water rights is no better than its handling of foreshore and seabed claims; A Taranaki tribe is accusing the Environmental Protection… Audio

In our regular dip into musical history, AudioCulture's Simon Grigg rediscovers the hugely influential Dalvanius Prime. Audio

Dotted along Wellington's waterfront are plaques and inlaid benches quoting from some of New Zealand's finest writers. Accompanied by Spectrum's Jack Perkins, Rosemary Wildblood, Barbara Murison and… Audio