Te Ao Māori
News and perspectives for and about tangata whenua in Aotearoa
Evidence ends at Love trial - decision reserved
The evidence has ended at the trial of Sir Ngatata Love. The Crown says he kept a Wellington iwi organisation in the dark about a payment by property developers to a company connected to his partner… Audio
Heritage-listed demolition gets iwi backing
Tūhoe is backing controversial plans to demolish the historic Āniwaniwa Visitor Centre next to Lake Waikaremoana.
Goldie portrait fetches highest price at auction
A Charles Frederick Goldie portrait depicting Arawa Chieftainess Maramena Wiari has been sold at auction for $370,000 to an unnamed Hawke's Bay retiree.
Wananga issues trespass notice against founder
Te Wananga o Aotearoa has issued a trespass notice against its founder Rongo Wetere.
Missing paintings 'belong to the people of Maniapoto'
The ownership of rare paintings that vanished from a Māori trust boardroom is being disputed, as police investigate the disappearance of the artwork.
Sir Ngatata Love ill after intense cross-examination
Sir Ngatata Love, who is on trial in the High Court on alternative charges of fraud and corruption, had to take a break from giving evidence this afternoon due to ill health. Audio
Paintings of rangatira missing from trust boardroom
Rare paintings are missing, feared stolen, from a Māori trust board in Waikato.
Stay 'above the ruck' of politics, Peters tells Māori King
The Māori King should stay "above the ruck" of 'tawdry' politics and remain neutral, New Zealand First leader Winston Peters says.
Wairoa settlement deadline nears
Māori with connections to Wairoa are being encouraged to vote on a proposed Treaty settlement before a deadline on Friday.
Māori King gives nod to Mana/Māori parties
The Māori King signed off his 10th commemoration giving a royal affirmation to the Māori and Mana parties but delivering a blow to the Labour Party.
Māori King rejects Labour in unscripted speech closing
The Māori King has personally backed the Māori Party but says he wants it to include Hone Harawira's Mana Party.
Koroneihana 2016 - behind the scenes
Wynae Tukere has worked in the dining hall at Turangawaewae Marae since she was ten years old. Today she is second in charge and oversees the food prepared and served to several thousand people over… Audio
NZ Wars day: From street petition to government goal
One of the students who helped drive a petition calling for a national commemoration day for the NZ Wars is elated the government is backing the call.
Jacinta Ruru: law from a Maori perspective
Kim Hill talks to Professor Jacinta Ruru (Raukawa), who has been the only Maori Law Faculty staff member at the University of Otago since 1999. She has designed a new experience of learning law that… Audio
Govt backs national day to mark NZ Wars
A national day to commemorate the battles of the New Zealand Wars 150 years ago has been approved by the government. Audio
Govt confirms national day of remembrance for NZ wars
The government has agreed to establish a commemoration day for the New Zealand Wars after a long campaign by Maori. Audio
Rangiriri Pa returned after 1863 invasion
Two sections of land in the Waikato settlement of Rangiriri have been returned to Waikato-Tainui and the Kiingitanga this morning. The titles to Rangiriri Pa and Te Wheoro Redoubt historical reserve… Audio
Rangiriri Pā returned after 1863 invasion
Two sections of land in the Waikato settlement of Rangiriri will today be returned to Waikato-Tainui and the Kiingitanga.
Repatriation: a Māori perspective
More work is needed to provide a Māori perspective on the repatriation of Māori remains; says researcher Amber Aranui. Audio, Gallery
Call to help solve war photo mysteries
A historian is calling for help to identify century-old photographs as part of a book honouring Māori and Pacifica soldiers of World War I.
