Te Ao Māori
News and perspectives for and about tangata whenua in Aotearoa
Sir Ngatata Love found guilty of fraud against iwi organisation
Prominent Maori leader Sir Ngatata Love has been found guilty of defrauding his fellow trustees in the Wellington Tenths Trust. Audio
Te Puea Marae ends homeless programme
Up to 200 people were at Te Puea Marae for the closing ceremony of their manaaki tangata programme which started three months ago to help the homeless. Video
Tamihere, Jackson not selected for Auckland Māori board
The National Urban Māori Authority is crying foul after two promiment Auckland urban leaders failed to gain seats on the council's Independent Māori Statutory Board.
Education Ministry fails to spend budget on new schools
Despite numerous concerns about overcrowding, the Ministry of Education failed to spend all the money put aside to build new schools and classrooms in the last financial year. Audio
Te Puea Marae prepares to shut its doors to the homeless
Te Puea Marae closes its doors tonight after first opening them to the homeless three months ago. Video, Audio
Canada and NZ talk indigenous incarceration rates
Can Canada and NZ help each other reduce the number of indigenous people in prison? Canadian Justice Minister Jody Wilson-Raybould hopes so, and is here to find out. Audio
The politics of Māori health
Māori doctors and health advocates say they are battling institutional racism in a sector that is costing people's lives.
Indigenous people in prison - can the vicious cycle be broken?
Around 15 percent of New Zealand's population is Maori and yet they make up over 50 percent of prison inmates. In Canada indigenous people represent 25% of the inmates in state prisons, despite making… Audio
New charter schools target Māori teens
Backers of two new charter schools want to help Māori students who are doing badly in regular state schools.
Drilling firm behind one of two new charter schools
A drilling firm and an educational trust are behind two new charter schools announced today.
Maori doctors say Ministry of Health racism costing lives
Māori doctors and health advocates say they are battling institutional racism in the health sector that is costing people's lives. Audio
Siblings who ran from CYF foster care back with whānau
Siblings who have been on the run from a Child Youth and Family foster home are back with their whānau.
From the marae to the world
Te Ahi Kaa analyses the proverb Tangata ako ana i te whare, turanga ki te marae e tau ana' (A person who is taught well in the home will stand collected on the marae). Audio
Art, Life, Music - Gavin Bishop
Gavin Bishop - illustrator, co-creator of such beloved characters as Mr Whistler, Quaky Cat, and Mrs McGinty, writer of quirky original stories, and re-teller of European classics and Maori mythology… Audio, Gallery
Māori Party seeks formal iwi support
The Māori Party president will try to persuade iwi around the country to formally back the party, after being boosted by an endorsement from the Māori King.
Sam Crofskey and Joseph Hullen: thriving in Christchurch
Kim Hill talks to Sam Crofskey, the owner of C1 Espresso in the Christchurch CBD, which reopened in 2012 after the Canterbury earthquakes and will celebrate its twentieth anniversary this year. He… Audio
Te Waonui for week ending Friday 26 August 2016
Our Maori news team with the a weekly wrap up of Maori stories and events, The Maori King has signed off his tenth commemoration with an unprecedented public attack on the Labour Party while giving… Audio
King's support for Māori Party does Labour no favours
Power Play - The Māori King's politically driven statements have put a spanner in the works for Labour, writes Chris Bramwell.
Hui aims to get more Māori working in tech
Māori technology leaders hope the first ever hui for young Māori interested in careers in IT will change old-fashioned ideas about the technology sector.
Maori tech leaders hope hui will enthuse rangitahi about IT
Maori technology leaders hope the first ever hui for young Maori interested in careers in IT will change old-fashioned ideas about the tech sector Audio
