Te Ao Māori
News and perspectives for and about tangata whenua in Aotearoa
Mike Hosking disses Maori wards
Mike Hosking has caused ire by suggesting New Plymouth Maori should stand for Council without the benefit of a Maori ward, an argument countered by invoking studies that show continuous and sustained… Audio
TVNZ to review 'racist' comments
Comments by Seven Sharp co-host Mike Hosking described as racist and deeply offensive have sparked formal complaints to TVNZ.
TVNZ under fire over Hosking comments
There are calls for state broadcaster TVNZ to apologise after it aired comments about Maori representation on its Seven Sharp programme that have been condemned as deeply offensive, sparking a social… Audio
Horomona Horo - Tāonga Pūoro
Horomona Horo is a musician, composer and practitioner of taonga puoro. His mentors were the late Dr Hirini Melbourne, Dr Richard Nunns and carver of instruments Brian Flintoff. He refers to the three… Audio
Patu Aotearoa helps battle the bulge
Patu Aotearoa is fighting back against rising obesity rates in New Zealand that are especially affecting Māori and Pasifika people. Laura Bootham talks to founder Levi Armstrong. Audio
Ngāti Kahungunu signs $93 million agreement in principle
More than 400 Ngāti Kahungunu people crowded into Dannevirke town hall yesterday to sign an agreement in principle with the Crown to settle Treaty claims.
Warren Lindberg - Maori Health Symposium
Warren Lindberg joins Wallace to talk about the challenges facing Maori in the health system today. Audio
Te Waonui for week ending Friday 6 May 2016
Our Māori news team with the a weekly wrap up of Māori events and stories and this week Maori Television's chief executive faced rigorous questioning from the Māori Affairs Select Committee and a new… Audio
Tribunal suggests Crown and Māori should discuss clauses
The Waitangi Tribunal says a clause in the Trans Pacific Partnership Agreement should provide reasonable protection for Maori interests. Audio
Researchers say Māori getting a raw deal
Researchers say Maori cancer patients are made to feel uncomfortable when they use mainstream healthcare because Maori tikanga, or culture, is ignored. Audio
TPP clause likely to provide protection for Maori
Though it still has some concerns, the Waitangi Tribunal has found a treaty clause in the TPPA is likely to provide reasonable protection for Maori interests. Audio
Māori TV's Paora Maxwell faces select committee
Māori Television's chief executive faced rigorous questioning from a Māori Affairs Select Committee about its operations when asking for more funding.
Maori TV in the spotlight at select committee
Maori Television's chief executive faced rigorous questioning from a Maori Affairs Select Committee about its operations when asking for more funding. Audio
History - Jacinta Ruru
Jacinta Ruru is a Professor of Law University of Otago and Co-Director of Nga Pae o te Maramatanga NZ's Maori Centre of Research Excellence. Today she will talk about the ownership of water. Audio
Bitter South Island iwi spat revealed
A leading figure of Ngāi Tahu has waded into the bitter stoush between the iwi's leader and its chief executive.
Outrage in community of manslaughter plea
Te Whanau o Waipareira chief executive John Tamihere says a social media campaign protesting against the dropping of murder charges against two people who killed a child is unlikely to achieve… Audio
O'Regan wades into bitter stoush between two other leaders
The Ngai Tahu heavyweight Sir Tipene O'Regan has weighed into the bitter stoush between two iwi leaders. Audio
Divided iwi trust returns to Tribunal
The Waitangi Tribunal has granted an urgent claim hearing to 11 groups who opposed the mandated authority for Ngāti Wai late last year.
Doctors embrace traditional Māori medicine
A traditional healing system embedded in Māori culture, Rongoā Māori, is becoming increasingly popular and some doctors are urging their peers to embrace it. Audio
Fiona Pardington
Photographer Fiona Pardington was named a Knight (Chevalier) in the Order of Arts and Letters by the French Prime Minister on Sunday. The award is for Pardington's research into the collections held… Audio
