Te Ao Māori
News and perspectives for and about tangata whenua in Aotearoa
Māori Innovation - Kanikani Kids
Kanikani Kids is a small business run by Otaki couple Leigh and Tahi Rau. They make colourful and individually designed kapahaka uniforms for pre-schools. What started out as a business to make ends… Audio
Barbara Brookes: a history of New Zealand women
Guest host Philippa Tolley interviews Barbara Brookes, Professor of History at the University of Otago, about her new book A History of New Zealand Women. Audio
Te Waonui for week ending Friday
Our Māori news team has as Easter special this week. Audio
Ngāi Tahu chair speaks out on historical sexual abuse
Ngāi Tahu chair Sir Mark Solomon has spoken out about an historical sexual abuse case in Kaikoura, saying the complainants are some of the bravest people he knows.
Iwi wants Goldie painting to stay in NZ
The buyer of Charles F Goldie's last portrait is believed to be a New Zealander who wants to keep the $1.175m painting in the country, its auctioneer says.
NZ Live - Tiki Taane
An amazing one-man-band performance from NZ dub legend Tiki Taane. Video, Audio
Tainui sells half of The Base
A New Zealand property company has bought half of the country's largest retail centre - Hamilton's The Base - for $192.5 million.
Goldie's paintings - are they art or ancestors?
Descendents of a tohunga immortalised in paint by CF Goldie are dismayed their ancestor may be headed offshore, and there seems to be little they can do to stop it. Audio
Iwi want million dollar portrait to stay in NZ
There's outcry amongst descendants of a Ngati Manawa chief whose portrait was sold at auction on Wednesday night. Audio
Crown acknowledges role in decline of the Maori language
The Crown has acknowledged, but stopped short of apologising for, the role its played in the decline of the Maori Language. Haami Piripi is a former chief executive of the Maori Language Commission. Audio
Opposition says acknowledgement of damage to te reo not enough
An acknowledgment by the Crown for the damage it caused to the Maori language is being criticised for not going far enough. Chris Bramwell reports. Audio
Crown to admit fault in Māori Language Bill
Changes are to be made to the Māori Language Bill, which will acknowledge that the Crown has contributed to the decline in Māori language.
New way forward for Ngapuhi treaty settlement
A new report is pushing for the Northland based Iwi to change the way it's negotiating. Audio
Crown to acknowledge it's role in the decline in te reo Maori
The Maori Development Minister, Te Ururoa Flavell, will make an amendment to the Maori Language Bill tonight, but says the change is not an attempt to address all historic grievances around te reo… Audio
Ngata's memory honoured under angry skies
Mourners have gathered to pay homage to Whairiri Ngata, who was instrumental in the establishment of Māori broadcasting, at Hiruharama Marae near Ruatorea.
Feathered cloak presented to Defence Force
A kahu huruhuru, or Maori feathered cloak, with a special connection to the battlefields of Gallipoli was presented to the Defence Force in a ceremony yesterday evening. Audio
New proposal to kick-start Ngapuhi's Treaty negotiations
A new proposal to kick-start the stalled Ngapuhi Treaty negotiations is already running in to trouble. Audio
Changes signalled for Ngāpuhi treaty negotiations
A draft report is pushing for the country's biggest iwi to change the way it is negotiating its troubled Treaty of Waitangi settlement.
'Godfather of Māori broadcasting' returns home
Soft rain has been falling at Hiruharama Marae as whānau and former colleagues prepare to farewell Whairiri Ngata
A hundred years on, Rua Kenana raid marked
A commemoration to mark 100 years since armed police raided Rua Kēnana's settlement in Te Urewera has sparked calls for the prophet to be pardoned. Audio
