Te Ao Māori
News and perspectives for and about tangata whenua in Aotearoa
Call for Māori staff to curb cancer rates
Māori health providers say more Māori medical staff are needed if the woeful cancer rate is to improve.
Calls for better treatment & more Maori staff
Maori Health Providers say more Maori medical staff are needed if their woeful cancer rates are to improve. Audio
Meeting Erana Hemmingsen
On May 15 Erana Hemmingsen lost her life after a long illness. Late last year Justine Murray visited Erana at her Wainuiomata home where she talked about her love of music, iwi radio and her whakapapa… Audio
Circus Kumarani
For the last 13 years, Whangarei residents of all ages have learnt juggling, acrobatics, rope work and even fire play with Circus Kumarani. Audio
Kiwifruit project excites eastern BoP Māori
Māori in eastern Bay of Plenty are hailing a plan to create kiwifruit orchards as a solution to high unemployment and low productivity in the region.
Māori Party opposes bill to abolish charter schools
The Māori Party plans to oppose the Labour Party's bill seeking to abolish Kura Hourua or charter schools.
Auckland marae open doors for homeless families
Auckland marae are opening their doors to homeless families. Audio
Most Māori favour Kermadec sanctuary: WWF
A poll shows 86 percent of Māori support the proposed Kermadec Ocean Sanctuary, the World Wildlife Fund says.
Māori have no greater interest in water - Labour
There is no basis to the claim Māori have a stronger interest in water than any other group, says Labour's environment spokesman David Parker. Audio
History: Maori representation on local bodies
The issue has become a contentious one in recent weeks, after the Mayor of New Plymouth Andrew Judd claims he was spat at and shunned when he called for better Maori representation in local… Audio
Descendants of Te Kooti make first visit to Chathams
Descendants of some of the hundreds of Maori exiled with the prophet Te Kooti to the Chathams 150 years ago will visit the islands for the first time today. Audio
Heritage NZ ordered to pay oil company 120k
Heritage New Zealand has been ordered to pay almost $120,000 to an oil company after it lost a court battle over the burial place of a Treaty of Waitangi signatory.
Kapa haka: behind the scenes
There are many facets to kapa haka. It's a platform where traditional Māori arts can interpret the many issues of the day. Justine Murray goes backstage at the Mataatua Regional Kapa Haka Competition… Audio, Gallery
Te Waonui a Te Manu Korihi for week ending Friday 13 May 2016
New Plymouth mayor Andrew Judd says he won't seek re-election because of the abuse he's received since he began campaigning for greater Maori representation in Taranaki, and the Maori Housing Network… Audio
Shedding light on Māori health
Victoria University molecular geneticist Geoff Chambers is challenging the one-size-fits-all approach to healthcare, arguing that genes linked to the immune system of Māori and Pasifika people differ… Audio
Shedding light on Māori health
Victoria University molecular geneticist Geoff Chambers is challenging the one-size-fits-all approach to healthcare, arguing that genes linked to the immune system of Māori and Pasifika people differ…
AudioMāori astronomy - Te Whānau Mārama
"First the sun, then the moon, then the stars". Waikato University Professor Rangi Matamua shares Māori understandings of the night sky. He's curated the Waikato Museum's current exhibition Te Whānau… Audio
Media rhetoric 'reinforces racist attitudes'
Dr Raymond Nairn - a self-described Pākehā of Scottish and English descent - has studied the way media portrays Māori his whole career, and says not much has changed. Audio
Judd felt force of anti-Maori racism
New Plymouth's outgoing mayor says he now has an inkling of the effects of racism after campaigning for Māori representation in the city. Video
Does NZ have a problem with anti-Maori racism?
New Plymouth mayor Andrew Judd has said he will not seek re-election after receiving abuse for campaigning for greater Maori representation in Taranaki. Video, Audio
