Te Ao Māori
News and perspectives for and about tangata whenua in Aotearoa
Waitara hapu unhappy at being left out of street naming
Local hapu are calling foul after being left out of the council process which awarded a Taranaki property developer the right to name his subdivision after members of his family. Audio
Developer's name for new subdivision trumps hapū's
Local hapū are crying foul after being left out of the process that gave a Taranaki property developer the right to name his subdivision after members of his family.
First Māori female MPs memorialised
The first women to represent Māori in Parliament have been memorialised in the House, with portraits unveiled. Audio
First Maori women MPs memorialised in Parliament
The first women to represent Maori in Parliament have been memorialised in the House. Audio
Iwi, high school aim for farming innovation
Five iwi who own the largest single dairy farming unit in Hauraki have joined with the local high school in a new education farming initiative.
Call for more funds for Te Puni Kōkiri
Te Puni Kōkiri doesn't have the resources to keep an eye on the entire public sector's outcomes for Māori, it says.
Metiria Turei takes leave to improve Te Reo
Green Party co-leader Metiria Turei took four weeks sabbatical leave from her parliamentary duties to learn Te Reo Māori. Video, Audio
Protests want stop to Maori land law review
Protesters hope a demonstration in the home town of the Maori Development Minister will send him a clear message to look again at plans to change Maori land laws. Audio
Protest pressure builds over Shelly Bay sale
Protesters have upped their pressure on an iwi trust as they seek to stop its sale of land in Wellington to developers.
Protests over Māori land law review
Protests are being planned for consultation hui about the government's proposed changes to Māori land laws.
Renaming for Waikato-Tainui
After a three-year governance review, Waikato-Tainui has renamed its representative body.
Maori slate Chris Finalyson's response to report
Treaty negotiations minister Chris Finlayson has fired back at criticism of his government's plans to reform management of Maori land. Audio
Waitangi Rua Rautau Lecture 2016
At Te Herenga Waka Marae, Kelburn Campus Victoria University of Wellington
Coming up
Waitangi Tribunal's findings 'bizarre' - minister
The Waitangi Tribunal's draft findings on proposed changes to laws governing Māori land have been dismissed as "bizarre" by Treaty Negotiations Minister Chris Finlayson.
New Waitangi Museum
The brand new Waitangi Museum is a major part of the $14 million redevelopment of the Treaty Grounds and has gathered together taonga from around the country and across the world. Kate Martin manages… Audio
Calls for new Waitangi Day venue
The organiser of the Waitangi Festival is considering moving celebrations from Te Tii Marae to a new venue because elders are upset the prime minister didn't attend this year.
Protesters complete march to Waitangi
Up to 500 protesters have made the final march up to the Treaty Grounds at Waitangi. Video
Claudia Orange: the Waitangi Museum
Head of Research at Te Papa Tongarewa Museum of New Zealand and expert on the Treaty of Waitangi, who has been advising on Te Kongahu, the new museum at Waitangi. Audio
Crown lacks Maori support for law change - Tribunal
The Crown does not yet have enough support from Maori to make changes to laws governing Maori land, the Waitangi Tribunal says.
Stefan Grand-Meyer and Olga Suvorova: translation
Members of the council of the New Zealand Society of Translators and Interpreters who are administrators for the Treaty Times Thirty project to translate the English and Maori versions of the Treaty… Audio
