Te Ao Māori
News and perspectives for and about tangata whenua in Aotearoa
PM's absence for second year takes shine off Waitangi
Tai Tokerau Maori leaders are looking for alternative venues to take the heat out of Waitangi weekend's historically fraught opening set piece. Audio
Local MP blasts Te Tii marae over PM welcoming process
Waitangi's Te Tii marae has bungled the business of welcoming the Prime Minister two years in a row and must not be allowed to make it a trifecta, the marae's local MP says.
Aquaculture rights in the Marlborough Sounds
Iwi say they want their aquaculture rights met after the sudden creation of new space for New Zealand King Salmon, in the Marlborough Sounds. Kathryn Ryan talks with Te Tau Ihu customary fisheries… Audio
Clive Fugill, master carver
When he first entered carving school in the mid '60s, Clive Fugill's Māori identity was questioned. Today he is a revered carver with 50 years experience. Clive shares his story with Te Ahi Kaa. Audio
Majic and Robbie Pāora - music and mentoring
Majic Pāora is an award winning reggae singer who has toured around the world, recorded at Bob Marley's Tuff Gong studios and is now mentoring her younger brother Robbie. They're playing the Tāmaki… Audio
Art, Life, Music - Robert Ellis
Robert Ellis weaves text and paint and symbolism together to make us think about what it means to be a New Zealander, and about our relationship to the sky and the land. Charlotte Wilson visits him in… Audio, Gallery
Going on a musical adventure
Story telling is at the heart of musician Jamie McCaskill’s new one man show Mata and the Mysterious Musical Maunga which he performs as part of Capital E’s National Arts Festival for children in… Audio
Gareth Morgan and Winston Peters exchange war of words
Gareth Morgan called Winston Peters an "Uncle Tom" at Ratana today. Both men joined Checkpoint to discuss the exchanged war of words. Audio
Winston Peters responds to Gareth Morgan's Ratana snipes
Gareth Morgan told the crowd at Ratana today that New Zealand First is "anti-treaty". Winston Peters joins Checkpoint. Audio
Gareth Morgan calls Winston Peters an Uncle Tom at Ratana
In a war of words, Gareth Morgan has accused Winston Peters of being anti-Treaty of Waitangi, while Mr Peters has labelled Mr Morgan a toothless sheep and a thinned-down version of Kim Dotcom. Video, Audio
Hush: A Kiwi Lullaby (Te Reo)
A Kiwi take on a classic lullaby by Joy Cowley and Andrew Burdan. Audio
Prime Minister schools Ngāpuhi on 'tikanga'
Prime Minister Bill English has paid tribute to Rātana Pā by acknowledging their Māori protocols and customs.
Ancestral Taranaki land chained off to freedom campers
Fed up with their ancestral lands being strewn with rubbish, the trustees of a Māori reserve in Taranaki have put a chain across a road at a site popular with freedom campers.
PM praises Ratana church for welcome, compares to Waitangi
Bill English and 16 other MPs attended the annual Ratana celebrations, which honour the church's founder. Audio
Green Party lines up for Māori seats
Ratana celebrations which begin today take on extra political significance given the seven Māori seats are shaping up as key battlegrounds in this year's election.
Ratane celebrations get under way
Next week hundreds of people will travels to Ratana Pa, just south of Whanganui to celebrate the church's founder, Tahu-potiki Wiremu Ratana's birthday. Audio
Land wars site touted as golf resort
A heritage organisation and Maori are warning a Taranaki farmer who is touting a property steeped in New Zealand history as a potential Palm Springs-style golf resort to tread carefully. Audio
Whanaua Ora engages with families
It was a rocky start for the Maori Party's Whanau Ora policy seven years ago but in the past two years the three commissioning agencies have reached and are engaging with 8,900 families. Audio
Māori Side Steps creator Jamie McCaskill
The Māori Side Steps are a musical comedy group that riffs off past bands like The Howard Morrison Quartet, but takes the genre in a new direction. They've got their own webseries and are playing the… Video, Audio
Regional Snapshot - Whakatane
The Regional Spotlight falls on Whakatane. The Weekend checks in with Ngati Awa iwi radio station Tumeke FM, which covers Whakatane, west to Tauranga, out east towards Te Whanau Apanui, south towards… Audio
