Te Ao Māori
News and perspectives for and about tangata whenua in Aotearoa
Labour's Maori MPs say they're not being stifled
The Labour Party's list process and debates over Maori prisons and charter schools have raised questions about whether its Maori MPs have a strong voice within the caucus. Jane Patterson reports. Video, Audio
Māori smoothie brand to be sold overseas
A Māori smoothie marketed as Whai Ora, or wellness, will be sold in four Asian countries after a deal was struck this week in Malaysia.
Veterans' farm has done its job now return it - iwi
A farm set up to help Māori veterans from World War I has done its job and the land should be given back, a marae in Wairoa says.
Māori ancestral remains to return home from Swedish medical museum
A medical university in Stockholm is repatriating 19th Century Māori remains to New Zealand. Dr Eva Åhrén, the director of the Karolinska Institutet's Unit for Medical History and Heritage, says there… Audio
Veterans farm done its job now give it back - iwi
Hereheretau Station was built on tribal land in the 1950's so that its income could support Maori soldiers who had come back from the first World War. Now the chair of Whakaki Marae, Richard Brooking… Audio
Transforming Taneatua
Transforming spaces is a trend in the Bay of Plenty township of Taneatua. Local Māori business owners – including gallery owner Tame Iti and his son Toi, a barber – are optimistic about the future of… Audio
Change at the top for Māori Television
This week Māori Television’s Paora Maxwell became the latest in a series of media bosses to resign this past year. Mediawatch looks at the reaction - and why it’s not the only leadership issue… Audio
Change at the top for Māori Television
This week Māori Television’s Paora Maxwell became the latest in a series of media bosses to resign this past year. Mediawatch looks at the reaction - and why it’s not the only leadership issue…
AudioTe Waonui for week ending Friday 12 May 2017
Our reporters bring you the latest on the Kohanga Reo saga, the sudden departure of Maori TV's head and which New Zealand towns are going bilingual. Audio
Greens bill to tackle establishment of Maori wards.
The co-leader of the Green Party, Metiria Turei, says the big issue is that our democracy needs to be enhanced and we need to get rid of discrimination against Maori in our laws. Audio
Is Labour running in to trouble with Maori voters?
What do our commentators Hirini Kaa and Scott Campbell make of the charter school debate? Audio
MPs weigh in on leadership change at Maori TV
MPs Peeni Henare and Marama Davidson say there's a huge opportunity for Maori TV with the departure of CEO Paora Maxwell. They say they hope staff morale will improve after a period in which a… Audio
Maori MPs want prisons based on Maori values
A proposal to set up a prison based on Maori values has found favour from Maori MPs on both sides of Parliament. Craig McCulloch reports. Audio
Maori Affairs Minister backing bilingual proposal
Te reo Maori could soon join te reo Pakeha on traffic signs, ATMs or restaurant menus in several New Zealand towns that are considering going bilingual. Audio
Kura has best scholarship achievement rate in NZ
A decile one kura kaupapa Māori in Kaitaia has the best scholarship achievement rate in the country, RNZ analysis shows.
Former trustee takes legal battle back to High Court
A former Kōhanga Reo trustee who lost his job after he blew the whistle over allegations of financial impropriety has taken his legal battle back to the High Court. Audio
Former trustee takes Kohanga Trust to court
A former Kohanga Reo trustee who lost his job after he blew the whistle over allegations of financial impropriety has taken his legal battle back to the High Court. Audio
Controversial Maori TV CEO resigns as legacy questioned
A former Maori Television staffer says she's disappointed it's taken so long for the station's Chief Executive Paora Maxwell to resign. Audio
Outrage over Canadian 'Haka' energy drink
A group of expat New Zealanders has tried repeatedly to talk to the company behind Haka about its commercial appropriation of Māori culture, but the company won't respond. Video, Audio
'It's something to revive, the tikanga of Pai Mārire'
Kōhanga Reo teacher Jesse Huriwai has a leadership role in Pai Mārire, the Māori Christian faith also known as Hauhau. He shares his story with Te Ahi Kaa. Audio
