Te Ao Māori
News and perspectives for and about tangata whenua in Aotearoa
Arts community mourns Godfather of Kapa Haka
The Maori perfoming arts community is mourning the death of Kapa Haka expert Ngapo Wehi. Audio
Prominent Maori leader on trial for fraud
Maori leader Sir Ngatata Love corruptly sold his influence as a trust chairman to fraudulently receive $1.8m, a court has been told. Audio
Tuhoe backs Maori Party's sentiment on Helen Clark
Tuhoe leader Tamati Kruger backs Maori Party co-leader Marama Fox in her party's stance against former Prime Minister Helen Clark's bid to be the head of the UN. Audio
Tūhoe leader backs Māori Party on Clark's UN bid
A Tūhoe leader is backing the Māori Party over its opposition to Helen Clark's bid for the top job at the United Nations.
Māori legends storyteller Peter Gossage dies
An author and illustrator responsible for helping popularise Māori tales in schools and homes has died after a long illness.
Māori Party stance on Helen Clark is 'political utu'
The Māori Party's refusal to support Helen Clark's bid to head the United Nations is a personal attack on her and an attack on New Zealand's nationhood, a former Minister of Māori Affairs says. Audio
Māori Party refuses to support Helen Clark's UN bid
The Māori Party says it can't support Helen Clark's bid to head the United Nations because of the way she treated Māori when Prime Minister of New Zealand.
Gisborne the city of two people, one story
A red-faced Captain Cook looked over the Turanganui River last week in the latest in a spate of vandalism which has triggered debate on the Māori perspective on the explorer.
Olympic waiata to 'get people chanting'
The Māori Language Commission has released a song in te reo to support New Zealand athletes at the Olympics. Video
Maori Party won't support Helen Clark in UN bid
The Maori Party won't support Former Prime Minister Helen Clark in her bid for the UN's top job, saying she owes them an apology. Video, Audio
Mana, Maori Party want seats 'back in Maori hands'
Mana Movement and the Māori Party are considering an alliance to help give constituents a stronger voice and bring "Māori seats back into Māori hands", they say.
The Sweetness of the Kumara
In part one of this four part series, Te Ahi Kaa seeks out a variety of interpretations of whakatauki or proverbial sayings, this week Kaore te kumara e korero ana mo tona ake reka, The Kumara doesn't… Audio
Beyonce, a Haka and a Viral Video
Beyonce's response to a spontaneous haka performed backstage during the singer's 2013 New Zealand tour, was an online sensation - not entirely in a good way. Beyonce posted a video of the spontaneous… Video, Audio
Winners of kapa haka festival named
Te Rōpū Raukura, from Rotorua Boys' and Rotorua Girls' High School, has won the national secondary schools' kapa haka competition in Napier. Audio
Winners of Kapa Haka Competition named
Nine schools from around Aotearoa competed in the finals of the National Secondary School Kapa Haka Competition today. Audio
NZ police work to bridge cultural divides
Despite being racial minorities, Maori and Pacific people make up nearly 70 percent of the country's prison population, raising questions about an unconscious bias within NZ police. Audio
Te Puea marae to close doors from Sunday
On Sunday, Auckland's Te Puea marae will close its doors to any new arrivals after taking in the city's homeless for almost three months - sparking a media storm and many donations. Video, Audio
Te Waonui a Te Manu Korohi for week ending 31 July 2016
Our Maori news team with the a weekly wrap up of Maori stories and events, an urgent Waitangi Tribunal hearing into the Department of Corrections, Te Puea Marae closes its doors to the homeless and… Audio
Whanau and CYF wrangle over two missing children
The two missing children who walked out of their Tuakau foster home had been in Child Youth and Family care for more than seven months. Audio
Kermadec sanctuary 'confiscates' Māori fishing rights
The organisation that manages Māori fishing assets has accused the government of confiscating fishing rights.
