Te Ao Māori

Leader of the Maori Party and Minister for Maori Development Te Ururoa Flavell has been stage manager for the last three festivals, but today he has been soaking up the atmosphere and meeting the… Audio

Maatakiwi Wakefield talks to Wallace about building boats, called mogi, from reeds. They're under construction at Te Matatini. Audio

Francois Tumahai from Ngai Tahu Pounamu talks about the iwi's role of caretaker of greenstone. Audio

Justin Tipa works for Te Runanga o Ngai Tahu, is a fluent Maori speaker, and is the programme leader for education for the iwi. He joins Wallace Chapman during a live broadcast from Te Matatini - the… Audio

Rob Ruha is an award winning singer songwriter. He picked up the Best Maori album at the 2014 NZ Music awards and that is just one of many awards clinched within a year. His debut EP / album released… Audio

Dave Tikao from Whai Rawa, Ngai Tahu's own superannunuation scheme, talks to Wallace at Te Matatini. Audio

The mayor of Christchurch, Lianne Dalziel, talks to Wallace about the importance of Te Matatini to Otautahi, and to Ngai Tahu. Audio

Eru Rerekura from Radio New Zealand's Te Manu Korihi reports on the festival. Audio

Te Matatini national kapa haka festival attracted well over 20-thousand spectators on its first day and now day two will bring thousands more; The Crown has been accused of being 'bloody minded' in… Audio

The director of a project aimed at getting more Maori and Pasifika people in teritary study says it's unacceptable that those groups have had the biggest drop in the University Entrance pass rate. Audio

The Crown has been accused of being 'bloody minded' in its approach to settling the Ngapuhi Treaty claims; A business owned by Manipoto Iwi has shelved their annual catch entitlement for long-finned… Audio

In an effort to curb obesity and type-2 diabetes food, vendors at Te Matatini have been made to serve up healthy kai; Part of Northland's Aupouri forest has been returned to local iwi by the Crown… Audio

In an effort to curb obesity and type-2 diabetes, food vendors at Te Matatini have been made to serve up healthy kai. Audio

A Canterbury kapa haka team performing at Te Matatini - the national Maori cultural festival in Christchurch - says it's under extra pressure to perform but at the same time are confident about having… Audio

The national kapa haka contest, Te Matatini, gets underway in Christchurch this morning. Audio

The Prime Minister, John Key, has avoided responding directly to an idea by the Maori Party, which is calling for an inquiry into the justice system for what it says is institutional racism. A… Audio

The Maori Party is pushing for an inquiry into the justice system over what it calls institutional racism following the Privy Council quashing Teina Pora's convictions for the rape and murder of Susan… Audio

A new charter kura says some of its students have come to its classes because they were close to being kicked out of their old schools. Audio

After 29 years the national kapa haka festival has returned to Christchurch (last held here in 1986), with more than 5000 people attending the opening of Te Matatini today in Hagley Park. Audio

The stage is set; the kapa haka crowds have booked out accommodation, and Hagley Park in Christchurch is the venue for the biggest Maori cultural event in the world - Te Matatini - which begins today… Audio