Te Ao Māori
News and perspectives for and about tangata whenua in Aotearoa
Ranginui Walker's final farewell
Hundreds of mourners gathered at a church service at Auckland's Ōrākei Marae today to farewell noted Māori academic Ranginui Walker.
Calls for Maori signs at banks and airports
A Māori language advocacy group is calling on the government to force major airports and banks to have Māori signage.
Ranginui Walker tangi: 'His pen was his taiaha'
Hone Morris, a lecturer at Massey University, told listeners at the tangi of Ranginui Walker today: "Ranginui, your pen was your taiaha".
Push for more Maori surgeons
Plans are underway to get more Maori doctors to become surgeons with the aim of developing a more culturally appropriate surgical workforce.
Ranginui Walker: A man of two worlds
Māori academic and leader Ranginui Walker is being remembered as a mediator between the Māori and Pakeha worlds.
Ngāi Tahu calls for more bassinets
Ngāi Tahu is calling on its weavers around the country to help make enough bassinets for its newest arrivals.
Ranginui Walker honoured for bridge-building role
Thousands have already been but more are expected at Orakei Marae to pay their respects to Maori academic and leader Ranginui Walker. Audio
Judge remembers Ranginui Walker
Thousands of people turned up yesterday and many more are expected today at the Ranganui Walker's tangi at Orakei Marae in Auckland. Audio
Ranginui Walker lying in state at Orākei marae
More than 1500 visitors gathered in Auckland to remember the noted Māori academic Ranginui Walker on the first day of his tangihanga. Video, Audio
Thousands pay respects to Dr Ranginui Walker
Dr Ranginui Walker is now lying in state at Orakei Marae in Auckland, after being escorted onto the marae by iwi, friends and colleagues. Audio
Mourners gather to celebrate Ranginui Walker
More than a thousand mourners have gathered at Auckland's Orakei Marae to farewell Dr Ranginui Walker, who passed away on Monday. Mihingarangi Forbes reports. Video, Audio
Minister told to 'get real' on Māori land reform
The Māori Development Minister has been exaggerating the level of support for Māori land law changes and needs to "get real", Labour MP Meka Whaitiri says.
Get out your poi, boys
A rule banning boys-only schools from doing the poi in the National Secondary School Kapa Haka competition has been revoked.
Tributes paid to pioneering activist Ranginui Walker
Tributes are pouring in for the noted Maori academic and writer, Ranginui Walker, who has died in Auckland at the age of 83. Audio
'You cannot bury your dead in our food baskets'
Northland iwi want a stronger say about where and when bodies are buried at sea.
Dr Ranginui Walker: Devoted to the truth
The late academic and writer Dr Ranginui Walker was interested in the pursuit of truth and always gave a story mana, say two of the country's top Māori journalists.
Tributes pour in for Dr Ranginui Walker who died aged 83
Dr Ranginui Walker, the noted academic and writer on Maori issues, has died aged 83. Te Manu Korihi editor Shannon Haunui-Thompson reflects on his life. Audio
Dr Ranginui Walker dies
Dr Ranginui Walker, the noted academic and writer on Māori issues, has died aged 83.
Māori criticise land law consultation
The government has wrapped up a consultation process over a proposed law aimed at giving Māori more say over what to do with their communally-owned land. Audio
Maori Affairs Minister responds
The Maori Affairs Minister Te Ururoa Flavell joins Morning Report. Audio
