Te Ao Māori
News and perspectives for and about tangata whenua in Aotearoa
CYF review must better address Maori says researcher
Maori comprise 60 percent of children in Child Youth and Family care and the findings of last month's review presented by the social justice Minister, Anne Tolley, stressed an increased emphasis on… Audio
Crown cleared of Māui's dolphin treaty breach
The Crown's approach to looking after the critically endangered Māui's dolphin doesn't breach the Treaty of Waitangi, a new report has found.
Māori kids' wellbeing improving, study finds
The wellbeing of young Māori has improved but they are still twice as likely as Pākehā children to experience significant hardship, a report shows. Audio
Improvements to health of Maori children
Maori children are more than twice as likely as Pakeha children to grow up in households experiencing significant hardship, and fare worse in most indicators.
But the new report by the University of… Audio
Doctors say much to be gained from traditional Māori medicine
Some doctors are urging their peers to learn about rongoā Māori, a traditional healing system that's embedded in Māori cultural traditions and beliefs and becoming more popular. Audio
Whakawhanau pēpi: traditional birthing practices
Maakarita Paku talks about the resurgence of Māori birthing practises and Kristal and Hohua Arapere talk about their recent Lotus birth. Audio
Never again, urge Porotī trustees
The Māori trustees of Porotī Springs near Whangarei say the local council should never again issue a consent for a water-bottling plant over the road.
More legal action considered over Kermadec plans
An environmental group is rubbishing fishing industry claims that creating an ocean sanctuary in the Kermadecs could inadvertently allow other states to fish there.
Te Waonui a TMK for week ending Friday 29 April 2016
A weekly wrap up of Maori events and stories and this week who owns the water and an Auckland iwi become new property developers. Audio
Head of South Island's biggest tribe to step down
The head of South Island's biggest tribe is to step down, with Sir Mark Solomon leaving his post at Te Rūnanga o Ngāi Tahu later this year.
The Poet and the Runaway
Ella Henry is a respected broadcaster and academic but in 1970 she was a lost and restless teenager, on the verge of getting into serious trouble. A chance encounter with a famous literary figure… Video, Audio
Water ownership back before Waitangi Tribunal
Who owns New Zealand's water remains a million-dollar question, reports Mihingarangi Forbes.
Who owns our water?
Despite recommendations being made by the Waitangi Tribunal, New Zealand is no closer to understanding who the country's water belongs to. Mihingarangi Forbes reports Audio
Iwi to develop 400 homes in Auckland
An Auckland iwi has become a property developer in one of the city's biggest and newest housing developments.
Auckland iwi sign up to develop 400 new homes
An Auckland iwi has become new property developers in one of the city's biggest and newest housing developments. Audio
Māori Innovation - Adrienne Whitewood
Adrienne Whitewood grew up in a house where everyone in her whanau was connected to textiles or fashion. Dad was a button sewer, nan was a seamstress and her grandfather was drycleaner. Now in her… Video, Audio, Gallery
Prince's most beloved say goodbye
Prince has been cremated with a small, private service for family, friends and musicians, his publicist has confirmed.
Water bottling project 'should be reassessed'
The Māori owners of Poroti Springs near Whangarei are urging the council not to renew a building consent for a water bottling factory over the road.
Singing for Natasha
Any week on a Tuesday night at an Auckland marae you'll hear members of the kapa haka group Ahakoa te Aha singing for their dead sister Natasha Allen Hohepa. Audio
Belinda Tuki: raw food and women power
Charlotte Graham talks to the founder of The Honest Food Company, and creator of #AVIDGIRLBOSS, which has its inaugural event, Don't Tell Me to SHHHH. Audio
